New IP transit gateway for Africa opens in Joburg
Independent IP transit provider Workonline Communications has expanded its reach with a new point of presence (PoP) at Equinix’s JN1 data centre in Johannesburg. The relationship between Workonline Communications and Equinix have had a relationship since 2013, when...
Ethernet campus switch sales see Q1 surge
According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, 1Q 2025 worldwide Ethernet Campus Switch revenues grew by 3% year-over-year (Y/Y), with a sharp contraction in China pulling down worldwide sales. “As we predicted, the Ethernet Campus Switch market has now...
AI, GenAI expected to transform industries
Generative AI (GenAI) and AI will significantly transform industries in the future, according to 91% of South African respondents (global: 81%) to the Dell Technologies Innovation Catalyst Research. This drops to 89% (global: 91%) for organisations reporting high...
AI, ML the new battleground for API exploits
There's been a significant uptick in sophisticated cyber threats targeting APIs of AI infrastructure products including Nvidia's Triton Inference Server, ZenML and Hail. This is among the findings from Wallarm's Q1 API ThreatStats 2024 Report, which also underscores...
CRM platforms take centre stage on Reddit
Customer relationship management (CRM) platforms are revolutionising the way companies engage with their clients by improving communication channels and optimizing business processes, thereby enhancing overall productivity and customer satisfaction. In Q1 2024,...
AI in healthcare set to surge
The global AI in healthcare market size is expected to reach $187,7-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 38,5% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. AI acts as a transformative force in healthcare systems, shifting them from reactive...
Passwords the first line of defense
Passwords serve as the foundation of our digital lives, but they also serve as the gateway for cybercriminals to hack into sensitive personal information. Considering their essential function, passwords remain a prime target for increasingly sophisticated...
Call to bury the password once and for all
All signs point to the average password being hopelessly insecure. Let's drop the poor passwords and protect our data and organisations in other ways, writes Anna Collard, senior vice-president: content strategy and evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa. Today (2 May) is World...
Canal+ ups its Mutlichoice shareholding to 42,47%
Canal+ has acquired a further 3 868 391 Multichoice shares, in on/off market transactions. This brings the French media group's shareholding in Multichoice to approximately 42,47% of the issued share. Canal+ has disclosed the acquisitions to to the Takeover Regulation...
Trading statement from Datatec
Datatec has issued a trading statement for the financial year ended 29 February 2024. Westcon International continued to deliver an excellent financial performance during the second half of FY24. Logicalis International also had a strong second half which included...
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Volkswagen debuts electric car in Rwanda
In a first for the African continent, the Volkswagen Brand has launched a pilot project in partnership with Siemens to test the feasibility of electric mobility in an African country. The pilot project, which will form part of Volkswagen's operations in Rwanda, was...
Effective ways to thwart mobile fraudster
As the global economy continues its lacklustre performance, legitimate and illegitimate businesses alike are under pressure to boost revenues. "South Africa can expect renewed unauthorised micro-billing attacks on its mobile users as overseas-based fraudsters look to...
Angola gets $165m for diversification
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $165-million loan to finance part of Angola's three-year economic diversification support program intended to restore the country's macroeconomic stability. The Angolan government is...
Wits to present quantum computing summer school
Wits University, together with IBM Research, the Johannesburg Centre for Software Engineering, the Wits Institute for Data Science, and the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) will host its first Quantum Computing Summer School from 2 - 10 December 2019....
.NEXT on Tour comes back to SA
The premier Nutanix event is set to rip the elastoplast off failed hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) implementations and give customers a real path to the cloud and digital transformation. At this year’s annual .NEXT on Tour event hosted by Nutanix, the company is...
ICT infrastructure a barrier to data centre adoption in Africa
To help Africa realise the benefits of the data economy, more data centres in the region are urgent-ly needed. However, building data centres starts with enabling access to the ICT infrastructure and ecosystems, and there are several barriers Africa faces. All of the...
Essential security skills for all employees
Cybercrime is a problem that affects everyone. It doesn't matter how big or small the company may be, it is at risk of breach, fraud, hack, and theft. The statistics around the costs of cybercrime are plentiful, as are those that highlight the percentage growth of the...
Best-practice in the event of a data breach
We've all heard the famous prophecy that states: if we fail to prepare then we must prepare to fail. This statement is never more relevant than in the event of a data breach. By Steve Benton, BT deputy chief security officer, GM of cyber and physical security...
Datacentrix intensifies focus on RPA
Datacentrix has extended its digital business solutions offering to include AI-powered robotic process automation (RPA) technology. Recently appointed as a local business partner for UiPath, a leading AI and RPA software company, Datacentrix is able to help clients to...
Saicom receives global routing certification
Local service provider, Saicom has become one of only five ISPs in South Africa to become MANRS compliant. The Internet's routing information is exchanged between network operators (also known as autonomous systems or AS) using a routing protocol initially designed in...
Senior Firmware Engineer
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Junior Data Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION The Data Engineer I assists in designing, implementing, and maintaining the data pipelines that constitute TFG's data platform. They support the creation of batch and streaming data processing capabilities and aid in the...
Senior Firmware Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban Region
Our client is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer based in Durban. This is a fully in-office role with the potential for a hybrid arrangement. Key Requirements 5 years' experience.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed]Embedded LinuxC/C++DevOpsCybersecurityShould you meet the...
Junior-Mid Level Developer (C#.Net, JavaScript, Next.js, SQL) (Centurion Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:A forward-thinking organization in the Fast-Food Space seeks the coding talents of a Junior-Mid Level Developer to join its Centurion team. Your core role will entail designing, building and maintaining tailored applications, working on integrating new...
Business Analyst (George)
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Denodo Developer
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C# Meets Cloud – The Perfect Tech Storm! We need a C# Developer & Azure Cloud Specialist to build scalable, high-performance applications in the cloud. If you love designing solutions that are secure, efficient, and ready for anything, join us and let's shape the...
Junior-Mid Level Developer (C#.Net, JavaScript, Next.js, SQL) (Centurion Onsite) – Gauteng Centurion
ENVIRONMENT:A forward-thinking organization in the Fast-Food Space seeks the coding talents of a Junior-Mid Level Developer to join its Centurion team. Your core role will entail designing, building and maintaining tailored applications, working on integrating new...
Business Analyst (George) – Western Cape George
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Denodo Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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