AR/VR spend reaches $8,4bn by 2029
According to the Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), EMEA augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) spending will reach $8,4-billion by 2029, reflecting 16% five-year compound annual growth...
Layoffs mark Q1 2025 global job market
The global job market dynamics in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 revealed a negative year-over-year (YoY) trend, as several companies announced layoffs amid ongoing optimisation efforts. The banking and payments sector experienced a rise in postings, driven by...
Consumers will drive rapid growth in customer experience market
The global customer experience management market will reach $32,87-billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 15,8% from 2024 to 2030, according to market researchers Grand View Research. Customer experience management (CEM) solutions are gaining widespread popularity in diverse...
Cellular POS terminal installed base to reach 189m in 2027
Cellular connectivity has become a very popular option for POS terminals and was incorporated in 52% of the devices shipped in 2023. The wireless technology has an important role in facilitating the global adoption of electronic payments, as it enables the rollout of...
When the love of your life is a serial scamster
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 -Cyber scams worldwide have cost more than $55-million and impact everyone, at all levels of society. But we still don’t have systems in place to effectively help the victims. One of the world’s best-known scam...
GenAI and its role in perpetrating and defending against cybercrime
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has the potential to help improve cybersecurity defences – but it can be a powerful threat actor too. No-one is safe, says Ravi Bhat, chief technology and commercial...
Call for better African cyber resilience collaboration
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - African countries should make a concerted effort to combine resources in their bid to build regional cyber resilience. This is the call from Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako, director-general of the Ghana Cyber Security...
Africa comes under [cyber]attack
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa 2024 – A massive 74% of African organisations have experienced attacks in 2023 – 18% more than in 2022. Phishing is the main attack vector, at 75% of attacks. Significantly, 57% of African organisations were not prepared with a...
PC sales slump sees shipments slashed by 100m units
Over the past two years, PC shipments plummeted by more than 100-million units, according to research group Stocklytics, which adds that 2023 culminated in a historic low for the industry. Global PC shipments fell from approximately 342-million units in 2021 to around...
Local retailers can expect an uptick in sales
South African retailers should get set for a recovery in retail sales between 2024 and 2026, according to a new report conducted by the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) on behalf of fintech, Capital Connect. The report shows that total real retail sales are forecast to...
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It’s not security: it’s education
Imagine the scenario: you're on the frontline of a call-centre, helping run a customer service helpline. By Jeremy van Doorn, senior director of solutions engineering: SDDC at VMware EMEA You receive a call from a woman - she's flustered, and you can hear a baby...
Schneider Electric extends Aveva, Lenovo, Stratus partnerships
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the expansion of its partnerships to address the convergence of IT and OT. Bringing together system integrators with IT solution providers to build integrated...
Harness data insights to boost student success
There is an increasing trend towards leveraging data-driven insights into student behaviour to enhance attainment, retention and student well-being, as higher education institutions begin to recognise the key role that learning analytics can play in maximising student...
How remote-enabled higher education can thrive post-Covid
The impact of Covid-19 has affected 1 116 017 South African learners in higher education alone, writes Craig Bramley, lead education technologist at Citrix. One thing is for certain: the fallout from this pandemic will have a lasting impact on the way teaching is...
SAS, Microsoft partner on analytics and AI
Microsoft and SAS have announced an extensive technology and go-to-market strategic partnership. The two companies will enable customers to easily run their SAS workloads in the cloud, expanding their business solutions and unlocking critical value from their digital...
Dell storage solutions for unstructured data
Dell Technologies has launched Dell EMC PowerScale, a new family of storage systems that help organisations capture and capitalise on unstructured data, such as documents, images, videos and social media content. "The amount of unstructured data enterprises store as...
The role of augmented analytics is evolving
Since 2018, Gartner said that augmented analytics was set to change data analysis and business intelligence processes. Kevin Halkerd, senior IT risk and security analyst at e4, says that while he feels that the change had already begun, augmentation will bring about...
In turbulent market, focus on opportunities
Technology distributors and resellers that want to survive the current turbulence in the global and South African economies should seize the opportunity to improve operational efficiency and customer focus in the months ahead. Those that adapt fastest to the realities...
Altron wins two awards at SAPSA
Altron's chief executive Mteto Nyati has received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in the field of Management, during the recent South African Professional Services Awards (SAPSA). The technology company also scooped the Digital Industry Firm of the Year...
African Development Bank joins Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network
The African Development Bank, one of the world's largest issuers of social bonds, has been included the Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network (NSBN). The NSBN is a global and publicly available platform designed to improve transparency in the market for green, social and...
Full Stack .Net Developer (Senior & Intermediate roles) (CH1091)
Our client, who developed a financial wellness and inclusion platform that allows employees early access to already earned wages, is looking to for Full Stack .Net Software Developers to build software using languages and technologies of the .NET framework and JS...
Data Analyst at Famous Brands
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Data Analyst at Famous Brands – Gauteng Midrand
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Data Engineer – Gauteng Bryanston
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Systems / Networks Administrator (Ops Specialist) – Gauteng Centurion
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