Rising Data Centre Costs, Global Conflicts Disrupt IT Spending as SA Banks Accelerate Digital Growth
In this week's tech news roundup, South African data centre providers warn that cloud computing and web hosting costs will rise in 2026 due to surging infrastructure and energy expenses. However, geopolitical conflicts—like those involving Israel, the US, and Iran—are disrupting IT spending patterns in unprecedented ways, as Phillip de Wet notes.
ITWeb Turns 30 as MultiChoice Axes Showmax, Nedbank Boosts Tech Spend and Spinnaker Enters SA Market
In this week's tech news roundup, This year marks our 30th anniversary at ITWeb – the company that pioneered technology media reporting in South Africa back in 1996. We now have a live feed that chronicles our journey from where we started to where we are today. Other than that, MultiChoice, which was recently acquired by French-based media giant Canal+, this week announced the forthcoming discontinuation of its Showmax streaming platform.
Each year, boards approve millions in IT investment, yet the promised business value remains elusive, as too often, tools come first and value is justified later.
The big-four bank’s IT-related spend increased to R8.2 billion in the first half of the year.
The ailing Royal Bank of Scotland is investing in IT to comply with regulatory changes.
The move to virtualisation can save money, while adding more bandwidth does not necessarily solve response time, says eSecure.
The company has unveiled business solutions based on cloud computing called iON.
In this World Wide Wrap: Barclays spends |--gbp--|1bn on IT, Motorola unveils mobility products, and Reiss replaces Business Objects.
In this World Wide Wrap: Mobile banking hits East Africa, 2009 IST Summit arrives, and Nigeria cracks ITAN nod.
Edcon has seen "significant benefits" from investing in IT and plans to realise more.