South African SMEs Embrace AI Readiness Foundations

South African small and medium enterprises are rapidly adopting AI, according to Sage’s "Small Business, Big Opportunity" 2024 survey, with 73% having invested and 76% planning further investment, yet only 47% report meaningful revenue impact. The article identifies weak technology foundations—legacy hardware, fragmented systems and security risks—as the main constraint and urges investment in integrated, secure device ecosystems and total-cost-of-ownership planning.
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