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...

SA shines at WSIS awards

South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has won an award from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), for using emerging technologies to bridge the digital divide and advance socio-economic progress. Nineteen winners were...

High-speed broadband drives OTT market

The global over the top devices and service market size is expected to reach $1,42-trillion by 2033 - expanding at a CAGR of 18,6% from 2025 to 2033 - according to the latest research from Grand View Research. The rollout of high-speed broadband Internet has resulted...

Nvidia reaps revenue, earnings rewards from AI

Nvidia has reported that revenue for the fourth quarter ended 28 January 2024 was $22,1-billion, up 22% from the previous quarter and up 265% from a year ago. For the quarter, GAAP earnings per diluted share was $4.93, up 33% from the previous quarter and up 765% from...

AI helps KLM to combat food waste

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is wasting less food on board aircraft thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). AI programs enable the company to better predict how many passengers who have booked will actually board a flight. This allows the exact number of required meals to...

New Intel processors bring the AI experience closer

Kathy Gibson reports – End users and partners need to prepare for what’s coming in the technology world – and artificial intelligence (AI) is going to being driving a lot of the changes. Intel South Africa’s Kobus de Beer, speaking at a Pinnacle SME Windows 11 event,...

AI helps users claw back time and energy

Kathy Gibson reports – So often we talk about artificial intelligence (AI) in general terms, as an abstract concept that is somehow peripheral to our lives. But the reality is that it could have a profound effect on the way we live and work, says Michelle Olivier,...

AI and the move to real copilots

Kathy Gibson reports - Technology innovations are constant, and have brought us a long way in what is, in reality, just a few years. Trainer Warren Shaw speaks at a Pinnacle event for SME partners about complementary opposites: these are not simply two separate forces...

Windows 11 is key for broad GenAI adoption

Kathy Gibson reports - Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is arguably going to have a more profound impact on the IT and business world than any innovation since the Internet. But, while users across the globe are itching to benefit from GenAI value, a lot of...

Enterprises battle to recover as identities come under attack

There's an emerging global identity crisis as cybercriminals double down on exploiting user identities to compromise enterprises worldwide. According to the 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index from IBM X-Force, in 2023 cybercriminals saw more opportunities to "log...

AI sets top supply chain organisations apart

Top performing supply chain organisations are investing in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to optimize their processes at more than twice the rate of low performing peers, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey also revealed that the best...

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The impact of digital disruption on ICT companies

Technology firms are being forced to reinvent themselves in the digital era, writes Mpumi Nhlapo, head: demand management at T-Systems SA As a technology company, we spend a vast amount of our energy on advising our clients, in various sectors, on the ways that they...

Analytics lead way to ‘Intelligent Enterprise’

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Digital forensics crucial to the security chain

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RubiBlue’s crowdsourcing data platform delivers African insights

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Will privately-owned cars go the way of DVDs and CDs?

Over the past decade or so, the technology industry has transformed many things we used to buy as physical products into digital services we subscribe to or access on a pay-per-use basis. Think about how we have moved from buying CDs towards paying a monthly...

The opportunity of IoT

IoT can help companies to build solutions that capitalise on the potential of IoT demand insight, investment, and intelligent thinking writes Sean Laval, executive: solutions and innovations at SqwidNet. The Internet of Things (IoT) is not the by-product of hype and...

Flexible smartphone financing options for Nigerians

Silicon Valley technology company PayJoy has partnered with pan-African mobile network operator MTN, distributor TD Mobile and financial institution Sterling Bank to offer a technology-driven financing solution that enables Nigerians to buy mobile devices on...

It’s time to boost productivity

Discipline is fundamental to success and the collective discipline of employees towards a common cause is what makes a successful company. Are you aware of the effects that a lack of discipline can have on productivity in your business? Kevin Howell, founder of Ouch!,...

Senior Application Support Analyst at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:An international and highly regarded organisation dedicated to "doing good" for society, they are renowned for their ethics, upliftment programs and while their tech environment is leading edge, this organisation is ideal for someone who wants to make...

Project Manager

Our client, a leader in the financial services space has an exciting opportunity available for a Project Manager. Experience Required:+10 yrs experience in Finance/Insurance Business +6 yrs managing complex Business projects Experience in managing large Project...

Level II IT Support Engineer

Level II IT Engineer required to start ASAP to provide on site support to a corporate client base. For this role we would love a suitably qualified individual with a stable background and solid experience in hardware, software, security, networking and server support...

Java Developer

Our client is seeking a skilled Java Developer with strong cloud skills. They are seeking a Java Developer which Azure certifications to join their dynamic team. Key Requirements Microsoft Azure (Preferred)/ Devops Pipelines (AZ-xxx certificates are a plus)Managerial...

Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client, a leader in the financial services space has an exciting opportunity available for a Project Manager. Experience Required:+10 yrs experience in Finance/Insurance Business +6 yrs managing complex Business projects Experience in managing large Project...

Level II IT Support Engineer – Western Cape Milnerton

Level II IT Engineer required to start ASAP to provide on site support to a corporate client base. For this role we would love a suitably qualified individual with a stable background and solid experience in hardware, software, security, networking and server support...

Java Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Our client is seeking a skilled Java Developer with strong cloud skills. They are seeking a Java Developer which Azure certifications to join their dynamic team. Key Requirements Microsoft Azure (Preferred)/ Devops Pipelines (AZ-xxx certificates are a plus)Managerial...

Information Security Manager(Governance and Reporting)

Purpose:A SOE in the health care industry is looking to improve their Information Security and is looking for an individual to assist in creating strategies, roadmaps and high-level design guidance.To be responsible for the overall planning, implementation and...

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