AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race

AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...

As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored

Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...

Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

SA sees massive increase in leaked accounts

Surfshark’s global data breach analysis ranks South Africa as the 27th most-breached country in Q1 2025, with 205 900 leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 68,3-million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 25% of all breaches from January...

Summit to examine the impacts of online fraud

South Africans have become accustomed to the narrative that fraud surrounds them, and the fraud landscape is growing significantly as the country attempts to break its bonds of low economic growth. “The public is often unaware of how sophisticated criminals are and...

VMware by Broadcom simplifies lineup, switches to subscriptions

VMware by Broadcom announced a simplified product portfolio, while transitioning from a perpetual to a subscription model. Krish Prasad, senior vice-president and GM of the VMware Cloud Foundation Division, says that, in terms of product simplification, the VMware...

GenAI-powered skills development to drive $1trn in productivity gains

In a business landscape where productivity and revenue growth stand at the forefront of organisational priorities, the role of generative AI (GenAI) is taking centre stage. International Data Corporation (IDC) foresees a major paradigm shift taking place, with 35% of...

GenAI startups raise record sums

Startup funding has been subdued in 2023 with $224-billion in total venture capital funding (as of 8 December 2023) falling 65% since 2021 when startups raised a record $655-billion. But the story is very different for Generative AI (GenAI) startups, which have raised...

Intel demonstrates next-generation transistor scaling

Intel has unveiled technical breakthroughs that maintain a pipeline for the company's future process roadmap, underscoring the continuation and evolution of Moore's Law. At the 2023 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), Intel researchers showcased...

AMD showcases AI solutions from data centre to PCs

At its Advancing AI event this week, AMD was joined by Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Dell Technologies, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro, Arista, Broadcom and Cisco to showcase how they are working with AMD to deliver advanced AI solutions spanning from cloud to enterprise and PCs....

Africa’s Top 100 business opportunities to watch in 2024

Despite rising food and fuel costs, weakening currencies, climate change effects, security threats, political instability, rolling power cuts, infrastructure limitations, and several economic and social challenges, Africa will be one of the fastest-growing global...

Key actions for I&O leaders to navigate economic headwinds

In the face of continued economic headwinds, only 12% of infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders rate their function's performance as exceeding CIO expectations, according to a new Gartner survey. "I&O leaders must support senior leadership by proactively...

Security violations by staff do as much harm as hacking

Employee violations of an organisation's information security policies are as dangerous as external hacker attacks according to a recent study from Kaspersky. In the last two years, 19% of cyber incidents in businesses in South Africa occurred due to employees...

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Investors want more credible and relevant non-financial information

Globally, investors have an appetite for using non-financial information (NFI) to make capital allocation decisions but don't always have the information they need to for decision- making processes. Investors want information that is relevant and reliable. This is...

Are SA businesses ready for the 5G disruption?

Another day, another tech-buzzword - but is 5G really all it's cracked up to be? And more importantly, what does it mean for South Africa's digital future, asks Jarryd Chatz, CEO at BitCo telecoms Mobile technology has come a long way in recent years. Today, we're all...

SA fintech Sureswipe acquires Humble Till

Sureswipe has acquired a 50,1% majority stake in the Point of Sale software company Humble Till, a move which will enhance Sureswipe's offering to small and medium-sized businesses using card payment solutions in-store by offering them an affordable and integrated...

Online shopping safety tips for Black Friday

South African retailers are gearing up for another major round of Black Friday shopping later this week. Nearly two-thirds of organisations, including online retailers, saw severe exploits targeting their networks during the past quarter. And the number of compromised...

Are you screening your temporary employees?

With the festive season and summer holidays around the corner in South Africa, this time of year is a peak business period for several industries - from retail to travel, hospitality and entertainment, etc - and these businesses will often hire additional seasonal...

Citrix acquires micro app platform Sapho

Citrix Systems has acquired Sapho, a leading micro app platform which it will use to enhance the guided work capabilities within Citrix Workspace, enabling people to work with even greater speed, intelligence and simplicity. In combining Citrix's strengths in...

Black Friday guide for safe shopping

With Black Friday fast approaching and Black Friday mania already in full swing, shoppers looking for a bargain are reminded to be mindful of the old adage, "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is". While there will be great bargains available, many...

Cofense, RSA NetWitness unify phishing defences

The dark art of phishing operates on a very simple premise: send an innocent-looking email to a planned victim to have the victim click on the link; thereby send the victim unwittingly to a site where they should not go; and have the site steal information from the...

Fujitsu powers near-zero emissions data centre

Fujitsu server and storage technology is powering one of the world's first near-zero emissions data centers located inside a wind turbine in Germany. Part of the WindCORES initiative from German electricity provider WestfalenWIND IT, the new hosting solution enables...

What makes a WAF ‘advanced’?

While traditional web application firewalls (WAF) may have once been highly effective in mitigating application layer attacks, this type of solution now has trouble keeping up with the advanced capabilities and agility of attackers. This is according to an F5 white...

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About the Role Our client is seeking experienced and motivated C# Developers to join their team.You will focus on building microservices that leverage gRPC for efficient communication and deploying them within a Kubernetes (k8s) cluster. Additionally, you will work on...

Quality Systems Administrator

Pharmaceutical concern is seeking a Quality System Administrator to be responsible for the processing of various region administrative activities generated via various operational streams, including: requests, system reports, database, and incoming correspondences....

C# Developer – Gauteng Centurion

About the Role Our client is seeking experienced and motivated C# Developers to join their team.You will focus on building microservices that leverage gRPC for efficient communication and deploying them within a Kubernetes (k8s) cluster. Additionally, you will work on...

Quality Systems Administrator – Western Cape Cape Town

Pharmaceutical concern is seeking a Quality System Administrator to be responsible for the processing of various region administrative activities generated via various operational streams, including: requests, system reports, database, and incoming correspondences....

Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group

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 Project Manager

Urgently looking for a Snr Project Manager with IT Office extensive Relocation ExperienceRate- R400 p/hBryanston and Isando: In OfficeInitial 3 Month Contract with an option to extend PMP / Prince II / PMBok qualification.5 years ICT Infrastructure Transformation...

Data Engineer

Job Title: Data EngineerLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (6-month contract)Hybrid We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Data Engineer with expertise in Power BI to join our client on a 6-12-month contract. The ideal candidate will be responsible...

Senior Project Manager – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

Urgently looking for a Snr Project Manager with IT Office extensive Relocation ExperienceRate- R400 p/hBryanston and Isando: In OfficeInitial 3 Month Contract with an option to extend PMP / Prince II / PMBok qualification.5 years ICT Infrastructure Transformation...

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