The future of analytics in the AI era
Seventy-five percent of new analytics content will be contextualised for intelligent applications through generative AI (GenAI) by 2027, enabling composable connection between insights and actions, says Gartner. Addressing delegates at the Gartner Data & Analytics...
Companies looking for investment opportunities in AI
As artificial intelligence (AI) discussions continue to generate a buzz across industries, companies are increasingly exploring investments to harness its transformative potential. And one of the more prominent areas of discussion involves investment opportunities...
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,...
Return to office mandates could push employees to leave
One in three executives presented with a return-to-office (RTO) obligation reported that they will leave their current employer for that reason, according to Gartner. The same survey of more than 3 500 employees from November 2023 revealed that 19% of non-executives...
PayJustNow partners with Merchant Capital
South African Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider PayJustNow has partnered with alternative lender Merchant Capital to expand access to working capital for retailers with a new cash advance offer, PayJustNow Advance. Craig Newborn, CEO of PayJustNow, says: "The retail...
IBM, SAP extend collaboration to GenAI
IBM and SAP have announced their vision for the next era of their collaboration, which includes new generative AI (GenAI) capabilities and industry-specific cloud solutions that can help clients unlock business value. "IBM and SAP's shared approach to generative AI,...
Financial barriers are primary reason for property rentals
The majority of people who rent residential accommodation in South Africa do so for financial reasons - with nearly half admitting they can't afford to buy a property, according to credit bureau TPN's latest Tenant Survey Report. The annual survey provides the...
SA’s online retail market is booming
Kathy Gibson reports - In 2023, the online retail market was worth R71-billion, making up 6,15% of the total R1,1-trillion retail market. "At the current rate, this means online retail will reach 10% of the total retail market by the end of 2025," says Arthur...
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Takealot prepares to ship an order per second
South Africa's leading ecommerce group expects to ship at least one order every second, with roughly 10 000 boxes leaving its warehouses every hour this shopping season. Black Friday was first introduced to South Africa in 2012, and has since become an important day...
Software AG joins Open Data Initiative
Software AG will participate in the Open Data Initiative (ODI) as a member of the Partner Advisory Council (PAC). Originally announced by Microsoft, Adobe and SAP last year, the ODI aims to help companies transform their customer experiences through real-time insights...
Brexit feast time in Ireland?
As Brexit looms, the IT distribution channel Enterprise market in Ireland is thriving with double-digit growth in the server, storage and networking segments, according to the latest data published by Context. In a market that is declining overall in Western Europe...
Vox is having a Green Week
Vox is kicking off its Green Week between 25 November and 2 December with a Vox Fibre to the Business (FTTB) Double Up Promo. FTTB orders signed between 18 November and 2 December 2019, will automatically receive double the data for the duration of their contract with...
Kenya partners get Westcon-Comstor’s Azure Virtual Vault
Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has launched its Azure Virtual Vault partner programme in Kenya. The programme is an interactive digital experience designed to assist partners to accelerate their Microsoft Azure business, drive Azure competencies, facilitate...
ABB helps secure Oman’s power network
In the Sultanate of Oman, ABB is in the process of installing a high-reliability grid communications technology solution that will protect the critical digital electrical infrastructure for the Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC). OETC owns and operates...
SA’s Explore Data Science Academy goes global
The Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) is going international. Building on two years of explosive growth as the premier teaching institute in the field of data science in Africa, the EDSA will soon offer students across the world the opportunity to take its locally...
US cloud security spend to reach $1,93m by 2021
Cloud security spending in the United States is expected to reach $1,93-billion by 2021, according to PreciseSecurity.com. Back in 2016, the US region spent $675-million on cloud security solutions in total, meaning it will triple in the following years. In comparison...
Cisco appoints channel lead
Brendan Cuthbertson has been appointed as the channel lead for Cisco's Channel Partner Organisation and will report directly to the GM for sub-Saharan Africa, Clayton Naidoo. The appointment will build on his current role as lead of Channel Sales for Southern Africa....
People-focused steps for adopting cloud at scale
Larry Bossidy, the former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell International Inc., captured what it takes to successfully execute strategy when he said: "Execution is the ability to mesh strategy with reality, align people with goals, and achieve the promised results." By...
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DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Centurion
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Senior C# Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Network Engineer I – Gauteng Pretoria
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