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Uptime Institute 16th Annual 2026 Global Data Center Survey: Deployment of High Density Racks Rising Fast, Operators Face Continued Recruiting and Retention Pressures

eriinfo.com3 days ago05 mins

Uptime Institute today released the findings of its 16th Annual Global Data Center Survey, the most comprehensive study of the digital infrastructure sector. The 2026 results reveal an industry navigating workforce constraints, escalating outage expenses, even as rising costs remain the top concern for management teams. Financial Pressure and Resource Constraints Intensify: While high costs…

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Africa: What Will AI Do for Us? Young Adults in Lower-Income Countries Feel More Positive About Its Potential – New Survey

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago011 mins

Young people in low- and middle-income countries appear generally more optimistic about how AI can enhance their work prospects and social lives than their western peers, according to our new survey of people in ten countries in Africa and South Asia. While debates in higher-income countries often focus on job losses, misinformation and mental health…

IITPSA Skills Survey to probe AI’s impact on SA ICT jobs

eriinfo.com1 month ago05 mins

Kelvin Nhlapo, newly appointed GM of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa. The impact of AI on ICT jobs will be a key focus of the 2026 edition of the ICT Skills Survey, which has gone live and is now open for industry input. Employers of ICT professionals and individual practitioners are invited…

South Africans gamble away groceries, survey finds

eriinfo.com1 month ago09 mins

57% of respondents to a Yazi survey said they had sacrificed essentials to fund online gambling. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) More than half of online gamblers in a survey said they sacrificed essentials to fund betting and almost a third had borrowed money to gamble. This, even as an international study shows operators are increasingly…

SA CISOs invited to participate in annual industry survey

eriinfo.com2 months ago03 mins

The results of the CISO Survey 2026 will be revealed on 25 June. SA’s cyber security leaders are urged to contribute to this year’s ITWeb Security Summit CISO Survey. Launched this week in partnership with MTN Business and ITWeb’s Brainstorm magazine, the survey runs in association with ITWeb’s annual Security Summit. Now in its fifth year,…

Nearly 71% of women would contribute to cost of engagement ring: Survey

eriinfo.com7 months ago05 mins

Engagement season is upon us, with December being the most popular month to propose worldwide, according to The Knot. And while traditionally men have been expected to shell out for that diamond — as Beyoncé put it in 2008, he should’ve “put a ring on it” — many women are changing their expectations around who…

New Survey of Nearly 4,300 C-suite Leaders Reveals Intensifying Demand for Faster Innovation, Higher ROI and Stronger Business Resilience

eriinfo.com7 months ago09 mins

New Survey of Nearly 4,300 C-suite Leaders Reveals Intensifying Demand for Faster Innovation, Higher ROI and Stronger Business Resilience Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, managed services and Agentic AI ERP innovation solutions, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced the…

Shoppers plan to cut Black Friday spending this year: Survey

eriinfo.com8 months ago07 mins

As the holiday shopping season starts to kick into high gear, Americans are balancing Black Friday deals with lingering concerns about their own finances. Consumers are looking to shell out less this holiday season, new data from Deloitte shows. Surveyed shoppers said they plan to spend 4% less than last year between Black Friday and…

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Africa: Survey Reveals Digital Public Infrastructure Could Unlock Africa’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

eriinfo.com9 months ago05 mins

Cape Town, South Africa — Secure digital payment and identification systems could be the key to unlocking Africa’s next wave of entrepreneurs and traders, according to new survey findings released by Co-Develop ahead of the Global DPI Summit 2025. The survey, conducted online by Ipsos across six African markets — Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa,…

Survey examining local ICT maturity goes live

eriinfo.com9 months ago04 mins

Ryno Dekker, senior manager: ICT marketing, MTN Business. ITWeb, in partnership with survey sponsor MTN Business, is conducting a survey on ICT maturity in South African businesses. Ryno Dekker, Senior Manager for ICT Marketing at MTN Business, says: “The purpose of the survey is to gain a clear, data-driven understanding of where South African organisations…