Resellers: Make your voice heard
Voting has officially opened for the South African IT distribution channel’s most prestigious awards – the Channelwise Awards 2025 – where resellers and partners get the chance to rate and reward their top distributors and vendors. “Over the years, the Channelwise...
Supply chain cybersecurity hits Peak of Inflated Expectations
Supply chain cybersecurity has reached the Peak of Inflated Expectations, while generative AI (GenAI) is in the Trough of Disillusionment and presents an added threat to secure supply chains, according to Gartner. “The large number of multitier partners in an...
IBM, Intel collaborate to drive AI innovation
IBM and Intel are collaborating to deploy Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud by early next year to help more cost effectively scale enterprise AI and drive innovation underpinned with security and resiliency. This collaboration will also enable...
GenAI a key theme in companies’ discussions
Companies across various sectors are incorporating next-generation AI capabilities into their solutions, with GenAI standing out as a primary focus of technological innovation, reveals the Company Filings Analytics Database of research group GlobalData. The company’s...
Sluggish demand pushes Absa PMI back to contractionary territory
After the encouraging uptick in July, the seasonally adjusted PMI dropped significantly by 8.8 points to 43.6 in August, down from 52.4 in July. This decline underscores the challenges the sector faces amid ongoing political uncertainty, high but slowing inflation,...
Intel raises the bar for AI performance on Xeon processors
In the latest MLCommons AI performance benchmark suite – MLPerf Inference v4.1 - Intel submitted results across six MLPerf benchmarks for 5th Gen Xeon Scalable processors and, for the first time, its Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores). Intel Xeon 6...
IBM unlocks capabilities for enterprise-scale AI
IBM has revealed architecture details for the upcoming IBM Telum II Processor and IBM Spyre Accelerator - new technologies designed to significantly scale processing capacity across next generation IBM Z mainframe systems and help accelerate the use of traditional AI...
Nvidia Blackwell sets new standard for GenAI in MLPerf benchmarks
As enterprises race to adopt generative AI and bring new services to market, the demands on data centre infrastructure have never been greater – training large language models (LLMs) is one challenge, but delivering LLM-powered realtime services is another. In the...
Gold Fields migrates SAP environments to AWS
Gold Fields has migrated its end-to-end SAP and treasury systems to AWS as part of its digital transformation strategy. The collaboration has enabled Gold Fields to modernise technology infrastructure, while enabling AWS’s analytics, machine learning (ML), and...
R50bn in Sanral tenders in the market
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) is currently evaluating 96 tenders worth R35-billion, while 86 contracts worth R15-billion have already been awarded since the start of the 2024/25 financial year on 1 April 2024. The tenders currently in evaluation...
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Making sense out of big data through visualisation
With a proliferation of data emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic, data visualisation offers a fantastic opportunity to present all this information in an easy-to-digest format, and its applications are broad, writes SAS senior associate systems engineer Melissa...
The need for healthcare virtualisation amid the pandemic
In times of a global pandemic, where human and physical resources are stretched to the limit, operators and services providers in the healthcare ecosystem need to find ways to virtualise the delivery of healthcare, while trying to sustain business as usual. By Shiraaz...
Intelligence is everything for the business
As emergent technology and digital innovation take centre stage it is time to differentiate between artificial intelligence (AI) and business intelligence (BI). The two are complementary but they are not the same, writes Craig Van Rooyen, chief operating officer of...
Is the future of fitness events online?
With the Covid-19 pandemic shutting down gyms and fitness facilities across South Africa, the fitness industry is tapping into the growing phenomenon of hosting online events - which is not only enabling businesses to continue operating, but in many cases grow their...
Start training the skills of the future, now
The world is in the throes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), with drones, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, 3D printing and robotics being used in various ways by numerous industries. Much has been written and said about the impact of these...
Leviathan Viral Testing Africa gets rapid Covid-19 testing
Leviathan Viral Testing Africa has been awarded the exclusive distributorship of the EMG Group's range of Covid-19 rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing products across Africa. EMG Group (Evotech-Mirai Genomics) supplies high fidelity medical instrumentation and technology for...
KnowBe4 kit helps strengthen passwords
Today (May 7) is World Password Day, highlighting how many users still have weak or vulnerable passwords. "The recent headlines about 500 000 Zoom passwords being up for sale confirm how important it is that people change their password habits," says Anna Collard, MD...
Next-generation CMT operators can unlock R182bn of value
The adoption of key technologies in the South African communication, media and technology (CMT) space, can unlock R182-billion in value for the industry, consumers and society at large by 2026, we found in recent study conducted at Accenture. By Nitesh Singh, MD for...
Ransomware attacks during the pandemic
According to multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky Lab, it detected over 120 000 ransomware attacks in South Africa in 2019. By Lukas van der Merwe, specialist sales executive: security at T-Systems South Africa The figure for the first two...
The cyber risks of online schooling
Distance learning may become the new normal - but there are new risks in this virtual environment, writes Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales director at Fortinet. With lockdown forcing schools and tertiary institutions to take learning online, a plethora of new risks...
Data Scientist (Investment Operations) – Remote Remote
Leading Investment Management company with operations locally and internationally is seeking a dynamic Data Scientist to join their investment operations team.The candidate must have a completed BSc Honours / Engineering (Maths/Stats/Financial Maths/Similar) plus 1 –...
Senior UI Developer (ITC-53) – Gauteng Centurion
We are seeking a Senior UI Developer who will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of responsive front-end applications using the Angular framework. The ideal candidate will work closely with UX/UI designers, back-end developers, and product...
Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is seeking skilled Java Software Engineers with strong enterprise experience, consulting exposure, and a stable track record. Strong communication skills and delivery focus are key. Key Requirements A bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering or other...
Senior Integration Developer (ICT-20) – Gauteng Centurion
We are looking for a Senior Integration Developer with expertise in API development, cloud-based integration, and system/application integration. The ideal candidate will have significant experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, integrating with AWS services,...
Technical Architect (Tech Lead) (ITC-45) – Gauteng Centurion
A leading project requires the expertise of a Technical Architect (Tech Lead) to drive architectural strategy and implementation across cloud, data, and integration layers. This is a senior-level opportunity for a technical expert with over 10 years of experience in...
Solutions Architect Tech Lead (ITC-42)
We are looking for a seasoned Solutions Architect at Tech Lead level to spearhead high-level architectural design and integration strategies for enterprise systems. This role is perfect for an expert with over a decade of experience in software development and...
Senior Data Analyst (ITC-10)
Senior Data Analyst (Contractor)Our esteemed client in Centurion is urgently looking for a Senior Data Analyst for a 3-year hybrid contract Position:Duties and Responsibilities- Collects, cleans, and analyzes data to extract insights.- Creates reports, dashboards, and...
Senior Systems Developer (Any Language + SQL) (CH1127)
Our client is a Stellenbosch-based technology company, who designs and builds digital technology solutions for customers across Africa and beyond in order to create productive societies.They are looking to employ a Senior Developer with 8+ years of programming...
Intermediate CX Developer (ITC-09)
We are seeking a talented Intermediate Customer Experience (CX) Designer with expertise in designing user-centric solutions for mobile apps, web platforms, and chat interfaces. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in design thinking, a solid understanding...
DevOps at QES
My client based in Cape Town (Claremont) is currently looking for a DevOps Engineer to join them on a permanent basis Cape Town / Hybrid DevOps EngineerAre you a DevOps engineer who's looking for a fantastic opportunity? We are looking for an enthusiastic person to...
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