Building trust is key for AI project success
Forty-five percent of leaders in organisations with high AI maturity said their AI initiatives remain in production for three years or more to ensure sustained impact and value, according to a survey by Gartner. This compares to only 20% in low-maturity organisations....
Crypto scams slam US consumers
Consumers in the world’s largest crypto market, the US, have lost more than $470-million in crypto scams in the first quarter of this year – a bigger loss than the next five payment methods combined. This is the revelation from the latest research by...
Survey shows Saffers are happy and flourishing
South Africans generally feel happy and are flourishing. That's according to the findings of the Happiness Survey, undertaken at the end of 2023 by Nedbank in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). Based on over 10 000 data points, the...
Charter to transform and secure messaging launched
The ITW Global Leaders' Forum (GLF) has unveiled an initiative to restore trust within the global messaging ecosystem. The newly launched "Messaging Charter" is set to enhance trust, security, and innovation within the industry, ensuring a sustainable and efficient...
Positive outlook for data centre infrastructure management
Data centre infrastructure management (DCIM), according to new research from Omdia, is set to play a pivotal role in the coming years - with the sector's market value expected to reach $6,3-billion by 2030. From overseeing infrastructure equipment in remote cabinets...
Cybersecurity becomes a key factor in agriculture
Adoption of technologies like robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) across the agriculture sector is helping tackle various challenges - including labour shortages and climate change - but this digitalisation also puts the sector at...
Third-party sellers make the majority of Amazon sales
Over the past decade, Amazon has seen a considerable increase in the number and the sales value generated by its third-party (3P) sellers - 61% of the ecommerce giant's sales in Q1, according to AltIndex - and now its second-largest revenue stream. There are different...
Suspected TV pirate arrested
MultiChoice Group, in collaboration with Irdeto and the Cybercrime Unit from the Western Cape Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit, has claimed a victory in the fight against Internet streaming piracy According to a statement from the company, on 31 May 2024...
Nominations open for AWIEF awards
Nominations are open for the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) 2024 Awards, which celebrate the achievements and contributions of women founders and entrepreneurs across Africa. Nominees for the AWIEF Awards should be emerging and established...
CEOs bet on GenAI despite workforce and culture issues
Banking and financial markets (BFM) CEOs are facing workforce and culture and challenges as they act quickly to implement and scale generative AI (GenAI) across their organisations. The findings are part of an annual global cross-industry study by the IBM Institute...
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Wireframing will save time and money
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Virus gives impetus to revisit modern workstyle
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Aruba names Sherifa Hady as EMEA channel sales director
Aruba has announced the appointment of Sherifa Hady as the channel sales director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. In her role, Hady will oversee the channel team, working closely with them to build partnerships with resellers and distributors across the region,...
BT launches Cyber Security Advisory Services practice
BT has launched its Security Advisory Services practice, offering strategic security guidance and solutions to organisations across the globe. BT Security Advisory Services will be led by Tris Morgan, with approximately 300 members of specialist staff based across the...
What the future world of claims will look like
Industry 4.0 has seen the rapid advancement of next generation capabilities such as automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics, which are massively impacting all business functions. Rowland Ramalingam, head of non-motor claims at Santam, says: "We...
Blue Prism opens new office in SA
Robotic process automation (RPA) vendor Blue Prism is formalising its presence in South Africa with the opening of a local office in Cape Town. Blue Prism's former sales director for Africa, Greg Newton, is relocating from Blue Prism's UK office to Cape Town to serve...
Dimension Data unifies operations, becomes more client focused
Dimension Data is to operate under a single name as aims to deliver the changing technology needs of its clients. "As the market around us continues to evolve, we are conscious of the need to remain relevant by delivering products and services that enable our clients...
SAFCoin employs blockchain for micro jobs
African cryptocurrency SAFCoin has launched what it believes to be Africa's first blockchain-powered micro jobs platform, aimed at connecting businesses and gig economy workers across Africa, for free. MobiJobs.Africa lets start-ups and small to medium-sized...
Hitachi Vantara extends enterprise storage
Hitachi Vantara has launched the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) 5000 series, its latest storage array based a powerful next-generation storage and infrastructure foundation with a new scale-out, scale-up architecture for any workload at any scale. The solution...
Jini Guru partners with Azilen on payment solutions
Local cloud platform builder Jini Guru, has partnered with product engineering company Azilen Technologies to build fintech solutions for emerging markets. Mike Smits, co-founder of Jini Guru, says that the collaboration between the two companies brings immense skills...
Senior Machine Learning Engineer/Lead Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The successful candidate will lead the development and implementation of advanced ML and GenAI models to improve business processes, such as forecasting, demand prediction, churn analysis, and customer segmentation. Key Requirements BSc in Data Science, Big Data, AI,...
Project Manager (Applications) (Contract) (CPT Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge Energy Specialist urgently seeks to fill a 6 to 12 Month Contract role for a proactive & highly driven Project Manager with proven knowledge and experience of the Software Development Lifecycle and how this translates to the project...
Systems / Networks Administrator (Ops Specialist)
Keeping systems secure, networks strong, and operations seamless!Our client is seeking a dynamic Systems Networks Administrator (Ops Specialist) to ensure the stability, security, and efficiency of their IT infrastructure. This role is perfect for a tech-savvy...
Project Manager (Applications) (Contract) (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge Energy Specialist urgently seeks to fill a 6 to 12 Month Contract role for a proactive & highly driven Project Manager with proven knowledge and experience of the Software Development Lifecycle and how this translates to the project...
Systems / Networks Administrator (Ops Specialist) – Gauteng Pretoria
Keeping systems secure, networks strong, and operations seamless!Our client is seeking a dynamic Systems Networks Administrator (Ops Specialist) to ensure the stability, security, and efficiency of their IT infrastructure. This role is perfect for a tech-savvy...
Internship Information Technology positions (Dbn)
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC work in conjuction with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training...
Senior DevOps Engineer
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to lead and enhance their cloud infrastructure, automation, and pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering, will work with developers, Operations and Analysts to...
Internship Information Technology positions (Dbn) – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC work in conjuction with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training...
Senior DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to lead and enhance their cloud infrastructure, automation, and pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering, will work with developers, Operations and Analysts to...
Internship Information Technology Positions (Jhb)
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC work in conjuction with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training...
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