Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

AI key to transforming manufacturing operations

As the manufacturing industry undergoes rapid transformation, driven by the green transition, digital innovation, and shifting supply chain dynamics, local businesses must adapt or risk being left behind. In its latest report, “AI in Operations: Revolutionising the...

BETI sees encouraging uptick in June

The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica on a monthly basis at seasonally adjusted real prices, improved for the second consecutive month in June 2025, indicating a more...

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...

Back to the future as China outperforms western economies

Industrial production in China is set to post robust growth this year thanks to state-driven investment, supply-side stimulus, and a boost in "green" manufacturing. Its performance will outstrip the US and Europe, and raises the prospect of a renewed tensions between...

Turkey, Thailand, Argentina tops for crypto ownership rates

Cryptocurrency adoption continues growing on a global scale. In 2024, around 160-million people are expected to flock to crypto, causing the total number of users in the market to jump over 830-million. And, while most crypto users come from some of the biggest crypto...

Software, information services will lead European ICT spending

According to the Worldwide ICT Spending Guide Enterprise and SMB by Industry published by International Data Corporation (IDC), ICT spending in Europe will total $1,1-trillion in 2024 and will reach more than $1,3-trillion by 2027, recording a five-year (2022-2027)...

Drones deliver predator bugs for sustainable pest control

High tech is being combined with ancient natural remedies at one of South Africa's best-known wine farms, where buzzing benefactors are helping to keep the vineyards pest-free. Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West is testing the use of drone-delivered beneficial...

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Virgin Money Spot enables payments

Virgin Money Spot, the digital peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app that allows users to send money to friends and family for free, has signed agreements with many leading businesses across the country where customers can now pay for goods and services directly using the...

AI: the CFO’s strategic ally

According to Oracle's 2018 ERP Trends Report, nearly half (43%) of finance leaders are exploring AI in keeping with their desire for innovation and new capabilities. By Derek Bose, applications country leader at Oracle South Africa & SADC For me, the appeal of AI...

inQuba accepted into Endeavour Entrepreneurs

South African customer experience and journey analytics SaaS provider, inQuba has been selected by Endeavour, the New York-based organisation supporting high-impact entrepreneurs around the globe. inQuba is one of 18 organisations from 15 countries selected by...

FLIR thermal cameras offer value

While the South African economy may be expanding at a snail's pace, things are starting to look more promising in the local construction industry. "The building industry is an exceptionally cyclical one and has shown little or no growth for the past decade," says...

NTT positioned as a Magic Quadrant challenger

Three companies of the NTT Group - Arkadin, Dimension Data and NTT Communications - have announced that the group has been positioned by Gartner in the Challengers quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service. NTT Group has been recognised...

Behind the Syrex, Redstor partnership

Even though the Syrex and Redstor partnership was formalised last year, the journey towards it began more than two decades ago. Part of this can be attributed to how technology has shifted towards off-premise environments and the importance of safeguarding the data...

Ruckus Aps get industry’s first WiFi Certified Vantage 2 designation

Ruckus Networks' T811-CM series and E510 outdoor access points (APs) received WiFi Certified Vantage Release 2 certification--a first-of-its-kind recognition from the WiFi Alliance. This certification highlights one of Ruckus' core strengths to deliver top performance...

Electronics trends to look out for in 2019

Intelligence of Things, 5G, smart clothes and sensors connected to IoT solutions. These are some of the trends that will grow stronger in 2019. Niklas Kvist, head of engineering at Swedish sensor manufacturer JonDeTech explains how and why. Technological trends coming...

Solar and renewable energy trends in 2019

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. Sven Lindström, CEO of Swedish solar energy technology leader Midsummer, gives us his insights as to what developments we can we expect from the solar and renewable energy sectors in 2019....

Will Chrome update stop online ad abuse?

Google has taken another positive step toward making the Internet a safer place with the launch of Chrome 71. By Grant Hamilton, Check Point country manager South Africa Building on the ad-blocking measures introduced in Chrome 64 and 68, which prevented sites from...

IT Architect – Gauteng Centurion

Join a top financial institution as an IT Architect - Business and Data in Centurion. Lead business transformation by overseeing capability models, value streams, and re-architecting operations. Define data architecture principles, create enterprise data models, and...

D365 Principal Technical Solution Architect

Key Duties and Responsibilities:Lead end-to-end D365 solution design and implementation, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.Collaborate with business leaders and technical teams to align D365 capabilities with strategic objectives.Define technology...

Systems Engineer (Azure/Cloud) on-site (contract) (TB)

The Systems Engineer: Microsoft Cloud Services is responsible for ensuring the stable operation of the IT server infrastructure across the entire organisation in order to maintain high levels of availability and security. The role is responsible for the...

D365 Principal Technical Solution Architect – Gauteng Braamfontein

Key Duties and Responsibilities:Lead end-to-end D365 solution design and implementation, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.Collaborate with business leaders and technical teams to align D365 capabilities with strategic objectives.Define technology...

Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre

JOB PURPOSE: To manage the organisational projects using the appropriate Project Management methodologies.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES• Structure the business case for the project concepts identified and conduct general cost/benefit analysis, if...

Junior Software Developer

Junior Software Developer - Use your brilliant talents to work in a one of a kind insurance tech company! HYBRID WORKING opportunity where coding meets excellence This is not a remote working position and standard working hours from the office in Bryanston,...

Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria

JOB PURPOSE: To manage the organisational projects using the appropriate Project Management methodologies.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES• Structure the business case for the project concepts identified and conduct general cost/benefit analysis, if...

Junior Software Developer – Gauteng Bryanston

Junior Software Developer - Use your brilliant talents to work in a one of a kind insurance tech company! HYBRID WORKING opportunity where coding meets excellence This is not a remote working position and standard working hours from the office in Bryanston,...

Senior SQL Database Administrator

Capacity Management: Monitor and manage system resources, including: Storage optimisation and planning Memory allocation and efficiency CPU performance and load balancing Log Shipping Configuration & Implementation: Configure and implement Log Shipping Utilize...

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