What supply chain leaders should prioritise
Advanced data visibility and the insights gained from scenario planning can enable chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) to be a driving force to navigate risk and uncertainty for their organisations, says Gartner. During the opening keynote at this year’s Gartner...
Smart cities set for boom period
Thanks to government initiatives and emerging technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, big data analytics, and IoT, the global smart cities market is anticipated to reach $3 757,9-million by 2030 – growing at a CAGR of 29,4% - according to a new report by Grand View...
Electric vehicles enter a new era
In 2024, automakers will continue to wrestle with shifts caused by software and electrification's increasing roles creating a new phase for electric vehicles (EVs), according to Gartner. "New OEM incumbents want to heavily redefine the status quo in automotive," says...
The alarming cost of combating cybercrime
With organisations losing head-spinning figures to cyberattacks, the global cybercrime cost has snowballed over the years - and it will hit $9,2-trillion in 2024. According to data from Stocklytics.com, this is $1-trillion more than last year and the figure is...
iPhone drives more than half of Apple revenue
iPhone sales generated $69,7-billion, or 58% of Apple's total revenue, in the first quarter of 2024. This marks the highest proportion of revenue attributed to iPhone sales since the first quarter of 2021. Reflecting on the Stocklytics findings, financial analyst...
Ransomware still the main threat for SMEs
In 2023, nearly 50% of malware detections for SMBs were keyloggers, spyware and stealers, malware that attackers use to steal data and credentials. Attackers subsequently use this stolen information to gain unauthorised remote access, extort victims, deploy...
Nvidia’s stock value soars by $400bn in a month
After ending 2023 as the best S&P 500 performer with a whopping 236% gain, Nvidia continues breaking records and fuelling the AI stock market rally, say analysts AltIndex.com, adding that after reporting better than expected Q4 2024 results the US chipmaker added...
The ‘must-have’ for all game companies
The mobile gaming market is already bigger than the combined console and PC gaming markets so, consequently, mobile gaming expertise is a must-have for all game companies, say analysts, GlobalData. The research firm's latest thematic report - Mobile Gaming - reveals...
Internal audit teams lean to GenAI
Forty-one percent of chief audit executives (CAEs) are using, or plan to use, generative AI (GenAI) this year, according to a survey by Gartner. In a survey of 112 CAEs, conducted from July to August 2023, 12% of respondents said their department was already using...
This is the real experience for SA’s mobile users
MTN’s South African customers enjoy the fastest mobile experience, with speeds well ahead of competitive network provoders. This is one of the findings from Opensignal research analysing and understanding the true experience consumers receive on wireless networks. In...
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Iliadin goes OTC with exclusive Smart offering
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Sanlam rebrands digital innovation hub
Sanlam's millennial-focused digital business, Indie, has rebranded as Sanlam Indie with the aim of cementing its credibility in the market. Indie was launched in early 2018 with the intention of attracting customers online with an array of innovative risk products as...
How to maximise your ERP investment
Is your ERP system evolving alongside your business to provide it with the competitive edge it needs? Doug Hunter at Syspro provides a few pointers as to how companies can optimise their ERP journey. Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system without...
Banking on fintech collaboration and partnership
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5G subscribers in Asia, North America will hit 1,1bn by 2023
The rollout of 5G technology will proceed at blistering pace, with the number of subscriptions in Asia and North America set to exceed 1-billion units by the technology's fifth year of deployment, nearly triple the total for 4G during the same time period. By Elias...
Data allowed to go dark is a risk and missed opportunity
Increased data growth, coupled with the need to benefit from the existing data opportunity consistently positions data at the core of all business operations today. But within the data hype, are businesses too consumed with either storing all data for 'just in case'...
BI moves to AI-powered predictions, data governance, data gravity
The growing operational capacities are shaping new trends in the business intelligence (BI) industry. The tendency to migrate the BI software to the cloud where the data is stored, further implementation of AI-powered technologies, and establishing reliable data...
Humanities need to get ahead of the curve to benefit from 4IR
As pure sciences and information technology alone are not able to equip students for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, universities must ensure that students are equipped with human and social sciences perspectives to embrace the changes that this epoch brings with it...
Retrenchments not an opportunity to eliminate dead wood
With the unemployment rate of economically active South Africans reaching 27,6% in the first quarter of this year and media reports filled with job cuts across industry sectors, companies need to be cognisant of any potential retrenchment mistakes to avoid. This is...
How to drive down storage costs while data volumes are exploding
As data volumes continue to increase exponentially the value of data is more critical to business than ever before. By Hayden Sadler, country manager at Infinidat However, IT budgets are constantly being squeezed and since enterprise storage makes up a significant...
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Senior RPG Developer – Gauteng Centurion
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Project Manager at Unique Hydra (Pty) Ltd
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