International advisory body supports submarine cable resilience
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Agency for Digital Technologies, and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), the leading industry organisation promoting submarine cable protection, have formed the International Advisory...
How AI is shaping the future of work and innovation
South Africa's recent 1,4% decrease in the unemployment rate has offered a glimmer of hope, yet the country continues to grapple with persistently low employment levels. By Professor Amit Kumar Mishra, professor at the Engineering and Built Environment Faculty, and...
Webb observations prove galaxies transformed the early universe
In the early universe, the gas between stars and galaxies was opaque – energetic starlight could not penetrate it. But 1-billion years after the big bang, the gas had become completely transparent. Why? New data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has pinpointed...
Edge comes of age as a business enabler
Kathy Gibson reports - Edge computing is no longer a future vision, but a reality for organisations looking to drive business outcomes. This focus on business advantage is important to the success of edge implementation, says Lauren Wortmann, vice-president:...
Load shedding weighs on manufacturer confidence
Confidence levels in the manufacturing sector remain near the low points reached during previous business cycles, as load shedding weighs on sentiment, the Q2 Absa Manufacturing Survey shows. Although sentiment has improved significantly since the record low recorded...
Private network spend set to surge
Enterprise spend on private networks will near $10-billion globally by 2028; rising from $1-billion in 2023, according to a new study from Juniper Research. Growing by 722%, the three verticals driving the market were identified as: * Manufacturing - 35% * Energy -...
Addressing SADC’s cross-border payments dilemma
With a population spanning almost 400-million people across 16 countries, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has the widest-reaching regional bloc in Africa, holding massive appeal for trade exchanges to strengthen economies and benefit communities....
Single-vendor SASE revenue on the rise
The portion of the SASE market where vendors offer both SD-WAN and SSE (security service edge) solutions grew an impressive 55% year-over-year (Y/Y) in 1Q 2023, according to a report from Dell'Oro Group. By doing so, single-vendor SASE overtook the multi-vendor SASE...
CFOs plan to retain organic growth funding levels
Rising prices and interest rates along with other economic factors beyond a company's control are leading chief financial officers (CFOs) to show the most concern about profitable growth, inflation, and balance sheet health in 2023, according to a survey by Gartner....
Search interest in NFTs drops
Search interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) peaked at 100 for the week 19 to 25 June 2022. Fast forward to a year later, and the score has plummeted to a low of 32 during the week of 4 to 10 June 2023 - a massive 68% fall in the measure. BanklessTimes CEO Jonathan...
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ESET gives a glimpse into FinFisher
Having discovered a wave of surveillance campaigns in several countries in summer 2017, ESET researchers dug deep into the samples of FinFisher. FinFisher, also known as FinSpy, has a history of being used in surveillance campaigns, both against legitimate targets and...
EOH wins Oracle Excellence Award
Oracle has recognised EOH with its 2017 Oracle Excellence Award for Specialised Partner of the Year - EMEA in Platform as a Service (PaaS). EOH is a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). The Oracle Excellence Awards for Specialised Partner of the Year...
Leverage your business’s best asset
Your company's greatest asset is its data. But to start creating true business value, you need to have the right data strategy in place, says Manfred Gramlich, strategic solutions manager at Hitachi Vantara. You pull up to the curb at the airport and as you exit your...
Digital economy to drive growth
Schneider Electric recently held a meeting in Paris with investors and financial analysts to highlight the group's digital strategy and differentiated offers for 2018. "Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and industrial...
2018: calling in the debts
Wynand Smit, CEO of Inovo, writes that companies find themselves in the unenviable position of having to recoup debts owed to them by consumers to maintain profitability, and this is likely to increase in 2018. Collecting debts can be managed in two ways: the first...
Dell EMC extends partner initiatives
Dell EMC has extended its Future-Proof Storage Loyalty Program. The programme aims to give end user confident when buying storage solutions, while letting partners differentiation with a solution that can facilitate shorter sales cycles and strengthen customer...
Wading through the continuum of app technologies
Trying to wade through the continuum of application technologies sometimes feels like you're strolling through a swamp in an astronaut suit, writes BBD's Mike Geyser. But if you take a step back you'll see a logic to how web, native, and progressive web apps work in...
Tech impacts on contact centres
Jed Hewson, joint-CEO and co-founder of 1Stream, examines the knowledge gleaned from last year to predict some of the business trends and influences that will impact on the economy. * Fibre - South Africans are finally having fibre delivered to them. With the rollout...
Hamlyn Centre to develop new tools
The Hamlyn Centre at Imperial College London today announces the award of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to accelerate research into new integrated technology systems for accurately measuring dietary intake. The grant of $1,5-million will fund...
Virtualisation will reshape telecoms
The hype around software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) is growing in the telecoms industry. The hope is that these technologies will enable service providers and network operators to drive down capital expenditure, simplify...
Senior Microsoft Developer – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal
Key Performance AreasCreatively solving problems in a robust and scalable manner, lead and assist junior developers.Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and efficient execution of projects.Staying abreast of the latest developments in...
Full stack developer Dot Net – Gauteng Bedford
Intermediate Full stack Developers ( Automotive exp and advantage) Role Overview: Develop and deliver feature-rich SaaS solutions tailored to the automotive industry, driving innovation and enhancing user experiencesRequired: Proficiency in Angular 2+ for dynamic web...
Senior Systems Engineer – Gauteng Primrose
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Senior System EngineerQualification:B.Tech (Eng) with 13+ years of relevant experienceB.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) with 9+ years of relevant experienceM.Eng with 7+ years of relevant experiencePhD/D.Eng with 5+ years of relevant...
Data Engineer
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...
MICROSOFT AND MIS DEVELOPER (12 MONTHS FIXED-TERM CONTRACT)
Accountable for Analysing system data and create schemas on the Data Warehouse. Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL). Desired Skills: Data Analysis SQL Power BI Data warehouse MIS data Python Power Apps C# Desired Work Experience: 2 to 5 years Desired...
Senior back end Developer
Senior Backend Developers and Intermediate Back end developers This position focuses on scaling large systems using a microservice approach. Experience with Linux is advantageous and will complement your expertise in building and managing complex, distributed...
SENIOR MICROSOFT DEVELOPER
Outputs Creatively solving problems in a robust and scalable manner, lead and assist junior developers.Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and efficient execution of projects.Staying abreast of the latest developments in low-code...
Data Engineer – Remote Remote
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...
MICROSOFT AND MIS DEVELOPER (12 MONTHS FIXED-TERM CONTRACT) – Gauteng Sandown
Accountable for Analysing system data and create schemas on the Data Warehouse. Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL). Desired Skills: Data Analysis SQL Power BI Data warehouse MIS data Python Power Apps C# Desired Work Experience: 2 to 5 years Desired...
Senior back end Developer – Gauteng Bedford
Senior Backend Developers and Intermediate Back end developers This position focuses on scaling large systems using a microservice approach. Experience with Linux is advantageous and will complement your expertise in building and managing complex, distributed...
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