Mobile app usage set to drop as AI assistants proliferate
By 2027 mobile app usage will decrease by 25% due to AI assistants, according to Gartner. Smartphone users will turn to AI assistants, such as Apple Intelligence, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Meta AI, and others to replace apps for many functions. In addition to the impact...
Lazarus APT targets nuclear organisations
Lazarus’ key operation, “Operation DreamJob”, continues to evolve with new sophisticated tactics that have persisted for more than five years, according to Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT). The latest targets include employees from a...
Workplace equality key to ending gender-based violence
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but critical for reducing gender-based violence (GBV) and promoting sustainable economic growth. This is the key finding from a new study by KPMG South Africa in partnership with the Shared Value Africa Initiative...
Cyber incidents drive shareholder value down
A major cyber incident resulted in a 9% decrease in shareholder value - over and above the market - in the year following an event. This is the headline finding from Aon's 2023 Cyber Resilience Report, which helps business leaders benchmark their organisation's cyber...
What Americans know about AI, security and big tech
While digital literacy is widely seen as an essential skill, Americans' understanding of digital topics varies notably depending on the subject, according to a new report from Pew Research Centre. The report finds that Americans answer a median of five out of nine...
Russian spacecraft crashes into the moon
Russia's first moon mission in 47 years has failed, after its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into moon. The state space corporation Roscosmos, said on Sunday (August 20), that it had lost contact with the craft shortly after a problem occurred...
4th Gen AMD EPYC powers Amazon EC2 instances
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded its 4th Gen AMD EPYC processor-based offerings with the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) M7a and Amazon EC2 Hpc7a instances, which offer next-generation performance and efficiency for applications that...
Adobe co-founder Dr John Warnock dies
Adobe co-founder, Dr John Warnock, died on Saturday (19 August 2023), at the age of 82 Dr Warnock co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr Charles Geschke after meeting as colleagues at Xerox. Their first product was Adobe PostScript, new technology that sparked the desktop...
Massive surge for photo, video apps
As a key part of the social media experience, photo and video sharing has evolved over the past years. Today, photo and video apps have more users than ever, thanks to hundreds of millions of people willing to spend money on brushing up their digital presence and...
Kaspersky shares intelligence with Interpol in Africa
Kaspersky has supported Interpol with threat intelligence data in its Africa Cyber Surge II operation, which enabled investigators to identify compromised infrastructure and apprehend threat actors suspected of cybercrimes across the African region. The operation...
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Cloud ERP now available for building
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Unlock the value of data for future success
Data is a fundamental part of digital transformation for businesses. It's the fuel that powers every link in the value chain of a connected company, the lifeblood of innovation and the food that enables businesses to grow. Keith Matthews, country manager: south and...
VC investment fuels African technology
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Troye is black women-owned Citrix Platinum Partner
Troye has announced that it has become the only 51% black women-owned Level 1 Citrix Platinum partner. The accreditation was issued in May by South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) accredited BEE verification agency Honeycomb. Troye MD Helen Kruger says...
SMBs need to be cyber secure
With headline-grabbing data breaches and high-stake hacks on the rise, earning and maintaining the trust of visitors to one's website is a mounting challenge, especially for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Without big budgets or teams of IT professionals,...
Managing the ever-evolving mobility challenge
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Workforce transformation: balance tomorrow’s trends with today’s needs
“Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them.” It may surprise you to learn who said these words: none other than the late Steve...
University of Pretoria launches Virtual Campus
Prospective students who are interested in the University of Pretoria's academic offerings can now take a virtual tour of the campuses from the comfort of their homes. The university has launched a Virtual Campus platform on its website, whereby prospective students,...
SUSE paves the way for IT transformation
SUSE continues to help organisations transform and adapt with software-defined infrastructure and application delivery solutions that enable IT operations and DevOps to meet digital business demands with greater agility and less cost. SUSE has announced the release of...
Welcome to an IP world without buttons
A much lower cost to communicate is the single biggest driver for companies switching to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies with average savings coming in at 45% of current voice and data bills. That's according to Otel Communications CEO, Rad Jankovic,...
IT Support Technician (Port Elizabeth) – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Technical skills and experience required:3 – 5 years relevant experience required as a Support Technician. 3 years of network support experience required. Implementing, troubleshooting, and maintaining Hypervisor cluster environments. (Hyper-V and VMWare). Experience...
Technology Architect at Tipp Focus Group
Job Opportunity: Technology architect ?? Location: Cape Town Qualifications required: Relevant Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF)Principal: 8+ years' experienceExperience required: Proven experience in the design, implementation and oversight of Technology and...
Scrum Master
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Senior Python Engineer
Want to work from home?! Our client develop software solutions that support best-in-class visualization, data-driven communication, and platform independence, and build upon an API-driven integration into any open BI software. With KPI-CHAT they take real-time data...
Technology Architect at Tipp Focus Group – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Job Opportunity: Technology architect ?? Location: Cape Town Qualifications required: Relevant Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF)Principal: 8+ years' experienceExperience required: Proven experience in the design, implementation and oversight of Technology and...
Scrum Master – Gauteng Sandton
Scrum MasterRef: SM/NHOS/TBSalary: Market relatedLocation: Sandton, Johannesburg Private Hospital client seeks to employ a Scrum Master. Key Responsibilities: Follow an agile methodology for all the identified delivery objectivesSprint Ceremonies: Facilitate daily...
Senior Python Engineer – Remote Remote
Want to work from home?! Our client develop software solutions that support best-in-class visualization, data-driven communication, and platform independence, and build upon an API-driven integration into any open BI software. With KPI-CHAT they take real-time data...
Infrastructure Architect at Tipp Focus Group
Job Opportunity: Infrastructure architect ?? Location: Cape Town Qualifications required: Relevant Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF)Principal: 8+ years' experienceExperience required: Proven experience in Architecture role in large, complex organizations?? To...
Item Coding Analyst at Circana
Circana (formerly IRI and NPD) is the leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior. Through unparalleled technology, advanced analytics, cross-industry data, and deep expertise, we provide clarity that helps almost 7,000 of the world's leading brands and...
Software Engineer (Expert) 0757
Software EngineerESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:- Java Spring boot- Kafka & JMS (MQ)- DevOps (Git, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines)- Cloud infrastructure (AWS)- SQL (Oracle, Postgres)- Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM)...
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