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Less is more 3 ADVERTISING
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TECHNOLOGY IN 10 SECONDS 3 Email: tarrynb@eiapublishing.co.za
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ARTICLES FROM OUR NEWSLETTERS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED 4 Email: marky@nowmedia.co.za
SOFTWARE COORDINATION
Why CIOs are getting comfortable with composable DXP 5 Charmaine Manicom
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DATA CENTRES
Better partners, better world: four data centre predictions for 2023 7 DESIGNER
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5 key implications for information lifecycle management in 2023 9
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LEGAL OPINION: CAN AI INVENT? PUBLISHER
DABUS, the rise of the inventive machines 13 Anton Marsh
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Top tech predictions for 2023 15
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