enterprise technology

Analyst firm Omdia has published a new outlook identifying four forces it says will reshape the technology landscape by 2027. The firm, which advises enterprises and carriers on digital markets, frames these forces as key drivers that companies should prepare for in their medium-term planning. The announcement is drawing attention across the technology and telecommunications sectors, where Omdia's annual forecasts are closely followed as a guide to coming market shifts.

Edmund Zagorin, co-founder of procurement technology company Arkestro, has launched his latest book, The Predictive Enterprise: How Superhuman Supply Chains Transform Global Business. The announcement was carried on the newswire. The book argues that predictive, data-driven approaches are reshaping how companies manage procurement and global supply chains. Reception and sales figures are not yet available.

South African small and medium enterprises are being urged to modernise their technology or risk being left behind. The warning frames a 'tech trap' where businesses hesitate to adopt new tools, fall behind competitors, and then face costly rushed upgrades. The message is that digital modernisation is now a necessity rather than an option for SA SMEs trying to stay competitive.

A $50 million business-to-business startup that counts Microsoft, Uber and Google among its customers has drawn attention after a behind-the-scenes look at its operations. The company reportedly built its revenue by selling services to some of the world's largest technology firms, and viewers are discussing how such enterprise sales model scale and what the company's rapid growth says about the startup funding climate.

Retail investors are focusing on SAP and two other European cloud software stocks seen as resilient plays amid market uncertainty. SAP, Europe's largest software company, is drawing attention alongside peers perceived as defensive technology holdings. The picks suggest growing retail interest in European enterprise software as an alternative to US tech exposure.

Two former Google employees have raised $11.3 million for a new fund that will invest in artificial intelligence startups. The stated focus is on AI companies building products that enterprise customers are willing to pay for, rather than experimental technology without a clear business case. The move reflects continued investor appetite for applied AI ventures with real commercial demand.

Business leaders are being urged to pay attention to neuro-symbolic planning, an approach that combines neural networks with rule-based symbolic reasoning to improve AI decision-making. A Forbes article outlines what executives should understand about the technology, positioning it as a way to make AI systems more reliable, explainable and capable of complex, multi-step planning in enterprise settings.