Management changes at Boston IT Solutions
Chris Coetzee has stepped down as business director at Boston IT Solutions South Africa. Commercial manager Matt Parfitt has been appointed to oversee the operations of Boston IT Solutions South Africa in the interim. Coetzee has taken up the position of MD at...
How Africa can seize the AI advantage
Kathy Gibson reports – Realising the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for Africa requires commitment and hard work. This is the word from Kabelo Makwane, country manager of Google South Africa, addressing delegates to the Google AI in Action event taking...
AI platform could spot the next Olympic hopeful
Restraints - physical, time and budgetary - currently make it extremely challenging for sports scouts to find talent in rural or remote areas. Those limits have a twofold effect: A world of talented individuals will never become professional athletes, and fans may...
New cohort named for Google Startups Accelerator
Google has announced the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program, featuring 10 startups from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa that were selected from nearly 1 000 applications. Since its inception in 2018, the Google for Startups...
Engineering solutions dominate Eskom Expo regional event
A sound-following robot; a renewable energy model; a lunch box microwave; and an automated patient paralysis healthcare system were among the innovative research projects showcased at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists Gauteng South Regional Science Fair. A total of...
Parktown Boys claims JSE Investment Challenge top spot
A team of four pupils from Parktown Boys' High School has claimed the top spot in the Equity Portfolio category for the June edition of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge. The team, 'Trading Titans', consisting of pupils Aarhush Siddapur,...
Campus switch revenues set to plunge
Campus switch sales hit a stratospheric high in 2023 but are expected to come sharply back down to earth in 2024, contracting by 16%. This is according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group, which expects to see a 6% rebound in campus switch revenues in 2025, and then...
Growth, technology trump workers as top business priorities
CEOs ranked workforce as their third most important business priority for 2024 to 2025, behind growth and technology, according to Gartner. Gartner surveyed 416 CEOs and other senior business leaders in July 2023 and October through December 2023 and found that...
Public cloud spend set to double by 2028
Worldwide spending on public cloud services is forecast to reach $805-billion in 2024 and double in size by 2028, according to the latest update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide. Although annual...
Execs losing patience with non-return on GenAI investments
At least 30% of generative AI (GenAI) projects will be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025 due to poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, escalating costs, or unclear business value, according to Gartner. Rita Sallam, distinguished vice-president...
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New ESM GM for Networks Unlimited
Risna Steenkamp has been appointed as the GM: ESM division at Networks Unlimited Africa. Steenkamp was promoted after just six months from her position as the company's Western Cape regional channel manager, an appointment which she took up in July last year. This...
Altron BSI partners with Aprimo
Altron Bytes Systems Integration (BSI), a subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron, has partnered with US-based Aprimo to bring digital technology and services to companies that will benefit dramatically from digital transformation. Aprimo is a global provider of digital asset...
BlackFog makes Hot Vendors list
BlackFog, a provider of data privacy and data security solutions, has been included in the list of "Hot Vendors" in the "Hot Vendors in Security and Privacy, 2020" report by Aragon Research. BlackFog's data privacy and data security platform provides enterprises with...
Salesforce sub-Saharan Africa Partner Awards announced
Salesforce has announced its annual sub-Saharan African Partner Award winners, recognising excellence among Salesforce's partner ecosystem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for financial year 2020 (to end January 2020). Awards are judged based on the revenue contribution of...
Tech Wise Solutions grows operations
As part of its strategy to expand its operations in Africa, Tech Wise Solutions has appointed Eugene Verster and Nicole Willis to enhance its sales force. Garry Kondakov, director for African business at Tech Wise Solutions, says: "Tech Wise has undergone a growth...
DPO Group to be acquired by Network International
DPO Group (DPO), one of the leading, high-growth online commerce platforms in Africa operating across 19 countries, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Network International, an enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). In a...
Why Huawei all-flash storage maximises ROI
All-flash storage has jolted the journey of digital transformation for many companies and users are becoming more comfortable applying all-flash arrays (AFAs) to build their own data centers. It has been suggested that all-flash storage holds 50% of the storage market...
Twitter hack exposes massive cyber security flaw that affects us all
Introducing a cyber security aware culture, supported by real time accountability, is the only solution to shield organisations and individuals in a time of cyber attacks and Twitter hacks. By Stephen Burke, CEO and founder of Cyber Risk Aware Everyday brings a new...
Collaborative security in communities
Communities can fundamentally change the face of crime. Research into communities and crime decline in the American Sociological Review found that for every 10 organisations that focused on crime and community life in a city of 100 000 residents there was a subsequent...
Global technology industry deals top $131bn in Q2
Total technology industry deals for Q2 2020 worth $131,01-billion were announced globally, according to GlobalData's deals database. The value marked an increase of 30,6% over the previous quarter and a drop of 0.8% when compared with the last four-quarter average of...
Intermediate Java Software – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is excited to be searching for an Intermediate Java Software Engineer to build and implement functional software products. You will work with other Software Engineers throughout the software development life cycle. If you also have experience in Agile...
Data Scientist
Our client is looking for a data scientist to drive substantial bottom-line value by transforming the organisation's key decision processes (e.g., sales, marketing, product design and pricing, fraud, underwriting, and claims) by extracting insights from large and...
Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is looking for a data scientist to drive substantial bottom-line value by transforming the organisation's key decision processes (e.g., sales, marketing, product design and pricing, fraud, underwriting, and claims) by extracting insights from large and...
Junior Specialist: Project manager
Project Execution and Management To support the programmes team in all aspects of the project lifecycleInitial screening of funding proposals for grant making.Support for contract management, onboarding project partners and close out.Monitoring and reporting - ensure...
SAP CRM Technical Consultant / Developer
One of our clients is looking for SAP Technical CRM, minimum 5 years' experience, Tertiary qualification in the ICT space and SAP certified consultants. 12 months contract in PTA CBD and hybrid. Key Requirements Minimum 5 years of experience in SAP CRM development and...
Junior Specialist: Project manager – Gauteng Johannesburg
Project Execution and Management To support the programmes team in all aspects of the project lifecycleInitial screening of funding proposals for grant making.Support for contract management, onboarding project partners and close out.Monitoring and reporting - ensure...
SAP CRM Technical Consultant / Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
One of our clients is looking for SAP Technical CRM, minimum 5 years' experience, Tertiary qualification in the ICT space and SAP certified consultants. 12 months contract in PTA CBD and hybrid. Key Requirements Minimum 5 years of experience in SAP CRM development and...
Systems Analyst at Talent on Tap
Position Overview:We are looking for a Systems Analyst with a background in mining and/or engineering to help drive the ongoing implementation and improvement of our internal operational and software systems. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working...
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Our client is eagerly seeking a BA will be required to conduct the task of understanding business change needs, assessing the business impact of those changes, capturing, analysing, and documenting requirements. Key Requirements Degree B Eng (Industrial)6+ years of...
Systems Analyst at Talent on Tap – Gauteng Rosebank
Position Overview:We are looking for a Systems Analyst with a background in mining and/or engineering to help drive the ongoing implementation and improvement of our internal operational and software systems. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working...
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