People ‘n’ Issues

Quantum’s next step:
Making it reliable

During SAS Innovate 2026 in Dallas, principal quantum systems architect Bill Wisotsky tells ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK what...

Cisco builds bridge between quantum islands

A new switching prototype points to a future where quantum machines work together, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

Call centres cause
public outcry

The call centre industry is heading for a disaster if there is no intervention, writes WAHEED...

Can customer engagement survive beyond PowerPoint?

Companies must address the "personalisation paradox", writes LAUREN WORTMANN, MD for application services of NTT Data...

Diesel won’t save Africa’s Data Centres

Grid instability is the rule, not the exception, writes MOURAD YOUNIS, segment leader at Schneider Electric...

‘System is down’ is a human rights issue

Continuous service delivery should be part of the Human Rights Day discussion, writes DOROS HADJIZENONOS, Fortinet...

It’s time to dig up
your data hoard

Company backups can be as much of a risk as a hedge against breaches, writes RICHARD...

Global VC shifts to emerging markets

A decade ago, most unicorns (over $1-billion valuation) were from the USA. Today, more than half...

Building the thinking city

Glasgow U researchers are exploring cognitive city systems that use AI and advanced sensing to anticipate...

What do bananas and brand names have
in common?

After a recent disappointment with a brand name laptop, SHERYL GOLDSTUCK explains why a name is...

Social media turns purple
in fight against GBV

The G20 Women's Shutdown, which saw gender violence declared a national disaster, showed how technology can...

Signpost: Pay transparency
earthquake heading for SA

The EU’s Pay Transparency Directive will require companies to reveal salary ranges and justify gaps -...

Township business gap: 9 in 10 can’t get loans 

Standard Bank's inaugural Township Informal Economy Report shows nearly 80% of township businesses are unregistered.

ID must stay up when systems go down

When organisations need to verify selfies against data, and infrastructure challenges get in the way, there...

Signpost: Get ready for resilience

Andre Troskie, Veeam CSO for EMEA, unpacks the underlying measure of a competitive company for ARTHUR...

Signpost: Tech takes aim
at excess drinking

Aware.org turns to simulators, calculators and games to curb alcohol harm, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

Who has access to
your face? 

Your face defines who you are, but in the age of AI and social media, your...

IDs need disaster recovery

New findings reveal that, without resilient verification systems, citizens risk losing access to healthcare, banking, housing,...

Your web traffic has dropped, and I know why

The biggest influences in digital marketing in 2025 go by the acronyms AEO and GEO, writes...

Signpost: Death of
the CMO in sight?

New research by Forrester shows Fortune 500 companies slowly edging marketing heads out of executive roles....