Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head. The White House has defended United States President Donald Trump’s firing of the top official responsible for compiling employment statistics after her dismissal raised concerns about the future credibility of crucial economic data. Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the director of…
Understanding data resilience. ITWeb, in partnership with Veeam, conducted a survey on just how prepared businesses in SA and Africa are to recover from a ransomware or cyber attack, as well as the resources they have at their disposal to help them recover. A total of 208 valid responses were captured, with 64% of respondents…
The cost of a data breach in South Africa has declined slightly to R44.1-million, according to a new research report from IBM. The company said in a statement on Friday that despite an increase in the number of breaches recorded in South Africa, the adoption of data security, artificial intelligence and machine learning insights, and…
IBM found that the average data breach cost has declined in SA, reaching R44.1 million in 2025. A data breach incident now costs South African organisations a little less compared to the same period a year ago, averaging R44.1 million. Last year, the average data breach cost per incident for local organisations stood at R53.1…
eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif eMedia Holdings, the owner of free-to-air broadcaster e.tv, news channel eNCA and the Openview satellite platform, has seen strong growth in its video-on-demand platform eVOD in the 2025 financial year. According to eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif, the company’s decision to enter the streaming video entertainment market gradually has aided eVOD’s profitability…
Multinational payment authorization giant Visa officially launched its first data centre in South Africa on Wednesday. This new infrastructure forms a key part of Visa’s R1 billion commitment to investments across Africa. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Nvidia passes $4 trillion valuation Located in Johannesburg, the data centre aims to enhance Visa’s…
Schneider Electric’s Clive Roberts In a landscape defined by volatility – from supply chain disruptions to rising compliance demands – manufacturers are under increasing pressure to become faster, smarter and more resilient. But beneath the buzzwords of digital transformation, sustainability and traceability lies a more human story – one about people, data and the growing…
Aydin Geeringh, technical pre-sales professional at Info.Blueprint. A large language model (LLM), no matter its inherent architectural sophistication, is only as brilliant as the information it is fed. Businesses looking to take advantage of the potential of LLMs need to understand the crucial role of data quality. An LLM learns from the data it is given….
Louis van der Westhuizen, Solutions Architect: DMS at Datacentrix. Data is a critical asset to any business, and its protection has become more complex and essential than ever before. And so, as organisations continue to scale their digital transformation initiatives, the need for robust, reliable and resilient backup strategies has never been greater. Just like…
Lineshree Moodley, country manager, South Africa, Visa. Global payments company Visa has set up its first data centre in South Africa, which forms part of a R1 billion investment in the country’s digital infrastructure. Announced in Sandton yesterday, the data centre, which is already live, is the first for Visa in Africa, and aims to…
