Visa opens first African data centre in Joburg
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Trump administration make AI a priority
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TV the biggest loser as Gen Z turns to streaming
The data is in, and it's official: things are not looking good for South African television. The latest MAPS data overview from the Market Research Foundation shows a massive decline in television viewership over the past two years: In Q1 2021, 72% of respondents...
SMEs unaware of malware for nine months
South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) take about nine months to become aware of and report a data breach. That's according to Jaco Voigt, MD of Cisco technology ecosystem provider PerfectWorx Consulting, who says this concerning timeframe is broadly...
APT groups target government, energy, telecoms in Africa
Researchers at Kaspersky keep a close eye on Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and are observing nine active threat actors that currently target organisations in Africa. While these threat actors target a wide range of entities, Kaspersky researchers identified...
Beware of tax season scammers
As the 2024 tax season officially gets underway and provisional and non-provisional taxpayers prepare their paperwork filing, it's essential to be extra vigilant as cybercriminals set their sights on South African taxpayers for a quick payday. Tax season has become a...
IITPSA ICT Skills Survey focuses on changing landscape
The 2024 edition of the IITPSA South African ICT Skills Survey has gone live for survey input. This survey was previously co-authored by Adrian Schofield, Professional Member and Fellow of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA),...
BankservAfrica and UPI ease e-commerce payments in Africa
BankservAfrica and UnionPay International (UPI) are collaborating to facilitate easier and safer e-commerce transactions for UPI cardholders across Africa's online merchants. The organisations have joined forces to introduce UPI e-commerce acceptance across several...
Industrial IoT set for massive growth
The global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market size is anticipated to reach $1,69-trillion by 2030 and projected to grow at a CAGR of 23,2% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market growth is being driven by a significant...
Webb captures celestial fireworks around a forming star
The cosmos seems to come alive with a crackling explosion of pyrotechnics in this new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Taken with Webb's MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), this fiery hourglass marks the scene of a very young object in the process of becoming...
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SilverBridge partners with Hollard Botswana on cloud migration
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Data backup and analytics to improve retail CX
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Hitachi Vantara appoints new GM and sales director for SA
Dennis Naidoo has been appointed as GM and sales director of Hitachi Vantara in South Africa. In his new role, Naidoo is tasked with aligning Hitachi Vantara's sales and account teams while expanding the company's footprint to new territories within South Africa. He...
Silwood Technology, Master Data Management partner
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Will blended learning be the future norm?
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The business reasons for cloud migration
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The best way to save your ERP project
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