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Public sector pay gap puts cybersecurity at risk
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Multicloud provides the best of both worlds
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle Tech Tour - The multicloud environment is gaining in popularity as IT leaders opt for best-of-breed capabilities to achieve differentiated outcomes. "They want the cloud experience, with its flexibility," says Ben Steyn, pre-sales at...
Cloud complexities drive new challenges
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle Tech Tour - Cloud computing was punted as the solution to any business and IT challenges - but has spawned new challenges of its own. There was $26-billion in wasted cloud expenditure in 2021, explains Nutanix's Gerhard Fourie. But...
Cyber resilience key to data protection, recovery
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle Tech Tour - There is no longer any debate about whether organisations are going to be hit by cyberattacks - it's a case of when it will happen, and how often. This is the word from Ganeshan Naidoo, a systems engineer from Dell...
Removing the complexity from IT security
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle Tech Tour - Technology has made a lot of things in our lives simpler - but it seems that cybersecurity and data protection has become more complicated. Jacques Smit, strategic partner executive at Acronis South Africa and Africa,...
Micro-segmentation secures network traffic
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle Tech Tour - Cybersecurity is the biggest risk facing organisations in 2024, putting resellers under pressure to provide effective security solutions. Pinnacle Enterprise distributes the Guardicore Centra solution, a...
Nvidia leads the AI charge
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle Tech Tour - Nvidia has traditionally been associated with gaming and cryptocurrency mining - but it's GPU technologies are also leading the market in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Belinda Duke, business development...
Compute power makes AI work
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle Tech Tour - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the word on everyone's lips, but customers can't get any value from it without the right hardware stack. JP De Villiers, senior account manager at SuperMicro, points out that the vendor has...
Pinnacle takes aim at the enterprise
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle Tech Tour - Pinnacle is growing its enterprise business, with a full range of services and solutions that aim to help resellers address the full datacentre stack. The company has been growing its enterprise product and solution...
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Gijima earns Microsoft’s Advanced Specialization Certification
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Mastercard helps SMEs tap into the digital economy
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Merchant Capital named SA’s best small business funder
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Cyber adversaries exploit the pandemic at enormous scale
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Early Childhood Development critical for SA’s future
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New tax bills impose stricter retirement fund rules
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Integrating technology for the new normal
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Deloitte Africa receives SAP Innovation Award
SAP AG has named Deloitte Africa as a winner in its 2020 innovation programme in the Adoption Superhero category for its SAP S/4HANA professional services public cloud implementation. The SAP Innovation Awards celebrate the achievements of forward-thinking companies...
Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
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UX/UI Designer at Sabenza IT – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group
Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications in C# with .NET Framework and .NET Core , vNext along with REACT and [URL Removed] Work with architecture and engineering team members to build...
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Our Client is looking for a Business Analyst whowill be responsible for bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions by analyzing processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and facilitating communication between stakeholders. What you'll...
Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications in C# with .NET Framework and .NET Core , vNext along with REACT and [URL Removed] Work with architecture and engineering team members to build...
Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Solutions Architect (Network + Security)
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Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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