Buckle up: 2025 is going to be a rough ride
Kathy Gibson reports - We are in for a bumpy ride in 2025, with artificial intelligence (AI) just one of the many global trends influencing the world around us. Indeed, futurist Dion Chang, founder of Flux Trends, describes 2025 as “stepping into the void”. He...
Cybersecurity should be top industry priority for 2025
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has found that an average of more than 2 000 new vulnerabilities are discovered in software every month, of which around 15% are classified as "critical". "In view of this constant threat situation, German...
New genomics project aims to improve global health
An international collaboration is aiming to improve global health by uncovering the effects of genomic and environmental diversity on differences in disease risk observed across the global population - thanks to a new partnership of 20 research groups from around the...
All change for the channel as AI, CX take centre stage
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - So far, 2023 has been a turbulent year for the IT industry. Artificial intelligence (AI), long a niche play, has burst on to the scene and into the public consciousness, while the science of customer experience is quickly going...
Access Bank ups customer engagement with video
Kathy Gibson reports - Access Bank Ghana has implemented a video channel in its contact centre, giving its approximately 1-million customers a new and convenient way of engaging with the bank. Chimbar Nurokinan, head of contact centre at Access Bank Ghana, explains...
South Africans fear spying from drones
According to the results of the recent Kaspersky Business Digitisation survey that was conducted in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa region, 44% of employees surveyed in South Africa are afraid of drone spying. Corporate spies and hackers use drones to get trade...
Calling all channel players: Vote for 2023’s top vendors and distributors
Voting is now open for the 2023 survey for this year's Channelwise Awards - the most sought-after and prestigious independent awards in the South African IT distribution channel. Channel players are asked to cast their votes for the vendors and distributors they feel...
Nations stand to benefit from enhanced cybersecurity
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Cybersecurity is a pressing global challenge, but addressing it presents nations with a number of new opportunities as well. Badar Alsalehi, director-general of the Oman National Cert and head of ITU for regional cybersecurity, points...
GenAI, LLMs make in impact in the contact centre
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - The alignment of broadband availability, lower computing cost, increases in speed, processing power and storage have created a perfect storm for artificial intelligence (AI) to head into the mainstream business world. Omar Javaid,...
Energy drinks and sleepless nights – cybersecurity pros risk burnout
High level staff shortages and a growing cybercrime onslaught are putting South Africa's cybersecurity professionals at risk of burnout - with many suffering from exhaustion, insomnia, disengagement, and a range of physical symptoms. This emerged during a recent Cyber...
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Stay safe from mobile threats during the holidays
Digital transformation has pushed employees to use their personal devices for work. BYOD was previously a privilege extended to employees, but now becoming a critical component of today's business infrastructure strategy. This problem is about to get worse as we enter...
Upgrade your photography skills these holidays
The festive season provides the perfect opportunity to enhance your portfolio ready for the new year. By Helen Bartlett, Canon ambassador and family photographer Whether you're a landscape photographer, event photographer or still trying to find your niche, Canon...
FNB Connect offers holiday season promo
As the holiday season kicks off, FNB Connect will be running an 'eBucks Galore campaign' from 1 December 2018 to 31 January 2019. Qualifying clients will receive a once off eBucks allocation on the most popular smart devices currently on the market. This is in...
Neutrix Cloud 2.0 improves enterprise cloud storage
Infinidat has released Neutrix Cloud 2.0, the latest version of the company's enterprise-class storage service for multicloud computing. With this new release, Neutrix Cloud will now support cross-regional data replication, a new web-based GUI, voice control with...
Tech, transparency to transform African agribusiness
According to experts, the African population is expected to double by 2050, which means that food demand on the continent is expected to at least double by then. Beyond feeding the population, the social and economic benefits induced by the increase in production and...
Interdependence key for a vibrant telecoms sector
We're all familiar with the adage: change is the only constant. And it's often how we respond and adapt to this inevitability that determines continued success and growth. This is true for individuals as well as businesses, institutions and even sectors. By Thinus...
What are lost sales costing your business?
Using technology to manage your company's loss rate can have a massive impact on your bottom line, says Stephen Corrigan, MD of Palladium If you want to win at business, you need to become obsessed with your losses. It may sound a bit backwards but consider this: if...
New VAT regulations for electronic services soon
The National Treasury recently published an amended Regulation for electronic services, in line with the proposal by the Minister of Finance in Budget Review 2017, that the value added tax (VAT) base for electronic services was to be expanded. Seelan Moonsamy,...
Demystifying storage dolutions: hyper-converged versus SAN
As technology continues to evolve to meet the demands of organisations everywhere, so the need for reliable storage solutions is likely to grow - especially during a time where data increasingly dictates how a business functions. By Mike Styer, Dell EMC Business Unit...
Does your leadership style positively contribute to employee well-being?
In South Africa's tough economic climate and competitive business environment, progressive companies are compelled to focus on the engagement and retention of highly skilled and productive employees. To this end, the promotion of employee wellbeing has never been more...
Senior Full-Stack C# (.NET) Developers – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Our client is seeking skilled C# Developers to work with them in their Cape Town offices. They are looking for self-motivated, analytical thinkers and problem solvers, who will be involved in the creation of web-based enterprise systems which automate and improve...
Project Manager
Hire Resolve's client, an engineering consulting company, is currently seeking a Project Manager to join their dynamic team in Pretoria or Johannesburg. Responsibilities:Oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery within scope, budget, and quality...
System Administrator
Our client is seeking a highly skilled System Administrator to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing their Linux and Microsoft infrastructure technology in the cloud and on-premise. You will work on engineering...
Mobile Developer
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting colleagues as well as fixing and improving existing software. The role also incorporates the learning and progression within your field as you build your way toward seniority. Key Requirements 3-4 years...
Project Manager – Gauteng Pretoria
Hire Resolve's client, an engineering consulting company, is currently seeking a Project Manager to join their dynamic team in Pretoria or Johannesburg. Responsibilities:Oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery within scope, budget, and quality...
System Administrator – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client is seeking a highly skilled System Administrator to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing their Linux and Microsoft infrastructure technology in the cloud and on-premise. You will work on engineering...
Mobile Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting colleagues as well as fixing and improving existing software. The role also incorporates the learning and progression within your field as you build your way toward seniority. Key Requirements 3-4 years...
Cloud Systems Engineers
Job Description:To design, implement, manage, and monitor all cloud-based and on-prem infrastructure and services within the organization's Azure environment. RequirementsDesign, build, manage, and monitor Azure cloud infrastructure and services within the ICT cloud...
SAP SCM Consultant
Ready to Be the SAP SCM Guru? We're on the lookout for a SAP SCM Super User who can guide the way through our supply chain systems like a pro. If you know the ins and outs of SAP, love solving supply chain puzzles, and can help teams unlock SAP magic, apply now and...
Regulatory Data Business Analyst
Background and experience required: Minimum 3 years of experience in Investment Banking / Capital Markets IT and Data domain.3-5 years' experience in a business analysis role working on projects related to Regulatory Reporting and dataTechnical enough to understand...
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