Altera debuts FPGA portfolio
Altera, an Intel company, has unveiled an array of FPGA hardware, software and development tools that make its programmable solutions more accessible across a broader range of use cases and markets. The company revealed new details on its next-generation, power- and...
US massively ahead in data centres
The widespread adoption of cloud computing has transformed the data centre landscape and, although it significantly cut the number of organisations operating their own data centres, it has also fueled a surge in the global data centre count. Still, no market is even...
Low confidence levels hurt SA salaries
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Huge campus switch growth as supply chain eases
Campus switch sales were up 40% in the first quarter of 2023, the highest growth level recorded in this market in over two decades, according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group. This remarkable level of growth was fueled by enormous backlog releases and higher...
Pick n Pay taps into the metaverse with Roblox
Pick n Pay is giving away 100-million Robux, the digital currency for the gaming platform Roblox, to registered Smart Shopper customers. It will also soon sell Roblox vouchers in rands, arguably the first South African retailer to do so. With a reported 50-million or...
Financial, digital skills hold small tourism businesses back
A tourism sector report by Xero has revealed that South African small business owners desperately need to invest in digital skills to unlock business success, as more than a third (34%) are still managing finances on spreadsheets and 32% are struggling with tax...
Apple Vision Pro headset sparks mixed reactions
Apple's Vision Pro, the mixed-reality headset unveiled at the June 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, has created a substantial buzz in the tech industry, translating into a notable increase in Reddit discussions during the second week of June. Among Redditors,...
Africa must tackle cybersecurity or suffer dire consequences
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa needs a comprehensive agenda to deal with its critically low level of cyber resilience and secure its leap into the digital economy. This is the main message from a Kearney white paper, "Cybersecurity in Africa: A Call to Action", which...
IoT spending to surpass $1trn by 2026
Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to be $805,7-billion in 2023, an increase of 10,6% over 2022, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Internet of Things Spending Guide. Investments in the IoT ecosystem are...
IT spend on global banking, investment to hit $652bn
Worldwide banking and investment services IT spending is forecast to total $652,1-billion in 2023, an increase of 8,1% from 2022, according to Gartner. Spending on software will see the largest growth with an increase of 13,5% this year. "Current economic headwinds...
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AYO buys majority stake in Sizwe
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Acceleration bootcamp from IBM, Tshimologong
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JDA partners with Microsoft in the cloud
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Why many customers fail with cloud
At the recent Dell EMC Africa Partner Summit, partners from all over Africa gathered in one place to share information, and many of those discussions focused on cloud. Brad Pulford, GM for Channel & Distribution at Dell EMC South Africa offers insight into why...
Eaton appoints Mustek for sub-Saharan Africa
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10X-e, Alphacode accelerate top fintechs
10X-e, will partner with the fintech incubator subsidiary of RMI, Alphacode to support South Africa's top fintechs on their path to scale. The collaboration will initially see five of South Africa's highest-profile fintech companies investing two years in scaling up...
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Senior Software Developer – Gauteng Strijdompark
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Senior Project Manager (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of Immersive Business Design Solutions seeks the expertise of a Senior Project Manager to join its Operations Division where you will take charge of managing client expectations around delivery and team resourcing. You will serve as the...
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