Why the Edge and AI Make a Good Partnership in Smarter Computing
The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its continued proliferation has seen the technology changing the functionality of computers by making them infinitely smarter and adept at meeting our daily requirements. A recent article by Scientific American provides examples of where AI can deliver solutions to issues such as the world’s current nickel shortage. Through…
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How Digital Thinking is Unlocking 4IR Revolution
Moving at speed towards 4IR, spurred on by climate change and the net-zero imperative, has brought immense challenges. However, with these challenges we are also seeing industry players becoming more innovative, embracing artificial intelligence (AI), cloud technologies, using digital twins, and ultimately integrating data to operate more efficiently. If anything, the last two years have…
IBM Announces Real-Time AI for Transaction Processing
On Thursday, IBM an international tech company, announced IBM z16, a Telum processor that allows clients to infuse AI inferencing for real-time insights. This innovation is designed to enable clients to analyse real-time transactions, at scale — for mission-critical workloads such as credit card, healthcare, and financial transactions. IBM z16 also is specifically designed to…
Standard Bank Boosts its Shari’ah Banking with AWS Technology
On Thursday, Standard Bank South Africa, which offers a range of Shari’ah-compliant banking solutions, announced the introduction of a dedicated call centre line for its Shari’ah banking customers. Asma Latiff, Manager Operations and Distribution, Standard Bank South Africa, says the Shari’ah Banking call centre is powered by two cutting-edge technology platforms, Amazon Connect and Salesforce,…
Why AI and Robotics are the Key to True Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics are terms used to describe machines with human-like abilities, or the simulation of natural intelligence in machines, that is programmed to learn and mimic the actions of humans. While this often brings to mind the walking, talking, humanoid robots of science fiction, the reality currently is far more mundane. There…