Targeted ransomware groups continue to wreak havoc
Kaspersky experts have reported a significant rise in targeted ransomware activity with the number of active ransomware groups increasing by 35% between 2023 and 2024 – totalling 81 groups globally. Despite this surge, the number of infected victims dropped by 8%...
Enterprises move quickly on agentic AI
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC – Technology has always been a fast-moving industry, but the rate at which artificial intelligence (AI) is developing and being adopted puts most other innovations in the shade. While AI itself was many years in...
Healthy half-year growth for public cloud services
Worldwide revenue for the public cloud services market totaled $315,5-billion in the first half of 2023 (1H23) - an increase of 19,1% over the same period in 2022 - according to IDC's latest Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Tracker. Software as a Service -...
AMD adds to Ryzen portfolio to advance the AI PC era
Looking to make its mark on the burgeoning AI market, AMD has released the latest processors in its Ryzen portfolio - the Ryzen 8040 Series - which are expected to be broadly available from leading OEMs in the first quarter of next year. With the integrated Ryzen AI...
IDC envisages an ‘AI Everywhere’ digital future for EMEA
IDC predicts that digital spending in the EMEA region will record a significant surge - growing at four times the rate of GDP in 2024 - a trend indicative of the seminal transformation currently reshaping the regional economy. This evolution marks the dawn of what IDC...
Three priorities for CMOs in 2024
As CMOs focus on leading marketing through the next wave of disruption, Gartner says there are three priorities they must keep top of mind for 2024 - building AI-enabled marketing teams; recasting marketing's value for an evolving enterprise; and orchestrating...
This is what Saffers searched for in 2023
Google has released the South African results of its 2023 Year In Search trends, revealing the terms, people, topics, questions and events that captured the attention of the public in the past 12 months. This years’ results show a heightened interest in celebrities,...
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...
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Integrated fleet management keeps first responders safe
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Easybiz QuickBooks rebrands
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Kenyan carrier neutral colocation data centre selects Siemon
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Apple’s Wozniak co-founds venture capital firm
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Internet inclusion and its transformative power
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Factors to consider in Zimbabwe’s economy
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Cartrack wins at Ask Afrika awards
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West African property summit focuses on tech
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Entries open for FICO awards
FICO has opened entries into its seventh annual awards, which aim to honour organisations that have achieved outstanding results using analytics and decision management solutions from FICO. The awards shine a spotlight on business leaders who are driving their...
HP showcases end-to-end services
During Gitex Technology Week, HP Inc will be providing visitors a glimpse into the office of the future by showcasing its end-to-end services. The services will highlight HP's offerings in Managed Print Services (MPS) and Device as a Service (DaaS). Both play a...
Senior Project Manager
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Senior Project Manager – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
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Data Engineer – Gauteng Randburg
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Application Support Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
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Project Manager II/III – Gauteng Sandton
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