Almost half of agentic AI projects will fail
Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, due to escalating costs, unclear business value or inadequate risk controls, according to Gartner. “Most agentic AI projects right now are early stage experiments or proof of concepts that are mostly...
Nokia slashes power consumption with Xeon 6
Intel and Nokia are expanding their long-standing and strategic collaboration to advance core network infrastructures with the deployment of Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores) in the Nokia NFVI v5.0 and Nokia Core Networks Applications. With better...
AI, social media and cloud dominate hiring trends
Last year saw many companies across the globe announcing layoffs amidst a continuous decline in job postings. This is according to research group GlobalData, noting that major players like JPMorgan Chase, Ford Motor, SAP, Tesco, Salesforce, Cisco, and the Goldman...
Political polarisation a new top emerging risk
Escalating political polarisation worldwide entered the quarterly Gartner emerging risk tracker for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2023. "Risk executives worldwide are clearly concerned by the potential implications of escalating tensions and conflict all...
January sets new heat records
January 2024 was the warmest January on record globally, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of 13,14°C – that’s 0,7°C above the 1991-2020 average for January and 0,12°C above the temperature of the previous warmest January, in 2020. This is according to...
Tablet shipments plumb new depths
Worldwide tablet shipments declined 17,4% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), totaling 36,8-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This is the...
Meteoric growth forecast for AI PCs, GenAI smartphones
Worldwide shipments of AI PCs and generative AI (GenAI) smartphones are projected to total 295-million units by the end of 2024, up from 29-million units in 2023, according to a new forecast from Gartner. Gartner defines AI PCs as PCs that are equipped with dedicated...
What is an AI PC?
By Jane McEntegart - Chances are if you ask 10 different people “What is an AI PC?” you’ll get 10 different answers. But that’s true of the early days of any pivotal piece of technology. It’s hard to peer into the future and imagine what the world will look like. At...
AI PCs set to dominate
A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows shipments of artificial intelligence (AI) PCs - personal computers with specific system-on-a-chip (SoC) capabilities designed to run generative AI tasks locally - growing from nearly 50-million units in...
Election drives DDoS attacks against Poland
Changes in political leadership can cause disruptions in many areas. One notable area is in the cyberspace, where DDoS attacks often spike with a change of the guard. These spikes often result from hacktivist and other groups opposing the viewpoints of newly elected...
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The human resources (HR) function must reinvent itself as a digital, data-driven partner to the business as trends such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data and mobility transform the world around us. HR departments and leaders that continue to focus on...
Digital is changing the ‘payment rituals’ of African consumers
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How proactive is your organisation in preventing procurement fraud? What measures are in place to reduce the possibility of incidents within your company and are they effective? These are questions every business should ponder regularly as the risk of procurement...
Technology transforming education
Technology is transforming every aspect of education, from the way in which students learn, to the way teachers educate. From the classroom to the exam hall, and the library to the lecture theatre, technology is the driving force behind a change in the fundamental...
DHL Express scoops Top Employer Intercontinental Award
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Benefits of outsourcing data centre O&M
The South African data centre market continues to grow significantly each year, and corporates faced with challenges around cost savings, lack of facilities and streamlining their business operations often look to outsourcing as an attractive solution. Outsourcing the...
Sandoz launches healthcare HACk
Sandoz has launched of the second Sandoz Healthcare Access Challenge (HACk). The Sandoz HACk is a global competition that invites entrepreneurs and innovators in the field of digital technology to submit inspirational ideas with the potential to complement - or even...
HP introduces healthcare solutions
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Accenture helps AB InBev with sales, distribution
Accenture is helping AB InBev, the world's largest brewer, to better manage its sales and distribution operations in Africa with the Accenture NewsPage Distributor Management System (DMS). A fully integrated distributor management and sales force automation system,...
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Job Title: Senior Developer Location: Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa (On-Site) About the Role:This role involves developing and maintaining web applications using ASP.NET, adhering to coding standards and best practices. You will be responsible for debugging and...
Scrum Master – Gauteng Centurion
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Senior Developer – Gauteng Centurion
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Systems Administrator – Kempton Park Onsite – Gauteng Kempton Park
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Senior Systems Administrator – Gauteng Johannesburg
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