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Enterprise Architecture

4 hours ago

OpEd: UK just levered open multicloud in the precedent SA needed

Service-level migration, and sane transfer windows, make Azure, AWS and Google Cloud into mix-n-match competitors, writes ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet.

OpEd: Will it be Dell that breaks the EEIP spell?

Using equity equivalents to let huge vendors avoid B-BBEE relies on a magic trick, writes ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet.

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Emerging Technologies

12 Mar

OpEd: This war is different, in its impact on IT in SA too

The many uncertainties in the Iran war – and the AI wildcard – are messing with the usual equation for impact on the IT sector.

OpEd: SA sheltered from Bitcoin storm – not entirely by accident

Economics and electricity shielded South Africa from Bitcoin exposure, but policy deserves applause.

OpEd: Grok kills Starlink faith – but at least SA isn't addicted yet

South Africa really needed Starlink. Now, it needs Starlink like it needs a ransomware attack. Has the country’s bureaucracy helped us dodge a bullet?

OpEd: 2026: the year AI regulation bites

AI is a cross-cutting issue for just about every regulator you can think of, in South Africa including the powerful trio of ICASA, the Competition Commission, and the FSCA.

OpEd: 2025: The year the bans began

This year saw social media bans, ransomware gangs, a rush to bring data home and an obsession with throwing money at AI.

OpEd: In SA, you should be thinking voice-led agentic

If you're going agentic for anything public-facing, please build voice into the workflow, writes ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet.

Conspiracy of silence around AI ROI and shadow AI

You can't just Model Context Protocol your way to AI return on investment, but maybe AI can help you sell.

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Enterprise Architecture

Oct 21, 2025

OpEd: If you chose US-EAST-1, you nearly got fired yesterday

Exactly where in the cloud your stuff is now matters for boardroom politics as well as technical reasons, writes ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet.

Will SA feel the wrath of Taiwan’s chip diplomacy?

Diplomatic tensions between Taiwan and SA are being shaped by wider geopolitical issues involving China and the US, but the impact on our semiconductor supply chain could be far reaching.

OpEd: AI is running into a trust wall

AI sellers promise shiny new capability, while buyers ask about security, auditability, lock-in and compliance.

Phillip de Wet