SAP signs up cloud hyperscalers
SAP has strengthened its enterprise cloud ecosystem through partnerships with major cloud hyperscalers including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and recently Google Cloud. Nazia Pillay, ad-interim MD of SAP Southern Africa, says African enterprises now have...
CEOs say cybersecurity is critical for business growth
A massive 85% percent of CEOs say cybersecurity is critical for business growth, according to a survey by Gartner. The Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey of 456 CEOs and other senior business executives worldwide was conducted from June to November 2024....
Meteoric growth forecast for AI PCs, GenAI smartphones
Worldwide shipments of AI PCs and generative AI (GenAI) smartphones are projected to total 295-million units by the end of 2024, up from 29-million units in 2023, according to a new forecast from Gartner. Gartner defines AI PCs as PCs that are equipped with dedicated...
What is an AI PC?
By Jane McEntegart - Chances are if you ask 10 different people “What is an AI PC?” you’ll get 10 different answers. But that’s true of the early days of any pivotal piece of technology. It’s hard to peer into the future and imagine what the world will look like. At...
AI PCs set to dominate
A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows shipments of artificial intelligence (AI) PCs - personal computers with specific system-on-a-chip (SoC) capabilities designed to run generative AI tasks locally - growing from nearly 50-million units in...
Election drives DDoS attacks against Poland
Changes in political leadership can cause disruptions in many areas. One notable area is in the cyberspace, where DDoS attacks often spike with a change of the guard. These spikes often result from hacktivist and other groups opposing the viewpoints of newly elected...
The future of healthcare lies in digital solutions
Healthcare systems around the world are being put under increasing strain every year. Key challenges they face include overburdened medical staff and a steady rise in patients with chronic health conditions that require high levels of care. Digital health has long...
These are the top priorities for customer service, support leaders
Reimagining self-service, piloting employee-facing GenAI, and exploring new offerings in the customer journey analytics (CJA) market will be top priorities for customer service and support leaders in 2024, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 246 customer service...
Meta drives move to label AI-generated content
Meta is working with industry partners on common technical standards for identifying AI content, including video and audio. Nick Clegg, president: global affairs at Meta, says in the coming months, images that users post to Facebook, Instagram and Threads will be...
Vodacom to appeal Please Call Me judgement again
Vodacom is launching another appeal against the 2022 judgement handed down it the Please Call Me matter. The Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday (6 February) dismissed Vodacom's appeal in the case of Vodacom (Pty) Ltd versus Makate (Please Call Me matter). "Vodacom is...
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IRESS acquires market data provider QuantHouse
IRESS has acquired QuantHouse, an international provider of market data and trading infrastructure. The total purchase price is up to €38.9 million (on a debt and cash free basis), with a material portion subject to earnout performance criteria through to the end of...
Tech in education helps promote a successful SA
Education is critical to moving South Africa forward. It can help to solve skills gaps and contribute towards decreasing unemployment and poverty, and growing GDP. Technology is a central enabler in this context, and can improve access to quality of and engagement...
Selecting a cloud approach for your payroll
With public, private, hybrid, and even hyper-scale cloud solutions available to decision-makers, it is easy to become confused by all the technical differences. Ian McAlister, GM of HR (human resources) and payroll specialists CRS Technologies South Africa, discusses...
Managed services model accelerates in Africa
More and more businesses across Africa are making the move towards cloud and subsequently, managed services. No longer just a buzzword, cloud has become a hot commodity and organisations are migrating based on the benefits. In fact, according to Pieter Potgieter,...
Ricoh scoops BLI PaceSetter award
Ricoh has won Keypoint Intelligence's BLI PaceSetter award for MFP Cloud Ecosystem. The award recognises the vendor that "...is setting the pace in MFP cloud-readiness and associated cloud service offerings". "Buyers Lab (BLI) is one of the top independent...
IoT: on the rise and under threat
Service providers can stay safe today's increasingly connected world. Simon McCullough, solution architect at F5 Networks, explains how. The global Internet of Things (IoT) market will likely reach trillions of dollars in the coming years. According to Gartner, there...
Is your data lying to you?
Data and analytics are increasingly important tools that help businesses decide where to invest and develop, with one example of this being UPS, which has used data/analytics to save up to $400-million every year through optimising delivery routes. "While we rely on...
Global Digital Transformation partners Cloudify
Global Digital Transformation (GDX), an emerging digital transformation consultancy with operations in South Africa, North America and Europe, has entered into a key partnership with Cloudify. GDX has integrated Cloudify into its network automation offerings, using...
What is your car worth?
There are many factors that determine the value of a vehicle. If you're wondering what your car is worth, there is no one answer that could apply to every vehicle. Co-founders of new online auction platform auction.co.za, share their advice on the ins and outs of...
Kyocera Document Solutions SA celebrates 60 years of Kyocera
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa has followed the launch of their innovative new brand identity with celebrations of the 60th anniversary of their parent company, Kyocera Corporation. The organisation was founded in Japan in April 1959 by Dr. Kazuo Inamori,...
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Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications in multiple frameworks and stacks. Work with architecture and engineering team members to build components and APIs for the enterprise Qualifications...
Senior Application Support Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:An international and highly regarded organisation dedicated to "doing good" for society, they are renowned for their ethics, upliftment programs and while their tech environment is leading edge, this organisation is ideal for someone who wants to make...
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Our client, a leader in the financial services space has an exciting opportunity available for a Project Manager. Experience Required:+10 yrs experience in Finance/Insurance Business +6 yrs managing complex Business projects Experience in managing large Project...
Level II IT Support Engineer – Western Cape Milnerton
Level II IT Engineer required to start ASAP to provide on site support to a corporate client base. For this role we would love a suitably qualified individual with a stable background and solid experience in hardware, software, security, networking and server support...
Java Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Our client is seeking a skilled Java Developer with strong cloud skills. They are seeking a Java Developer which Azure certifications to join their dynamic team. Key Requirements Microsoft Azure (Preferred)/ Devops Pipelines (AZ-xxx certificates are a plus)Managerial...
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