Water scarcity threatens data centres
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Intel, AWS drive cloud innovation with new processors
Years of collaboration between Intel and AWS have come to fruition with Intel Xeon 6 processors with P-cores now powering the new Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) R8i and R8I-flex instances, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among...
All the winners at the 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge
Dragonfly (powered by Anisoptera) – an SMME that develops cutting-edge AI and IoT solutions for waste management companies to measure and manage their operations – has won the 7th annual FNF GreenPitch Challenge. By leveraging Dragonfly’s technology, customers are...
Logitech for Business looks to SA growth
Kathy Gibson reports - Logitech has successfully reinvented itself in the enterprise space with Logitech for Business offering market-leading accessories and video collaboration solutions. Loubna Imenchal, vice-president and head of Logitech for Business: Africa,...
Apple Intelligence comes standard on new iPhones
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Kalane Rampai to leave Microsoft SA
Kalane Rampai has stepped down as MD of Microsoft South Africa. According to a statement from the company , he has decided to pursue an opportunity outside of Microsoft. Lillian Barnard, current President of Microsoft Africa and previous MD of Microsoft South Africa,...
Multimodal GenAI solutions to become the norm
A significant 40% of generative AI (GenAI) solutions will be multimodal (text, image, audio and video) by 2027, up from 1% in 2023, according to Gartner. This shift from individual to multimodal models provides an enhanced human-AI interaction and an opportunity for...
SA gets first bite of new iPhone 16
South Africans will be among the first customers in the world to get their hands on Apple’s new iPhone 16 range of smartphones. iStore South Africa has confirmed that it will be launching the iPhone 16 range on the same day as the US and other major markets. The...
Diversity matters, and improves telco performance
Continued adoption of diversity targets and improved reporting of race, disability, and gender identification is found to be helpful in improving the performance of telecom companies, according to an analysis of UK leading service providers to enterprise customers...
Wrist-worn device shipments slip but China takes up the slack
According to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker data, the global wrist-worn device market shipped 43,7-million units in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24), a year-over-year (YoY) decrease of 0.7%. China...
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Low-touch economy emphasises a digital-first approach
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Entersekt, Cellulant partner for safer mobile banking
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The changing face of ransomware
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Application workloads can’t defy the laws of network physics
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The rise of self-funded ‘gurus’
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Nclose achieves ISO 27001 certification
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JSE offers market data to mainland China
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What the pandemic has taught us
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How remote life has changed the way we work
Undoubtedly, connected technology is playing a key role in allowing employees to continue working, in spite of the current coronavirus pandemic. Yaniv Iarovici, MD: IoT and edge at Western Digital Consequentially, the pandemic has also accelerated the development of...
Move over Black Friday, here comes Green Monday
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Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
Senior Business AnalystResponsibilities/TasksRequirements ManagementLead and facilitate requirements elicitation sessions with client stakeholders through workshops, interviews, and collaborative discussions to ensure comprehensive and accurate requirement...
AI Specialist (Centurion Onsite) – Gauteng Centurion
ENVIRONMENT:A highly analytical and solutions-driven AI Specialist with proficiency in Machine Learning algorithms and Deep Learning techniques is sought by a Centurion-based dynamic organization in the Fast-Food Space. You will design, develop, and implement AI...
Senior Systems Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
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FIELD SERVICES TECHNICIAN – KZN Vryheid
Provide onsite technical support across the Companies suite of products, outsourced services, and customer solutions, to maintain Companies products and optimize client service.Responsible to assist with hardware problems, removing and replacing faulty equipment,...
Junior-Mid Level Developer (C#.Net, JavaScript, Next.js, SQL) (Centurion Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:A forward-thinking organization in the Fast-Food Space seeks the coding talents of a Junior-Mid Level Developer to join its Centurion team. Your core role will entail designing, building and maintaining tailored applications, working on integrating new...
FIELD SERVICES TECHNICIAN – KZN Vryheid – KwaZulu-Natal Newcastle
Provide onsite technical support across the Companies suite of products, outsourced services, and customer solutions, to maintain Companies products and optimize client service.Responsible to assist with hardware problems, removing and replacing faulty equipment,...
Junior-Mid Level Developer (C#.Net, JavaScript, Next.js, SQL) (Centurion Onsite) – Gauteng Centurion
ENVIRONMENT:A forward-thinking organization in the Fast-Food Space seeks the coding talents of a Junior-Mid Level Developer to join its Centurion team. Your core role will entail designing, building and maintaining tailored applications, working on integrating new...
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Background:The Wits Diagnostic innovation Hub is a division of Wits Health ConsortiumWits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC...
Android Developer at Datonomy Solutions
We are looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed towards Android. Your primary focus will be the development of such applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside...
Project Manager (Health Science – 2 years FTC – Wits DIH) – Gauteng Parktown
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