Biggest-ever data breach exposed
What’s believed to be the single biggest data breach ever – a massive 16-billion records - has been exposed. Investigators at Cybernews, which uncovered the breach, believe the records are scattered across 30 different databases, and some records are or might be...
How to stay on top of data and analytics trends
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New CEO for Mimecast
Mimecast has announced the appointment of Marc Van Zadelhoff as CEO, as co-founder Peter Bauer steps down from the role. Bauer remains as a member of the board and will continue to be an active advisor. "I've loved leading Mimecast from our founding in 2003 to our...
Four trends in the African energy sector
As we head into 2024, the renewable energy sector is set to see innovation that will transform the way energy is accessed, stored and deployed across Africa. Paul van Zijl, Group CEO at Starsight Energy, discusses four key trends that he thinks will profoundly shape...
Telco cloud infrastructure software market set to accelerate
International Data Corporation (IDC) sees cloud-native deployment of telco network workloads accelerating in 2024. IDC forecasts worldwide revenue for telco cloud infrastructure software, including virtual network functions (VNFs), cloud-native network functions...
South Africans think life with AI will be very different
New research by Google shows that search interest in artificial intelligence (AI) increased by 370% over the last year, as 91% of South Africa thinks life with AI will look different five years from now. Searches for AI reached an all-time high last year in South...
What will economic growth look like in the new era?
A new World Economic Forum report offers a re-evaluation of global economic growth, introducing a new framework that takes a holistic look at GDP alongside the quality of growth across 107 economies. The Future of Growth Report 2024 highlights a significant economic...
Climate crisis could cause 14,5m deaths by 2050
A new World Economic Forum report warns that, by 2050, climate change may cause an additional 14,5-million deaths and $12,5-trillion in economic losses worldwide. Despite these stark findings, there is still time for global stakeholders to take decisive, strategic...
Convergence Partners snaps up Datacentrix
The Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) has entered into a definitive agreement with Alviva Holdings to acquire 100% of Datacentrix Group. The acquisition is alongside the existing Datacentrix management team that has successfully led the company...
How GenAI will go mainstream in 2024
Generative AI (GenAI) was a groundbreaking development last year, with the emergence of popular chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard taking the technology world by storm. However, using the large language models (LLMs) powering these chatbots has...
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Networking tips for introverts
Despite being an important part of the modern business environment, networking can be a challenging undertaking for some - especially those who are a little more introverted than others. ManpowerGroup South Africa's MD, Lyndy van den Barselaar, says it is important to...
Growth Institute adds value for women
In celebration of Women's Month, Growth Institute will focus on providing South African women access to professional study programs, so women who register for any of Growth Institute's programs in August 2018 will receive additional benefits. Growth Institute already...
Epson tops SA projection market share
Epson is now the primary projector manufacturer in South Africa in the installation market above 5 000 lumens, according to latest market share data from Futuresource. Based on sales from the first quarter of this year, Epson commands 52% of the market, an increase of...
Public cloud: what’s holding SA back?
The 2018 Right Scale State of the Cloud report says that 81% of all surveyed enterprises have a multi-cloud strategy. It also predicts that 66% of cloud users intend on growing their cloud spend by 20% of more, this year. By Johan Scheepers, systems engineering...
Engie to build hybrid solar power plants in Gabon
Engie has signed an agreement with CDC, the Gabonese financial institution Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, to deploy eight hybrid solar power plants in Gabon, representing a combined capacity of 2,2MW. The implemented solution was developed by ENGIE's subsidiary,...
MyBucks debuts insurance tech platform
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Crime response app builds community
At least 200 000 South Africans nationwide have signed up with Namola, the free emergency response app supported by Dialdirect that helps South Africans get emergency assistance, fast. Since Namola started in October 2017, it has assisted more than 10 000 South...
Nutanix launches new channel charter
Nutanix is officially launching its new channel charter, Power to the Partner, providing emphasis on partner investments in Nutanix rather than solely on revenue targets. In addition, the charter focuses on empowering Nutanix partners with the tools they need to...
Low-code development enables business agility
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Surveying the shift in customer experience within retail
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Our client within the ICT and Transportation Sector has an opportunity for an experienced Linux Engineer to join the team where you will be responsible for managing and monitoring all installed Linux systems and Infrastructure as well as being involved with the...
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A well-established business is seeking to appoint a SKA Mid - Senior Data Analyst. The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for the development of operator procedures and documentation, and for the mentoring and training of the data analyst/operators under their...
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