Forecast for PCs, tablets lower as tariffs, sentiment bite
In the wake of US tariffs on China as well as a weakening market sentiment, mostly in the consumer space, IDC has reduced its traditional PC forecast in 2025 and beyond. Global PC volume is now expected to reach 273-million in 2025, still growing +3,7% over the prior...
GSMA launches Open-Telco LLM Benchmarks
The GSMA Foundry has launched GSMA Open-Telco LLM Benchmarks, an open-source community aimed at improving the performance of large language models (LLMs) for telecom-specific applications. The community provides an industry-first framework for evaluating artificial...
Fujifilm, IBM develop 50Tb native tape storage system
Fujifilm and IBM have announced the development of a 50Tb native tape storage system, featuring what is believed to be the world's highest native data tape cartridge capacity. Fujifilm has begun production of a high-density tape cartridge for use with IBM's newest...
Call goes out for iWeek speakers
ZANOG@iWeek2024 has issued a call for speakers interested in presenting at South Africa's oldest and most prestigious internet industry gathering. The last fully-fledged instalment of iWeek was co-hosted with SAFNOG in August 2019 and saw over 30 speakers engage with...
Startups sought for Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023
The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, in partnership with Wits University's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and Dogpatch Labs Ireland has opened applications to local...
Cloud doesn’t always have a silver lining, say SA CIOs
While there are some compelling benefits of moving to the cloud, cloud adoption is also causing headaches for CIOs, who must grapple with major vendors going all-cloud, cost spikes driving repatriation from the cloud, and unexpected business risks. This emerged during...
Public cloud services to reach $1,35trn in 2027
Worldwide spending on public cloud services is forecast to reach $1,35-trillion in 2027, according to the latest update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide. Although annual spending growth is expected...
Intel demos future-generation Xeon
Intel has provided the first in-depth look at its next-generation Intel Xeon product lineup, built on a new, innovative platform architecture. The platform marks an important evolution for Intel Xeon by introducing processors with a new Efficient-core (E-core)...
Fines for mismanagement of data subject rights to soar
By 2026, fines due to mismanagement of subject rights will have increased tenfold from 2022 to total over $1-billion, according to Gartner, which defines subject rights requests (SRRs) as a set of legal rights that enable individuals to make demands and, in some...
Insurance industry under fire as cost-of-living crisis worsens
The world is currently facing one of the harshest economic climates experienced since the 2008 global financial crisis, raising concerns that more people may turn to fraud to address the financial pressure they are experiencing. "Rising inflation and the current war...
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RS Components brings in Raspberry Pi 3 board
RS Components has announced the availability of the latest Raspberry Pi computer board: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. Building upon the phenomenal success of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, which will remain in production, the new board is the latest product in the Raspberry...
Is your African business’ payroll ready for GDPR?
The European Union (EU) is about to enforce the most important legislative update to the protection of personal information in our time. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in May 2018. It's designed to protect the Personally Identifiable...
Ozone adds Exinda for network solutions
Ozone Information Technology Solutions has included Exinda Application Assurance and Visibility as one of its network optimisation solutions. Designed to help network managers and administrators overcome complex network challenges, Exinda reduces network costs and...
Trends that will disrupt African fintech
As digital transformation continues to shift the way we think, live and do business, fintech remains one of the fastest growing and innovating industries, capturing the imagination of both industry and consumers with topics like cryptocurrencies and blockchain...
Security is key to successful 5G rollout
The current expectation is that the first commercial 5G networks will be rolled out in 2020, just two years away. The early adopters will naturally be those countries whose 4G networks are already in place, but there is no doubt that African players are already busy...
Fortinet delivers third-generation network security
Fortinet has announced the evolution of its Security Fabric architecture with the release of FortiOS 6.0, which it claims is the world's most deployed network security operating system. With more than 200 new features and capabilities, enterprises will benefit from...
Benefit from an information landscape audit
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Red Hat adds virtualisation to SAP HANA
Red Hat has announced that Red Hat Virtualization now supports the SAP HANA platform, an in-memory data and application development platform for running big data workloads. Red Hat is now able to offer an operating system (Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA) and...
Safe as houses?
Information is an organisation's most valuable asset. To protect that asset, it's no longer viable that security is an external layer of core information management software. Security should be imbedded in the foundation of the software's design. It is integral to the...
Securicom brings Cloudistics to SA
Securicom has brought to South Africa Cloudistics, a cloud software appliance technology. Named "Cool Vendor in Cloud Infrastructure" by Gartner in 2017, Cloudistics delivers a premium private cloud experience. Its software-defined technology natively converges...
Senior Software Engineer
ENVIRONMENT:A full-service digital agency based in Reading, UK, The Hague, Netherlands and Stellenbosch, South Africa who strategizes, designs, and develops digital solutions for the private and public sectors is seeking to employ a Senior Software Engineer who will...
Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Gauteng
About our client:Our client, established in the 90's and headquartered in Cape Town, has a global presence with over 500+ highly skilled employees. They are a diverse team of engineers, developers and specialists in finance, HR, digital infrastructure and marketing...
Java Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Effectively working and collaborating in an international team. Self-motivated to learn and stay up to date with changing technology. Working in an integrated Agile Environment (Jira, Confluence) Meet with end users to understand Business requirements. Participate in...
Senior Software Engineer – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:A full-service digital agency based in Reading, UK, The Hague, Netherlands and Stellenbosch, South Africa who strategizes, designs, and develops digital solutions for the private and public sectors is seeking to employ a Senior Software Engineer who will...
SAP Back-End Developer
Job Title: SAP Back-End DeveloperPosition: RemoteRemote: R80k to R120k WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE COMPANYWe are seeking an experienced SAP Back-End Developer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will work on designing, developing, and optimizing back-end...
SQL and .Net Developer
Main purpose of the role:The SQL/C# Developer will be part of the company's operational developmentteam directly supporting the call centre, reporting to the Head of IT with dotted line reportingto the IT Director. The role involves creating and maintaining solutions...
Software Engineer (Typescript, React, Node.js)
ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a comprehensive digital agency located in Reading, UK, and Stellenbosch, South Africa, is in search of a skilled Software Engineer to become a valuable member of their team. As a problem solver, you will collaborate with both customers and...
SAP Back-End Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Job Title: SAP Back-End DeveloperPosition: RemoteRemote: R80k to R120k WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE COMPANYWe are seeking an experienced SAP Back-End Developer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will work on designing, developing, and optimizing back-end...
SQL and .Net Developer – Remote Remote
Main purpose of the role:The SQL/C# Developer will be part of the company's operational developmentteam directly supporting the call centre, reporting to the Head of IT with dotted line reportingto the IT Director. The role involves creating and maintaining solutions...
Software Engineer (Typescript, React, Node.js) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a comprehensive digital agency located in Reading, UK, and Stellenbosch, South Africa, is in search of a skilled Software Engineer to become a valuable member of their team. As a problem solver, you will collaborate with both customers and...
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