Summit to examine the impacts of online fraud
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4Sight Holdings acquires HR specialist XFour Group
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SA businesses follow a cloud smart strategy
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Data sovereignty a key concern as cloud accelerates
Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore - As organisations move more of their mission-critical workloads to the cloud, the issue of data sovereignty and privacy is becoming more relevant than ever. To address concerns, VMware launched its Sovereign Cloud offering...
E-commerce poised to capture 41% of global retail sales
With Black Friday on the horizon it is as good a time as any to explore retail trends - and the Boston Consulting Group has just released new research exploring e-commerce trends from the beginning of the pandemic to the present. After tremendous acceleration...
A day without the Internet would cost $43bn
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Digital payments to become a $10trn industry
Over the past five years, more than 1,6-billion people worldwide have embraced digital payments, pushing the total user count in this market to a whopping 4,44-billion - or more than half the world`s population. This massive user base has helped the total transaction...
AI, HPC and quantum technologies synergise to advance innovation
The integration of high-performance computing (HPC) systems with artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, ushering in a new era of innovation, says GlobalData, adding that this fusion is not merely about speed, but about smarter, data-driven...
Banking malware, a stealer and a new ransomware strain uncovered
Three malicious threats capable of stealing data and funds have been identified and analysed in-depth in Kaspersky's latest crimeware report: the GoPIX stealer that targets the PIX payment system, the Lumar multipurpose stealer, and the Rhysida ransomware. As...
Steady growth for trackers in cargo carrying units
Berg Insight, the world's leading IoT market research provider, today released a new market report covering the trailer and cargo container tracking market. The number of active tracking devices deployed for cargo carrying units (ie. trailers, intermodal containers,...
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Another reason to submit your tax return
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Analytics and reporting for travel managers
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BitCo levels the connectivity playing field for SMEs
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The three biggest AI challenges for businesses
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African smart cities start with smart broadband
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Mind your business on social media
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Being prepared is key to mitigating cyber attacks
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IT DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Fully remote position or in office if preferred. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics,...
Data Engineer – Gauteng Parkwood
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be doing The...
Senior Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Senior Full Stack C# Developer (CPT Hybrid)
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Senior Full Stack C# Developer (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Parklands
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Scrum Master at QES – Western Cape Bellville
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Desktop Support Technician
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