Boom period ahead for e-commerce
The global e-commerce market will reach $83,26-trillion by 2030 with a CAGR of 18,9% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new study by Grand View Research. The market has grown substantially due to the increasing popularity of omnichannel retailing in which companies...
Network security growth stalls as industry shifts to cloud
The network security market saw a modest single-digit revenue growth in Q1 2024 reaching $5,5-billion, according to Dell'Oro Group. This muted growth, down from double-digits a year ago was driven by a significant decline in hardware-based solutions and a contrasting...
Trusted and agile business processes enable transformation
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - Any digital transformation or business transformation exercise boils down to business process transformation. “The end of the project is not the end of the story,” says Wassilios Lolas, global vice-president and head of the...
Pick ‘n Pay modernises its POS
When your retail business has a national footprint with outlets varying in size and offering, having a single point of sale management system can get complicated. Pick 'n Pay is a leading grocery retailer, with stores ranging in size form small garage stores to hyper...
SAP’s IT organisation goes digital
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - SAP tells its customers how they should be transitioning their businesses using SAP technology - and the company makes sure this technology works by running it in-house. "In our vision, every organisation and industry will...
Why moving to S/4 HANA makes sense
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - The 2027 deadline for users to migrate their legacy SAP systems to SAP S/4 HANA is drawing close - and those customers that haven't begun the journey may be cutting it fine. But apart from the stress of having to migrate for...
Digital technology key to surviving global challenges
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - Global uncertainty and inflation are just two of the challenges that every enterprise in the world has to deal with. In South Africa, these are exacerbated by power and political issues. As enterprises strive for the resilience...
Flexibility and technology change how people work in Africa
A new Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab report - Future of Work Life - Africa Edition - has examined how employees and employers in Africa navigate the current work environment and their views on the future of work shaped by the pandemic, digitalisation, and the...
Africa tipped to be fastest growing fintech region
Financial technology revenues are projected to grow six-fold from $245-billion to $1,5-trillion by 2030, according to a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and QED Investors. Despite fintechs losing more than half their market value on average in...
Cybercriminals targeting crypto users
Kaspersky has unearthed a phishing campaign targeting cryptocurrency users across the globe. The scheme showcases the ever-evolving tactics used by cybercriminals and reflects cryptocurrency's increasing appeal. During the European spring (March to May) of 2023 alone,...
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Forrester names Vmware as endpoint management leader
Vmware has been positioned as a leader in The Forrester Wave: Unified Endpoint Management, Q4 2019, which evaluated 13 unified endpoint management (UEM) vendors. VMware's intelligence-driven digital workspace platform, VMware Workspace ONE, was top ranked in the...
Kaspersky named strong performer in cloud security
Kaspersky has been named as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: Cloud Workload Security (CWS), Q4 2019. The company's solution, Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security, received the status after achieving the highest scores possible in 13 criteria, including hypervisor...
Canon debuts new action hero
Canon Europe has launched the EOS-1D X Mark III sports and wildlife camera aimed at professional photographers. The camera features industry-leading shooting speeds of up to 20fps with AF tracking, along with improved high ISO performance. The EOS-1D X Mark III's AF...
Enter the era of smart building automation
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Schools are an easy target for criminals
With large amounts of cash and very little security, schools are now becoming an easy target for criminals. Numerous schools across the country have already been raided with several serious incidents and even fatalities. Parents are urged act swiftly to ensure the...
Funds available for African off-grid projects
The Facility for Energy Inclusion's Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI OGEF) has reached a final equity close with $59-million in committed equity capital and $36-million debt facilities, to support innovative, off-grid energy access companies. The final close, reached...
New regional director at Facebook
Derya Matraş has been appointed as regional director of Facebook in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. In this role, Matraş will lead Facebook to serve businesses and communities and to grow the company's economic and social impact across the region. "The...
Insight Partners to acquire Veeam in $5bn deal
Software investor Insight Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Veeam Software for $5-billion. Under the ownership of Insight Partners, Veeam will become a US company, with a US-based leadership team, while continuing its global expansion from...
Digital tech helps supervise construction of public facilities
Since the start of 2019, more than 15 building sites in Moscow have been equipped with the Personal Smart-Tracker system, which helps to monitor the construction process itself and improve the safety of each worker by determining the number of staff on site and...
Put the store at the centre of customer experience
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company , has announced the next milestone for its SD-Branch solution that enables more secure, streamlined and simplified deployment and management of large distributed retail networks. A critical component of the company's...
Application Engineer at SA Power Services (Pty) Ltd
SA Power is seeking a talented and driven Application Engineer to join our dynamic team in the exciting field of industrial automation. Responsibilities: Collaborate with the engineering team to develop application solutions for our clients in the industrial...
Application Engineer at SA Power Services (Pty) Ltd – Gauteng Randburg
SA Power is seeking a talented and driven Application Engineer to join our dynamic team in the exciting field of industrial automation. Responsibilities: Collaborate with the engineering team to develop application solutions for our clients in the industrial...
Senior Full Stack Developer
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Senior Full Stack Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Full Stack Developer"Exciting Opportunity for Full Stack Developers!Are you a coding virtuoso looking to make your mark in the digital realm? Join our conglomerate client's team as a Full Stack Developer and immerse yourself in a world of innovation and creativity. As...
Senior Developer (Xamarin_MAUI) – EvdB
Key responsibilities include:• Conducting code reviews• Performing functional and technical testing• Designing and maintaining solution architecture• Training and mentoring other developers• Creating and implementing backend and frontend components and services•...
Senior Developer (Xamarin_MAUI) – EvdB – Gauteng Johannesburg
Key responsibilities include:• Conducting code reviews• Performing functional and technical testing• Designing and maintaining solution architecture• Training and mentoring other developers• Creating and implementing backend and frontend components and services•...
Blockchain Analyst
Job Title: Blockchain AnalystLocation: JohannesburgContract type: ContractHybrid We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Blockchain Analyst with extensive experience in the banking industry to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible...
Junior Technical Test Analyst at Sintrex Integration Services
Core Outputs Contribute to the Technical Testing function (manual and automated) to meet testing requirements Perform software testing (Front end, Back end Testing and Data Validations) to complement existing UI Testing Ability to operate independently while...
Blockchain Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
Job Title: Blockchain AnalystLocation: JohannesburgContract type: ContractHybrid We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Blockchain Analyst with extensive experience in the banking industry to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible...
Junior Technical Test Analyst at Sintrex Integration Services – Western Cape Bellville
Core Outputs Contribute to the Technical Testing function (manual and automated) to meet testing requirements Perform software testing (Front end, Back end Testing and Data Validations) to complement existing UI Testing Ability to operate independently while...
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