The SA case for digital transformation
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei South Africa Connect in Sandton – Digital transformation is about more that technology: it can help South Africa to surmount many of its challenges and position itself as a regional leader. This is the word from Will Meng, CEO of...
Digital inclusion key to SA’s economic future
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei South Africa Connect in Sandton – South Africa needs to use technology as a tool to solve the challenges it faces, while creating new opportunities to make the country more competitive. “There is no doubt that we have reached a new...
AI shaping the future of business as executives embrace it
A new global study by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has revealed that more than eight out of 10 (86%) of senior business leaders have already deployed artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance existing revenue streams or create new ones. The "TCS AI for Business...
Africa’s CEOs expect technology to impact how they create and deliver value
It is imperative for business leaders in Africa to reinvent their business models in the interest of corporate longevity, according to PwC, which says its latest report - Africa Business Agenda: Thriving in an age of continuous reinvention 2024 - indicates that 40% of...
Startups challenge incumbents like Nvidia in AI accelerator chips
Among the several innovations announced at Google I/O 2024, a key highlight was the release of the sixth-generation tensor processing unit (TPU) named Trillium. With its high energy efficiency and significantly higher peak compute performance, the new chip heightens...
The cyberthreats African industrial organisations should be aware of
According to Kaspersky statistics, in the first quarter of 2024 the percentage of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) computers globally on which malicious objects were blocked decreased by 1,3 percentage points from the first quarter of the previous year to 24,4%. In...
The future belongs to the innovators
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco – Some people are calling the era we are living in now the Fifth Industrial Revolution, others the Age of AI. But there can be no argument that the way people live, learn and work is changing fundamentally, with...
GenAI drives fundamental shifts in how we work
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco – As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) permeates every organisation, the way we do business and operate our companies has got to change. African business leaders believe that GenAI will help their companies to...
Amazon aims to connect rural Africa with Kuiper
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco – Amazon is on track to launch its Kuiper satellite connectivity service within the next year, with the aim of give all Africans access to affordable connectivity. Naveen Kachroo, chief product and commercial officer at...
Security is key to building trust
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco – As African businesses shift to digitalisation, it’s important to build trust. Security is a vital element in the hyperconnected world, says Dr Pascal Andrei, chief security officer at Airbus. And, along with physical...
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41bn IoT devices missing …
Analysts and major enterprises predicted 50-billion IoT devices would be connected by 2020, yet the true figure stands closer to 9-billion. This means 41-billion IoT connected devices have failed to materialise, potentially representing the biggest missed prediction...
Networks follow apps to the cloud
Applications are fast migrating out of legacy data centres to the lcoud, which offers more simplicity, better economics and the potential for an improved user experience. As these apps move from the data centre, the network must follow them to the cloud. Troye...
Accelerate digital transformation through ‘visibility without borders’
Speed, mobility and agility have arguably become the greatest strengths reaped by organisations embracing the digital revolution. But what about visibility? Companies are transforming technology infrastructure and processes at extraordinary rates, but at the same time...
De-risking in the era of transparency
The issue of data protection and privacy was, until recently, a conversation confined to a specific group of people within an organisation. By Daniel Fried, GM and senior vice-president: EMEA and Worldwide channels at Veeam Unless you were an IT consultant or a...
Vox, Ellies sign partnership agreement
Vox has entered into a business partner agreement with Ellies Holdings, as part of a commitment by both companies to actively work together in expanding their respective product and solutions portfolios. Ellies is a South African brand established in 1979 and...
2019 was the year of 5G in MEA region
As the Middle East and Africa region races towards commercial 5G services, Ericsson achieved significant milestones with leading service providers on the road to making 5G a reality. By Chafic Traboulsi, head of networks at Ericsson Middle East and Africa During 2019,...
Xineoh signs AI deal with major retail client
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are becoming more than just buzzwords as South African blue-chip companies start to implement these technologies to solve real-world problems. One of South Africa's largest retail groups recently contracted Xineoh, a...
Telecommunications trends for 2020
Open minds and fair trade will play a leading role in revolutionising the African telecoms market into the next decade. That's the prediction from Christoph Fitih, director sales: Africa at Parallel Wireless, who offers the following outlook on the market. As the new...
HP, Aptronics deliver tech to improve healthcare
The healthcare environment can benefit greatly from the thoughtful application of technology to help improve operations and outcomes. HP offers a range of solutions designed to help healthcare professionals in their work and also to safeguard the safety of staff and...
Is your personal data safe?
Data Protection Day is a good time to find out if your data is safe, writes Barry Cook, privacy and group data protection officer at VFS Global. We share a lot more information in the digital world than we used to. Businesses, organisations, close family, friends and...
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
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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...
Application Support Specialist
Our client is looking for an Application Support Specialist, who will be responsible for the execution of Information Technology (IT) application support function for the NAXT 365 ERP system based on Microsoft Dynamics365.This role focuses on ensuring seamless support...
Internship Information Technology Positions (Jhb) – Gauteng Johannesburg
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...
Application Support Specialist – Gauteng Kempton Park
Our client is looking for an Application Support Specialist, who will be responsible for the execution of Information Technology (IT) application support function for the NAXT 365 ERP system based on Microsoft Dynamics365.This role focuses on ensuring seamless support...
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Vibrant software company seeking young inquisitive minds to join its development team. Desired Skills: C# Mysql Desired Work Experience: Less than 1 year Software About The Employer: - Software company with dynamic ideas navigating the best suited technologies and...
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