How City of Joburg innovated to keep the lights on
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila Transcend in Sun City – When it started on its digital transformation journey, the City of Johannesburg had to not only update obsolete technology, but convince business users to adopt better processes. Having partnered with SAP since...
Supercomputer aims to accelerate Nobel-worthy science
Doudna is a new supercomputer being built at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. “It will advance scientific discovery from chemistry to physics to biology and all powered by — unleashing this power — of artificial intelligence,” says US...
AI drives growing shared cloud infrastructure spend
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 36,9% year over year in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24) to $33-billion, according to the International Data Corporation...
Absa PMI inches up as challenges linger
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by 1.9 points to reach 45.7 points in June 2024, compared to 43.8 in May 2024. While there is some improvement, it was the second consecutive month that the PMI remained below the 50-point mark....
Governance key to health sector success
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has released a consensus study report titled "Achieving Good Governance and Management in the South African Health System”. Conducted by a seven-member expert panel, explores the critical governance issues impacting the...
Automotive chips address shifting market
Automotive chips are progressing towards high performance, high integration, and high reliability to meet the escalating complexity and technical requirements of the automotive sector, with ongoing technological innovations poised to expedite this evolution. A recent...
Hybrid work model reduces employee burnout
New research by International Workplace Group has found that the vast majority of workers who have shifted to a hybrid work model say that it has helped them to greatly reduce burnout in their working lives. The study, undertaken among more than 1 000 hybrid workers,...
Companies move to formalise AI with a board
More than half (55%) of organisations now have an AI board, according to a recent Gartner poll of more than 1 800 executives. The survey also indicated 54% of organisations have a head of AI or an AI leader to orchestrate activities. “The findings show that...
Finance leaders still leery about GenAI
Finance leaders say generative AI (GenAI) will have the most impactful use case in forecast/budget variance explanations, according to a survey by Gartner, with respondents identifying revenue/spend data classification and management reports as the next most impactful...
NASA selects Space-X to deorbit International Space Station
SpaceX has been selected to develop and deliver the US deorbit vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the space station and ensure avoidance of risk to populated areas. “Selecting a US Deorbit Vehicle for the International Space Station will help NASA and...
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As the economy slowly starts to recover from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, mega city developments might be just the catalyst needed to uplift small to medium-sized construction companies and bring about true transformation in the embattled industry,...
BCX gains Dell Advanced Service Delivery Partner status
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The risk manager is now hot stuff. Where to next?
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Why efficiency matters in the modern data centre
For many decades, when anybody was talking about a computer’s performance, it would have been taken for granted that they were referring to its speed. In the high-octane world of today’s tennis court-sized supercomputers, this is measured in FLOPS, or floating-point...
SA fintech hopes to alleviate staff stress
Research indicates that 77% of South Africans are struggling financially due to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. In addition, 86% of these consumers are concerned about their ability to pay their current bills and loans, with 21% planning to borrow the money from...
bidorbuy launches aggregated shipping service
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Telkom expands FTTH coverage with Frogfoot
Telkom has brought Frogfoot, South Africa's third-largest fibre-to-the home (FTTH) provider, on board as a third party fibre network operator as of 2 November 2020. Frogfoot has an expansive fibre footprint in South Africa with more than 220 000 homes passed. "We are...
Ensure online shopping is safe and responsible this Black Friday
This year's Black Friday is no ordinary Black Friday: More South Africans than ever before will be shopping, and paying, online. According to a recent McKinsey & Company consumer sentiment survey, 40% of consumers intend to continue online shopping spend even when...
Australia’s Office Hub partners with SiSebenza
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Sophos launches Rapid Response service
Sophos has announced the availability of Sophos Rapid Response, a fixed-fee remote incident response service that identifies and neutralises active cybersecurity attacks throughout its entire 45-day term of engagement. Sophos Rapid Response provides organisations with...
Scrum Master – Gauteng Menlyn
Scrum Master required on a 6 month fixed term contract. Minimum requirementsMinimum 2 years' experience in a Scrum Master roleExceptional knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)Good...
Project Manager (Pipelines) – Cape Town – Western Cape Cape Town
Hire Resolve's client is urgently seeking the expertise of a Project Manager in Cape Town. Key Requirements: +10 years experience specialising in pipelinesDegree in Civil Engineering or similarProfessionally registered with SACPCMPIf you meet the above requirements...
System Analyst – Gauteng Pretoria Region
The successful candidate will work with the Project Manager and Director, Software Solution in defining system requirements, systems analysis and design for pre-sales, implementation and deployment activities. Key Requirements Bachelor's in computer science, Computer...
intermediate Java Engineer
My client is an international software solutions company creating innovative solutions and modern technology stacks. Core services encompass digital enablement, software engineering and solutions support, which includes cloud engineering, data science, product design...
Data Analyst (Finance) (CH1121)
Our client is a tech start-up making life better for everyday households in Africa and is looking for a Data Analyst (Finance) at their offices in Cape Town, South Africa. Being a digitally only organisation and as such, the accounting is automatically produced by...
Senior Data Engineer at Parvana Recruitment
About the client:Our client is a highly successful NPO. The work you will be involved with is highly impactful and am sure will bring joy as well as provide a highly stimulating and fabulous work experience. What you will be doing:Collaborate with stakeholders to...
intermediate Java Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
My client is an international software solutions company creating innovative solutions and modern technology stacks. Core services encompass digital enablement, software engineering and solutions support, which includes cloud engineering, data science, product design...
Data Analyst (Finance) (CH1121) – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client is a tech start-up making life better for everyday households in Africa and is looking for a Data Analyst (Finance) at their offices in Cape Town, South Africa. Being a digitally only organisation and as such, the accounting is automatically produced by...
Senior Data Engineer at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About the client:Our client is a highly successful NPO. The work you will be involved with is highly impactful and am sure will bring joy as well as provide a highly stimulating and fabulous work experience. What you will be doing:Collaborate with stakeholders to...
Real Time Analyst at The Foschini Group
Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Real-Time Workforce Optimisation Responsible for a multiple portfolio of store staff short-term and real-time scheduling needs, clocks, and business requirements monitoring, in which the incumbent needs...
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