South Africa’s AI revolution is here – but are we secure? March 2025 South African businesses are sprinting to embrace generative AI, lured by its potential to drive efficiency, productivity and innovation. But here’s the stark reality: without a rock-solid cybersecurity foundation, AI will become a Trojan horse, opening the floodgates to sophisticated cyber threats.
Black Rock Mining centralises mining operations with AVEVA March 2025 Black Rock Mine Operations replaced and upgraded its existing infrastructure, and installed additional capacity to expand production from 3 to 4,6 million tons in three years. The new system is powered by a suite of AVEVA solutions.
Shaping data resilience strategies with AI and hybrid cloud solutions March 2025 In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organisations are under growing pressure to secure their operations against increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats, including those that leverage AI to enhance the success rate of attacks. In this landscape, it has become essential to ‘fight fire with fire’ – harnessing AI as a means to counter these threats.
Advancements in wire rope testing March 2025 Being able to get instant, real-time and portable detection of wire rope flaws can make a significant difference for operational teams. There have been a number of significant technological advancements and tools entering the market that help wire rope operators detect and resolve problems faster.
Schneider Electric relaunches legacy access control systems March 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa Schneider Electric South Africa has relaunched its comprehensive access control platform to help customers upgrade from ageing and obsolete systems.
Digitalisation in mining - the advantage you need now March 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa Digitalisation offers immense and proven benefits such as streamlining operations, reducing error and accelerating workflows. Mining operators today leverage digital technologies to improve efficiency, sustainability and very importantly, safety.
The shape of water – automating hydropower operations March 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa Hydropower is undoubtedly one of the building blocks of today’s renewable energy industry and its operations need to be efficient, reliable and sustainable. Automation must therefore form part of today’s modern hydropower operations to improve resource management and enhance reliability.
What lies beneath – the hidden cost of AI March 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa The world is quickly realising that with the rapid advancement in AI there are also caveats. In short, apart from environmental implications, it also has major significant financial ramifications.
Trends shaping the future of cloud in South Africa March 2025 The cloud has emerged as a fundamental and transformative component of modern business infrastructure. It has fundamentally changed how organisations operate and innovate. In South Africa, this trend is particularly pronounced, with most businesses adopting multi-cloud strategies to enhance their agility and competitiveness.
Mines and the local economy – excellence in the making March 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa In the mining, minerals and metals sector, localisation benefits both the mine and the local economy. It is symbiosis at its finest, as both parties stand to gain tremendously. However, to understand localisation it’s important to ‘drill down’ to what localisation truly means to mining, and how the sector can benefit local communities and the economy.
Revolutionising data centre cooling with Fuchs Lubricants March 2025 The global data centre industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, fuelled by an insatiable demand for advanced computing power. However, with greater performance comes the challenge of effective cooling.
Cyber security trends for 2025: The five levels of maturity March 2025 As cyber attacks reach unprecedented levels, chief information security officers are increasingly burdened with the responsibility of safeguarding their organisations.
How AI is transforming software engineering in South Africa February 2025 Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the landscape of software engineering, particularly in South Africa, where the demand for innovative solutions is rapidly increasing.
Top five manufacturing automation trends for 2025 February 2025, Omron Electronics As we step into 2025, the world of industrial automation is approaching a new chapter. According to OMRON’s SINIC Theory, which ties technological advances to societal change, we’re now moving from the Optimisation Society to the Autonomous Society.
PDS expansion into southern Africa February 2025 Benefiting from South Africa’s role as a global pioneer in proximity detection systems, other countries in the region are embracing this safety and monitoring technology to great effect.
Bridging the gap between cybersecurity risk and awareness February 2025 Much like the rest of the world, South Africa grapples with challenges emanating from a digital landscape fraught with escalating cyberthreats that pose significant risks to businesses and other organisations.
Data has a massive carbon footprint February 2025 The exponential growth of data has led to significant business challenges and environmental concerns for organisations to address. Data sprawl and redundancy increase storage requirements, consuming vast amounts of resources and energy.
Photorealism-enhanced digital twin with digital reality viewer February 2025, Siemens South Africa Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced its Teamcenter Digital Reality Viewer, a new software solution that brings the NVIDIA Omniverse platform and accelerated computing to Teamcenter, enabling high-quality, high-performance photorealistic visualisation of large, complex datasets common in engineering and manufacturing.
