Joanne Carew

Cape Town

Contributor at ITWeb

Content Writer and Strategist at Freelance

I write words. For lots of different people. https://t.co/wZedfNZS5u

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Articles

As cloud use soars, skills must keep apace

2 weeks ago | brainstorm.itweb.co.za | Joanne Carew

08 April 2025 The South African IT services market is expected to grow to R182bn by 2028, according to BMIT, fuelled by soaring demand for cloud services, with the local cloud industry anticipated to reach R92.4bn in 2028. But with all this growth, are there enough skills in South Africa to make use of everything cloud has to offer? With businesses of all sizes and in all industries seeking flexible, scalable and cost-effective computing solutions, cloud has become an appealing option, says BCX.
Finding the perfect cloud

2 weeks ago | brainstorm.itweb.co.za | Joanne Carew

Finding the perfect cloud Industry cloud platforms are designed to meet the needs of a particular sector, offering features and solutions capable of addressing specific pain points and regulatory requirements in different industries. 08 April 2025 Analysts from Allied Market Research predict that the market for industry cloud solutions and platforms will exceed $350bn by 2031.
What does the CIO of the future look like?

3 weeks ago | brainstorm.itweb.co.za | Joanne Carew

What does the CIO of the future look like? While there’s no doubt that new technologies must be implemented with the necessary compliance and care, will the CIOs that succeed be the ones who bend the rules and challenge the status quo? 01 April 2025 Kobus Botha, Prescient Group Technology is now embedded in almost everything modern businesses do. As such, it has evolved into something far beyond a shiny tool or a cost centre.
Teaching and learning: The age of AI

3 weeks ago | brainstorm.itweb.co.za | Joanne Carew

Teaching and learning: The age of AI Does the prolific rise in GenAI availability require a change in how universities and other higher education institutions assess students?
It’s MVNO calling

3 weeks ago | brainstorm.itweb.co.za | Joanne Carew

It’s MVNO calling As the MVNO market grows, business models are shifting, with new entrants offering rewards and incentives to attract customers. 01 April 2025 South Africa’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) market is booming, with around 23 players serving an estimated 4.8 million active subscribers at the end of 2024. BMIT’s MVNO report says the market for these “mobile resellers” is predicted to more than double to around 12 million by 2029, at a compound annual growth rate of 18%.
Cape Town’s all-seeing eye

1 month ago | brainstorm.itweb.co.za | Joanne Carew

01 March 2025 Every step you take: A still from drone footage shows law enforcement officials on parade in the Cape Town CBD. For more than a decade, the City of Cape Town has used its CCTV camera network to detect criminal incidents and curb crime. According to recent stats from the metro police’s strategic surveillance unit, the number of incidents detected with CCTV grew from 22 498 in 2022/2023, to 43 457 in 2023/2024, a 63% increase.
In search of better banking

1 month ago | brainstorm.itweb.co.za | Joanne Carew

In search of better banking Banks are expanding the breadth of their offerings and tapping into new markets to give customers more value. 01 March 2025 In search of better banking Competition in the banking sector is fierce. There are new players, some of which bear little resemblance to established institutions, and there’s pressure to offer user-friendly, unique services.
How to train geeks in Gaza

1 month ago | brainstorm.itweb.co.za | Joanne Carew

How to train geeks in Gaza While the war may have hindered its efforts over the last year and a half, Gaza Sky Geeks is doing everything it can to upskill the tech community and help sell skills to the rest of the world. 01 March 2025 As Palestinians began to return to Gaza after the ceasefire in mid- January ended 15 months of war, attention is now turning to the massive task of reconstruction, which is thought will take multiple decades and billions of dollars.
Better student housing with a unified data platform

2 months ago | cio.com | Joanne Carew

As real estate developer Article Student Living looked to the future, the team knew they needed a network of prop tech solutions and data streams to create a holistic strategy. Here, Erica White, SVP of technology and strategic innovation, explains how Article works smarter and faster with its custom data aggregation platform.
Building climate tech from the ground up

2 months ago | brainstorm.itweb.co.za | Joanne Carew

Building climate tech from the ground up Around 35% of the total startup funding in Africa is going to climate tech. But this is well below the sector’s needs. 03 February 2025 Abby Stern, Holocene Ventures According to estimates from the Climate Policy Initiative, Africa needs an annual investment of about $250 billion between 2020 and 2030 to mitigate some of the most significant impacts of climate change.