A call for action beyond 67 minutes on Mandela Day
Mandela Day (18 July) encourages South Africans to spend 67 minutes of their time giving back to their communities, or one minute for each of the 67 years former President Nelson Mandela dedicated to public service and fighting for human rights. One of the ways that...
Global IT spend to hit $5,43trn this year
Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $5,43-trillion in 2025, an increase of 7,9% from 2024, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “While there is a business pause on net-new spending due to a spike in global uncertainty, the effect is subsumed by ongoing...
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...
Action models, autonomous agents to take over task completion
By 2028, one-third of interactions with generative AI (GenAI) services will use action models and autonomous agents for task completion, according to Gartner. Autonomous agents are combined systems that achieve defined goals without repeated human intervention, using...
Walking can add years to your life expectancy
New research by Vitality and the London School of Economics shows that walking at least 5 000 steps three times a week is a milestone habit that, when maintained for two years, can add up to three years to a previously inactive individual's life expectancy and reduce...
Intel opens up Continuous Profiler to increase CPU performance
Intel has released its Continuous Profiler to open source. The optimisation agent is actively used by companies including ironSource, ShareChat and Snap to identify production bottlenecks and optimisation opportunities. Developed by Intel Granulate and contributed to...
Nvidia, HP boost data science, GenAI on workstations
Nvidia and HP Inc have announced that Nvidia CUDA-X data processing libraries will be integrated with HP AI workstation solutions to boost the data preparation and processing work that forms the foundation of generative AI (GenAI) development. Built on the Nvidia CUDA...
How teens and parents view screen time
In a time when teenagers are more digitally connected than ever, 38% of teens say they spend too much time on their smartphone, according to a new Pew Research Centre report. About a quarter say the same regarding their social media use. But teens' experiences vary by...
Phishing attacks spiral upwards
More than 709-million attempts to access phishing and scam websites in 2023 were thwarted by Kaspersky's anti-phishing system, marking a 40% increase compared to the previous year's figures. Messaging apps, artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, social media...
Stable growth for global security appliance market
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, total market revenue in the worldwide security appliance market reached $17,6-billion for the full year 2023, an increase of $868-million compared to 2022. The fourth...
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DX continues to disrupt customer experience
Over the last few years, digital transformation has been one of the biggest buzzwords in business and with organisations understanding the benefits that technologies such as AI, IoT and big-data analytics can bring, projects have been executed, bringing improved...
Aspect Software to be acquired by Vector Capital
Aspect Software, a provider of fully integrated customer engagement, workforce optimisation, and self-service omni-channel solutions, it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Vector Capital, a private equity firm specialising in...
Top customer experience trends for 2019
2018 has indeed been a tough year for South African businesses. Many organisations have faced closing their doors or reinventing themselves in order to remain in business. Lizette Akker, customer experience management lead and associate partner at IQbusiness Now more...
Pixma TS704 is Canon’s smallest 5-ink printer
Canon Europe has announced its smallest five-ink single function printer. The Canon PIXMA TS704, designed for the home or small office, includes a 350-sheet capacity across a 2-way paper feed, an array of connectivity options (including Amazon Alexa[1] and Google...
Software AG ranked as iPaaS And hybrid integration Platform leader
Software AG has been named a Leader by Forrester Research in its report "The Forrester Wave: Strategic iPaas and Hybrid Integration Platforms, Q1 2019". In the report, Software AG received the top score in the Current Offering category and the highest score possible...
Seven reasons businesses should promote flexible working
What hours did you work yesterday? Chances are, it wasn't 9-5. By Paul Burrin, vice-president of Sage People The world of work as we know it is changing. With new technology making it easier to work anywhere, anytime, the traditional 9-5 is effectively dead. Having...
Open source trends to watch for 2019
Following several mergers and acquisition this year, 2019 will see open source investments starting to pay even more dividends. Given how it has become the driving force behind much of the world's cloud-based systems, companies need to keep a close eye on the open...
Hitachi Vantara delivers data insights with Pentaho 8.2
Hitachi Vantara has announced Pentaho 8.2, the newest release of the company's data integration and analytics platform software, providing new, out-of-the-box integration with Hitachi's object storage platform, Hitachi Content Platform (HCP). Pentaho 8.2 better...
Decision Inc enhances actionable insights for property management group
Decision Inc leverages Qlik reporting to provide near-realtime monitoring of operational mall queries and requests for real estate investment trust Attacq. Attacq contracted Decision Inc to assist with enhancing the MyBuildings mobile app with data analytics and...
Boosting blockchain adoption in SA
The blockchain dream is one of secure, seamless , transparent, trusted and convenient transactions. But adoption remains quite sluggish - with precious few real-world transformational examples of the technology. How do we boost widespread adoption of blockchain? By...
Linux System Administrator at NRF National Research Foundation – Western Cape Foreshore
Postion Summary: The Linux System Administrator within the South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), will be responsible for the efficient management and maintenance of Linux-based systems across the organization's network. Experience in Linux...
Project Manager at NRF National Research Foundation
Postion Summary:iThemba LABS seek's to appoint a Project Manager to plan, lead, manage, facilitate and coordinate multi-disciplinary building infrastructure, engineering, operations and maintenance, contract management and stakeholder management. Key Responsibilities:...
Intermediate Java Engineer
Looking for a new exciting role? Then this is for you! Looking for a Senior Lead Software Engineer that is going to guide, advise, inform, mentor team members to enable them to perform the tasks required by their roles to the best of their ability. The Senior Lead...
Project Manager at NRF National Research Foundation – Western Cape Cape Town
Postion Summary:iThemba LABS seek's to appoint a Project Manager to plan, lead, manage, facilitate and coordinate multi-disciplinary building infrastructure, engineering, operations and maintenance, contract management and stakeholder management. Key Responsibilities:...
Intermediate Java Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Looking for a new exciting role? Then this is for you! Looking for a Senior Lead Software Engineer that is going to guide, advise, inform, mentor team members to enable them to perform the tasks required by their roles to the best of their ability. The Senior Lead...
Cloud Specialist (Azure)
The purpose of the Cloud Specialist role is to advance the Group's cloud strategy, in a manner that conforms to best practices. This will include designing, deploying, managing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and services, and encompasses the responsibility of...
Software Developer
Looking for a talented and experienced Software Engineer to join our clients team and contribute to the development and maintenance of omni-channel communication systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in software development, with a focus on...
Energy Project Manager – Gauteng Houghton Estate
An excellent opportunity to join a top consulting engineering company's Energy Division as a Project Manager for their Renewable Energy projects.Key Responsibilities will include:Develop detailed project execution plans to ensure successful delivery of projects.Work...
Technical Support (German Speaking) (CPT – Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A Germany-based company focused on innovation-driven growth is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Technical Support Specialist fluent in German to join their Cape Town based team. A qualification in IT or a related technical discipline is preferred, along...
Senior Power BI Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking an experienced Senior Power BI Developer to join our team on a contract basis. RequirementsResponsibilities: Support and Maintenance: Provide ongoing support and maintenance for existing PowerBI models to ensure they remain accurate and up-to-date....
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