LONDON — European stock markets kicked off the new month higher, as the defense and health-care sectors received a boost from corporate news. The Stoxx Aerospace and Defense index was up 1.65% at 10 a.m. in London (5 a.m. ET), after the U.K. government announced Sunday that Norway had placed a £10 billion ($13.5 billion)…
Panellists discuss building Africa’s digital infrastructure backbone at the Nedbank CIB ICT Conference. (Photograph by E-Image) The provision of reliable energy is the top barrier encountered by data centre operators in their operations in South Africa and the rest of Africa. This was highlighted yesterday during a panel discussion at the 2025 Nedbank CIB ICT…
Many South Africans visiting a new general practitioner, specialist, or doctor still face the same old problem of filling in paperwork to open their medical file, which is physically archived and retrieved only when needed. Image credit: Katie Huber-Rhoades on Dupe Photos Outside South Africa, PYMNTS.com reports that Google and NASA are testing the “Crew…
Google has announced the site of its first nuclear reactor, marking a significant step in the company’s venture into nuclear power. The Hermes 2 plant, a small modular reactor (SMR) from startup Kairos Power, will be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This is part of a long-term purchase agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)…
Netstar uses GPS/GSM and radio-frequency networks, backed by ground and air recovery teams. Vehicle tracking firm Netstar has confirmed suffering a “cyber incident”, which resulted in hackers publishing its data online. This, after MyBroadband yesterday reported that the company suffered a possible ransomware attack from a group called INC Ransom. A subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron,…
Africa Data Centres achieves level one B-BBEE certification, reinforcing its commitment to inclusive digital transformation. Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced it has achieved a level one B-BBEE (broad-based black economic empowerment) certification. This is the highest rating under South Africa’s B-BBEE Codes of…
Murray Campbell, SVP for cloud and security in MEA at NTT DATA. Digital business and technology services provider NTT DATA has partnered with Google Cloud in a global alliance to accelerate the adoption of agentic AI and AI-powered cloud innovation in enterprises. The companies stated the collaboration combines NTT DATA’s industry expertise in AI, cloud-native…
NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, today announced its NTT Data business unit for Microsoft Cloud to meet rising demand for secure, AI-driven enterprise cloud transformation. The global unit brings together NTT DATA’s deep industry and technical expertise in Microsoft Cloud, security and AI solutions to accelerate cloud modernization, scale…
Christopher Geerdts, MD of BMI-T. The rapid growth of cloud computing and AI is creating major opportunities for South African service providers – but also widening the digital divide. This was the key message from Christopher Geerdts, MD of BMI-T, during his keynote address at the ITWeb Cloud and Data Centre Summit, held on 7…
In the era of pervasive digitization and AI-driven operations, data centers function as the nerve centers of enterprises and society. That makes electrostatic discharge (ESD) safety, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance non‑negotiable. Anti-static (ESD) flooring is a foundational layer of this reliability stack: get it wrong and you risk downtime, data loss, or even fire;…
