Google ups African funding
Google has outlined a wave of AI support across Africa, representing $37-million in cumulative funding — including previously committed but unannounced funding — to research, talent development, and infrastructure. The funding package includes funding and partnerships...
Hybrid working key to productivity during school holidays
Almost two-thirds (62%) of working parents find organising childcare during school holidays to be a significant source of stress – and, as a result, more than half (55%) utilise their annual leave to meet childcare duties. This is according to new research from IWG,...
African Development Bank approves R18,85bn for Transnet recovery
The African Development Bank Group has approved a R18,85-billion corporate loan to Transnet for its recovery and growth plans. The 25-year loan approved by the bank group's board of directors is fully guaranteed by the government of South Africa. It will facilitate...
Updated: Faulty security update behind global IT outage
Businesses around the world have been hit by a massive outage this morning, as Microsoft Windows machines fail to boot up. Ironically, the cause is believed to be a faulty update in Crowdstrike security software. Airports, hospitals and media companies are among the...
Employees run high burnout risk
A worryingly high number of employees are at a high risk of burnout. And, without a plan to improve employee health and wellbeing, or assistance from AI and other technologies, organisational burnout risk spreads from managers to employees - a potential domino effect...
Government promises investments in infrastructure, digital skills
President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed the Seventh Administration to pursuing massive infrastructure investments, and furthering the country's digital skills. Speaking last night at the Opening of Parliament, the president said significant infrastructure projects are...
NASA cancels Viper project
Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA has announced its intention to discontinue development of its Viper (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. The agency cites stated cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks of future...
Cloud adoption drive AI data management growth
The global artificial intelligence (AI) data management market size is expected to reach $104,32-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 22,7% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The increasing adoption of cloud computing services is a...
Mistral AI, Nvidia debut new enterprise AI model
Mistral AI and Nvidia have released a new language model, Mistral NeMo 12B, that developers can easily customise and deploy for enterprise applications supporting chatbots, multilingual tasks, coding and summarisation. By combining Mistral AI's expertise in training...
IBM makes Mistral Large model available on watsonx
IBM has announced the availability of Mistral Large on watsonx.ai, as part of our commitment to make high quality, performant foundation models widely accessible to enterprises - and deployable on their own terms. By Armand Ruiz, vice-president: watsonx.ai &...
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Facebook launches campaign against false news
As part of its ongoing commitment in, specifically around COVID-19, Facebook will begin rolling out a new on-platform campaign across a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to connect people to accurate sources and combat misinformation. Named 'Three Questions To...
Pandemic renders construction industry vulnerable to scams
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InterSystems introduces certification program
InterSystems has introduced the InterSystems Certification Program, a new credentialing program offered through the company's Learning Services. The InterSystems Certification Program offers exams and digital credentials to prove individual and organizational...
Retaining the human touch in customer service is more critical than ever
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E-commerce feels logistics pinch of Covid-19 boom
The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred unprecedented growth in ecommerce, accelerating local adoption rates by as many as three to five years. However, as online shopping continues to boom, many online retailers have struggled to cope with the demand and disruptions to...
VMware adds Cloud Native Master Services Competency
Vmware has added a new VMware Cloud Native Master Services Competency (MSC), the first competency related to the VMware Tanzu portfolio. The new Cloud Native MSC will provide a foundational step to enable current and future partners to architect a Kubernetes-based...
Augmented analytics: what’s the fuss?
When analytics is infused with artificial intelligence (AI), businesses can start to truly enhance productivity amongst the human workforce. This is according to Clinton Scott, managing director at TechSoft International, who says that when analytics is augmented with...
What to do when your info is found for sale
Dealing in stolen account credentials is big business for hackers. They can easily and widely trade login credentials and full account details in cybercriminal marketplaces to make money for minimal effort. Although privileged accounts, such as administrator accounts,...
Tarsus On Demand achieves VMware Cloud Verified Status
Tarsus On Demand has achieved VMware Cloud Verified status. The Cloud Verified badge signals to customers that Tarsus On Demand offers a service running on top of the complete VMware Cloud infrastructure. The company has a history with VMware that spans eight years...
Commvault launches HyperScale X
Yesterday at Commvault FutureReady 2020, Commvault announced the launch of Commvault HyperScale X. HyperScale X is the latest generation of Commvault's fully integrated scale-out data management solution, and is the first product in the portfolio to integrate...
Senior Business / Systems Analyst (CH1126) – Western Cape Kuils River
Our client, in the credit industry, has an opening for a Senior Business / Systems Analyst to join their Communication Technology team.Are you a technically minded problem-solver who thrives on making customer interactions smarter, faster, and more efficient? Do you...
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Senior Software Developer (C#.NET, SQL & Angular) (CH1071)
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Scrum Master – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Bellville (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for Scrum Masters to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Guides the Product Owners (POs) in discovery by practicing relevant agile techniques (e.g. journey maps) and...
Senior Software Developer (C#.NET, SQL & Angular) (CH1071) – Western Cape Kuils River
Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a skilled Senior Software Developer to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...
Specialist Developer: Information Technology (C#)
Job Outputs Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to...
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iOCO Infrastructure Services invites you to explore possibilities. We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Junior Server Engineer with expertise in Configuring and managing servers of mainly MS operating systems and related tasks in Azure.What you'll...
Specialist Developer: Information Technology (C#) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
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Junior Server Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
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