AI features big in African businesses’ plans
New research reveals widespread artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions across Africa’s business landscape. A survey of 750 CEOs, CTOs, and CIOs across South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria demonstrates that 85% of companies have already invested or planning...
Pat Gelsinger takes on new challenges
Pat Gelsinger, previously CEO of Intel and VMware, has signed up for a number of new ventures. He is joining venture capital firm Playground Global as general partner, and is also serving Christian technology platform Gloo as executive chair and head of technology. At...
Under-40s prefer Bitcoin over gold as an investment
More than three-quarters of under-40s would rather have Bitcoin than gold in their investment mix, according to a new survey from deVere Group. The poll shows that 77% of clients aged under-40 would opt for the cryptocurrency over the precious metal in their...
Private AI balances business needs, IT and compliance
Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore – As the company that coined the concept of the software-defined data centre (SDDC), and cut through the cloud hype with the multi-cloud and the hybrid cloud, VMware is now making its mark in the artificial intelligence market...
Private AI partnership brings Google Cloud database on-premise
Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore - When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), the platform and technology are important – but the data is paramount. “There are a lot of challenges involved in bringing AI models on-premise,” says Chris Wolf, vice-president:...
Broadcom CEO commits to continued VMware investment
Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore - Broadcom president and CEO Hock Tan joined VMware Explore in Barcelona this morning to settle uncertainties around Broadcom's long-delayed acquisition of VMware. "It has been a long journey but well worth it," he says. "Since...
Healthcare sector losing ground against cyberattackers
Sophos' new The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023 report says cybercriminals successfully encrypted data in nearly 75% of ransomware attacks - the highest rate of encryption in the past three years and a significant increase from the 61% of healthcare...
Inflation fuels surge in telecom services
Worldwide spending on telecommunication and pay TV services will reach $1,55-trillion in 2023, an increase of 3% over 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. The latest forecast is one percentage point...
New malicious WhatsApp mod on the rise
Kaspersky researchers recently uncovered a new malicious WhatsApp spy mod, which is now proliferating within another popular messenger, Telegram. While the modification serves its intended purpose by extending user experience, it also clandestinely harvests personal...
Finalists for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023
The winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards will be unveiled at a gala event in Cape Town next week following the announcement of this year's finalists looking to bridge the digital divide across Africa. "It is an exciting time to be in technology and...
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Customer experience will drive SME success
The challenge of customer service in SMEs has never been greater as technology threatens to replace or overtake human interaction. While there is a strong case for the role of technology, Mike Anderson, Founder and CEO of the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC),...
Africa Registry incentivises domain sales
Africa Registry, part of the CentralNic Group, has announced a new programme from its gateway service RRPproxy to empower domain name vendors, registrars and resellers in Africa to sell domains using more than 1 000 TLDs, and to benefit from a $50 free credit for all...
Miele protects applications with F5 Networks
Miele, the domestic appliance manufacturer, now deploys solutions from F5 in two areas: as a reverse proxy, and web application firewall, which provides additional protection of web applications. They offer flexible options for integration into existing systems,...
Lenovo Data Centre Group (DCG) signs up Jim Holland
Jim Holland has officially joined Lenovo Data Centre Group (DCG) as the new country head for South Africa, taking over from Lorna Hardie. Holland has been an IT executive for more than 17 years, with pan-African experience managing operations and strategic business...
MTN Cyprus sale concluded
MTN has concluded the sale transaction of 100% of MTN Cyprus to Monaco Telecom. On 16 July 2018, the group announced that subsidiary MTN Dubai had entered into an agreement in terms of which it had sold 100% of MTN Cyprus to Monaco Telecom. The sale was part of an...
Industrial city university drives change with tech
With one foot in implementation and one foot in the future, a technology strategy was critical in bringing the Vaal University of Technology into the 21st century. According to Professor Dzvimbo, vice chancellor: academic and research at VUT, being one of the largest...
Innovation Challenge tests university students’ potential
Worldwide, organisations are undergoing fundamental changes in the way they work and will work in the future. New laws and regulations, the flexibility of labour, the push and pull between humans and machines, and broader trends in consumer and worker sentiment will...
Days of ‘nuisance calls’ may be numbered
Unsolicited messages, particularly phone calls and other electronic communications from direct marketers-also referred to as nuisance calls-to promote products and services directly to consumers may soon be a thing of the past. This is according to Andre Schoeman,...
SA-made UApp participates in ITU awards
UApp, a South Africa-created application intended to operate as a 'one stop shop' for the young person who is battling with academic and career choices has been selected to participate in the The ITU Telecom World Awards. The awards, which will be taking place from...
PaySpace partners with DNA HR and Payroll
PaySpace has been selected as the preferred cloud service provider to DNA HR and Payroll, the company set up by former Sage MD for Africa and the Middle East Anton Van Heerden. "Anton is an industry specialist and leader with over 25 years' experience. He has also...
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The purpose of the Data Engineer is to develop cutting-edge reporting solutions within a data landscape. You'll gather requirements, design, develop, and test SAP BW objects, and build end-to-end BI solutions. Expertise in data modelling, HANA integration, and SAP...
Data Analyst
The Data Analyst will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large datasets to provide actionable insights that drive business decisions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a proactive...
Desktop Support Technician – Gauteng Parkwood
Responsible for providing first level IT support including desktop, telephony, printer, hardware and general software support thus contributing to our clients staff productivity.Minimim qualification for the role is matric, A +, N + and MCITPKey Performance Areas:-...
Data Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Pinetown
The purpose of the Data Engineer is to develop cutting-edge reporting solutions within a data landscape. You'll gather requirements, design, develop, and test SAP BW objects, and build end-to-end BI solutions. Expertise in data modelling, HANA integration, and SAP...
Data Analyst – Gauteng Sandown
The Data Analyst will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large datasets to provide actionable insights that drive business decisions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a proactive...
Regulatory Data Business Analyst
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Regulatory Data Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Johannesburg for a 3-months contract role.What...
Analyst Programmer at The University of The Western Cape
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Senior REACT Developer
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Regulatory Data Business Analyst – Gauteng Parkwood
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