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Brainstorm Magazine

ITWeb Africa

Speaking engagements (2)

SpeakerJul 24, 2025

Topic: Panel discussion: Is AI-driven CX the future or just another overhyped trend?

SpeakerJul 24, 2025

Topic: Chairman’s welcome

Articles

4:20

IOT

9 hours ago

Better OT security: You can't plug every hole, so think differently

Operational technologies have complex requirements, but they can still be secured against modern threats.

Lords of legacy

Your iPhone 12 isn't old yet. These computers have been running for decades.

Useful AI services

Beyond the frontier: get more done with these six specialised AI services.

Age of the exoskeleton

Walking sticks are over—start saving for your first exoskeleton.

James Francis

4:30

Consulting and IT Services

21 Oct

Why your business fails at adopting AI (and how to fix it)

Focusing only on efficiencies causes problems, but there is a way to adopt AI strategically.

Stop treating AWS like another data centre

Like-for-like infrastructure is often the root cause of high cloud bills.

Powering progress

Lithium? Sodium? What's happening in the world of batteries?

Shall we play a game?

The secret to office games might be to join them.

James Francis

Articles About James Francis (4)

0:50

Storage

Jan 23, 2026

Webinar: Ensure fast, reliable backup and recovery with Cohesity

Join Petter Sveum, EMEA CTO at Cohesity, in a webinar with ITWeb on 28 January.

Changing cyber threat attack surface demands solid security posture

Research by Arctic Wolf confirms that while businesses have progressed with efforts to thwart cyber attacks, threat actors are changing tactics.

Chris Tredger

7:10

BI and Data Analytics

Mar 11, 2021

Intelligent infrastructure: beyond plumbing

Managed services make up a significant part of Dimension Data’s Intelligent Infrastructure go-to-market.