The quiet rise of Chinese cloud in SA
Chinese cloud providers are becoming a rising force in South Africa’s digital infrastructure race. While global cloud narratives often spotlight American providers, the likes of Alibaba Cloud and Huawei Cloud are quietly changing the equation through local presence,...
Supply chain organisations lack formal AI strategies
Just 23% of supply chain leaders report having a formal supply chain AI strategy in place within their organisations, according to Gartner, which adds that, driven by pressures to demonstrate return-on-investment (ROI) in the near-term, chief supply chain officers...
Air travel industry improves baggage handling
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a global progress report on the implementation of baggage tracking. Focused on IATA Resolution 753, which requires tracking baggage at acceptance, loading, transfer and arrival, the survey of 155 airlines...
Young scientists gear up for Regeneron science fair
A group of six young scientists from South Africa are set to showcase their scientific brilliance at the world's largest pre-college Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition in Los Angeles, California. The youngsters got the opportunity to...
2m customers help FlySafair celebrate its 10th anniversary
FlySafair's annual sale, offering 50 000 tickets with the airline for R10, attracted nearly 2-million people for its 10th anniversary edition celebrating "Flying with Heart". "We are extremely happy with how yesterday's sale went," says Kirby Gordon, chief marketing...
Business leaders are battling to keep up with e-commerce growth
A new report from Accenture reveals that 95% of South African leaders (versus 83% globally) think that e-commerce is growing faster than they can adapt, and are finding it costly to be where customers are. This shared feeling of falling behind affirms how difficult it...
Ransomware victims are engaging with law enforcement
Most (97%) of organisation hit by ransomware over the past year engaged with law enforcement and/or official government bodies for help with the attack. In addition, more than half (59%) of those organisations that did engage with law enforcement found the process...
Cybercriminals now opt for quality over quantity
Cybersecurity specialist Trend Micro says it blocked more than 159-million email threats, around 8-million malicious URLs, and over 22-million malicious mobile apps targeting South African businesses and consumers between January and December 2023. This, as threat...
Ransomware accounts for every third incident
Ahead of International Anti-Ransomware Day (12 May), Kaspersky's latest research reveals a concerning trend in the global cybersecurity landscape, with ransomware attacks accounting for every third cyber incident in 2023. The report sheds light on the escalating...
GenAI proving popular within organisations
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is the number one type of AI solution deployed in organisations, according to a new survey by Gartner. According to the survey conducted in the fourth quarter of 2023, 29% of the 644 respondents from organisations in the US,...
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Tourism industry needs to keep the lights on
The decline in international visitors has caused unease in the tourism sector. The factors attributed to this decrease are many, but tourism service providers need to look inwards if we are to grow and recover ‘Brand SA,’ according to Brendon Bairstow-Klopper,...
Myths and realities of fintech lending
Fintech start-ups have transformed the market for consumer lending in the US and other mature credit markets, by giving people an alternative way of borrowing money without having to go through a bank or a traditional lending institution. We see a similar trend...
Infosource acquires Harvey Spencer Associates
Infosource, a document hardware market research firm, has acquired Harvey Spencer Associates (HSA), a worldwide capture software market analyst. The result is an analyst firm that covers the breadth of the document hardware and software markets worldwide. “We have a...
Black Friday 2019 was anything but black
As an organisation that focuses on the digital payments journey, using technology and innovation to enhance the overall customer experience, Transaction Junction relishes the huge retail trading period that starts with Black Friday and ends with Christmas. A maturing...
Welcome to a new customer experience world
As business heads into 2020, the way customer experience is managed will irrevocably change. By Paul McIntyre, CX executive at Elingo Ushering in this new era will be technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) which have already impacted...
Crypto can save retailers in card transaction fees
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VMware leads in hyperconverged infrastructure
VMware has been positioned furthest on the completeness of vision axis in Gartner’s’s November 2019 Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure. According to Gartner, a Gartner Magic Quadrant is “a culmination of research in a specific market, giving you a...
How Azure helps Reckitt Benckiser unlock the power of data
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) makes a wide range of popular consumer health, hygiene, and home products. To empower its staff to make data-based decisions, RB replaced its existing business intelligence (BI) solution with Microsoft Power BI and Azure. RB is a global consumer...
Paratus bridges Africa from East to West
Paratus, a telecoms operator with operational offices in six African countries, says it is the first telecoms operator to bridge Africa from East to West. The company has implemented additional routes for redundancy and is in the process of an aggressive rollout plan,...
Multi-million rand investment for GotBot AI
African tech startup Gotbot AI has received a significant investment boost to the value of R2,5-million from venture capital firm, Capacitech. The first such investment of its kind for Gotbot AI will mean the company's co-founders Nick Argyros and Chris Green, along...
SAP ABAP Developer – Gauteng Menlyn
Fastest growing IT company in SA is looking for a SAP ABAP Developer to join their dynamic team ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: 2-5 years' experience in ABAP Development including ABAP Objects- 2-5 years' experience with distribution technology IDOC/ODATA- Any...
Mid-Senior Multimedia Graphic & Web Designer (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR keen eye for beautiful digital visuals and experience is sought to fill the role of a Mid-Senior Multimedia Graphic & Web Designer wanted by a forward-thinking Digital Agency. This position requires someone who can blend Graphic Design, Web Design...
SQL Support and Systems Specialist at Ntice Search
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ENVIRONMENT:YOUR keen eye for beautiful digital visuals and experience is sought to fill the role of a Mid-Senior Multimedia Graphic & Web Designer wanted by a forward-thinking Digital Agency. This position requires someone who can blend Graphic Design, Web Design...
SQL Support and Systems Specialist at Ntice Search – KwaZulu-Natal Clermont
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Power BI Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
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