Hubble finds evidence for a rare black hole in Omega Centauri
Most known black holes are either extremely massive, like the supermassive black holes that lie at the cores of large galaxies, or relatively lightweight, with a mass of under 100-times that of the Sun. Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are scarce, however, and...
Japan enhances AI sovereignty with new supercomputer
Enhancing Japan's AI sovereignty and strengthening its research and development capabilities, Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) will integrate thousands of Nvidia H200 Tensor Core GPUs into its AI Bridging Cloud...
Old vulnerabilities gain in popularity
An old vulnerability in Microsoft Office is gaining popularity among attackers who target both regular users and companies, Kaspersky has found. Since the beginning of the year, the exploitation of CVE-2017-11882 has increased by nearly 500%, impacting thousands....
Load shedding impacts waste management
The effects of loadshedding on South Africa's economy and SMMEs have been immense. And, according to Mpendulo Ginindza, president of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), the waste management industry is no exception - with several challenges...
European enterprise networking market defies slowdown
According to the latest tracker data recently published by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the European Networking market grew by 32,6% year on year in Q1 2023, continuing its extremely strong performance throughout 2022 and defying expectations of a slower...
Meta launches new genAI tool, opens access to all
Meta and Microsoft have introduced the next generation of the open source large language model Llama. Llama 2 is free for research and commercial use, with the support of a broad set of companies and people across tech, academia, and policy. The launch sees the...
Encouraging uptick for the BETI in June
After months of sideways movements, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) recovered in June 2023 providing an encouraging outlook for South Africa's economy in the second quarter. "The BETI increased in June 2023 to an index level of 133.6 compared to...
Worldwide IT spend set for 4% growth
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,7-trillion in 2023, an increase of 4,3% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. As CIOs continue to lose the competition for IT talent, they are shifting spending to technologies that enable automation and...
Intel, Asus agree to take NUC products forward
Intel has agreed to a term sheet with Asus, agreeing to manufacture, sell and support the Next Unit of Compute (NUC) 10th to 13th generations systems product line, and to develop future NUC systems designs. "Our NUC systems product team delivered unique products that...
Global IaaS public cloud services revenue passes $100bn
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 29,7% in 2022, to total $120,3-billion, up from $92,8-billion in 2021, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the top position in the IaaS market in 2022, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and Huawei....
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Agricultural innovation driven by digital intelligence
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The importance of an effective data management plan
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Securing abandoned mines
In mineral-rich South Africa, mining is an important part of the GDP employing nearly half a million people. Vanessa Tyne, senior KAM and team lead at Axis Considering that the sector consists of diamonds, gold, platinum, and coal, it is easy to understand why local...
Cheslynne Britz joins Routed
After 20 years in distribution, Cheslynne Britz has joined neutral cloud infrastructure provider, Routed, as the company's first engagement manager. Her appointment comes at a time when cloud services are in demand at enterprise level and there is an increasing need...
Synthesis joins Confluent Partner Programme
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Cloud-based communications platform from Westcon-Comstor
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African trust centre launches cyber division
LAWtrust has launched a new division focusing on cyber security services to complement its identity, encryption and digital signature offerings to support customers in the ongoing battle for improved digital security. "LAWtrust has traditionally been focused on...
Paratus refurbishes Musonda computer lab
Paratus Zambia will refurbish the computer lab at Musonda Community School in Kitwe. This project will be done in partnership with Partners for Life Advancement and Education Promotion (PLAEP). Besides a permanent 2Mbps Internet link, Paratus will be donating a...
Building a ‘nervous system’ for smart cities
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MoData launches cloud-based automated reconciliation platform
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Senior .Net Core Developer LW – Gauteng Pretoria
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Senior Java Developer (12-month Renewable Contract) – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Business Analyst/BA (Finance/Banking) ECM/ECMBA (contract – hybrid) TB
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Business Analyst/BA (Finance/Banking) ECM/ECMBA (contract – hybrid) TB – Gauteng Pretoria
Job functions:Assist with the implementation of critical ECM Programme projects by overseeing the end-to-end ECM Programme Business Analysis activities. The current development capacity is insufficient to meet the demands on operational requests and projects and...
Enterprise Architect – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Title: Snr Enterprise Architect Contract: ASAP - Dec. 2024 Environment: Hybrid / Remote Industry: Financial ServicesKey Focus: Defines and monitors adherence to architectural standards for the development, deployment and management of application, information,...
Software Developer (Remote) at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd – Eastern Cape Gqebera
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SAP Consultant HCM/Success Factors
The role exists to develop and maintain software and workflows according to specification within the SAP HR environment to deliver, maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance SAP HCM/SF functionality. Key Responsibilities: Manage SAP HCM/SF system through a logical,...
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