FakeUpdates retains security threat lead
Check Point Software Technologies has released its Global Threat Index for January 2025, which highlights FakeUpdates’ continued threat in the cyber landscape and playing a crucial role in facilitating ransomware attacks. In the January Index eight African countries...
Banking leads European cloud spending growth
Public cloud services spending in Europe will total $221-billion in 2025 and will reach $373-billion by 2028, recording a five-year (2023-2028) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20%. According to the Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending...
Load shedding impacts waste management
The effects of loadshedding on South Africa's economy and SMMEs have been immense. And, according to Mpendulo Ginindza, president of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), the waste management industry is no exception - with several challenges...
European enterprise networking market defies slowdown
According to the latest tracker data recently published by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the European Networking market grew by 32,6% year on year in Q1 2023, continuing its extremely strong performance throughout 2022 and defying expectations of a slower...
Meta launches new genAI tool, opens access to all
Meta and Microsoft have introduced the next generation of the open source large language model Llama. Llama 2 is free for research and commercial use, with the support of a broad set of companies and people across tech, academia, and policy. The launch sees the...
Encouraging uptick for the BETI in June
After months of sideways movements, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) recovered in June 2023 providing an encouraging outlook for South Africa's economy in the second quarter. "The BETI increased in June 2023 to an index level of 133.6 compared to...
Worldwide IT spend set for 4% growth
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,7-trillion in 2023, an increase of 4,3% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. As CIOs continue to lose the competition for IT talent, they are shifting spending to technologies that enable automation and...
Intel, Asus agree to take NUC products forward
Intel has agreed to a term sheet with Asus, agreeing to manufacture, sell and support the Next Unit of Compute (NUC) 10th to 13th generations systems product line, and to develop future NUC systems designs. "Our NUC systems product team delivered unique products that...
Global IaaS public cloud services revenue passes $100bn
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 29,7% in 2022, to total $120,3-billion, up from $92,8-billion in 2021, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the top position in the IaaS market in 2022, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and Huawei....
Americans fear cyberterrorism more than nuclear war
According to a Gallup poll on world affairs, cyberterrorism is regarded by a majority of Americans as the most pressing danger to the US. A staggering 85% of respondents identified it as a "critical threat," surpassing all other concerns, an Atlas VPN team found....
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Cloud to expand African insurance
With many insurers looking at business expansion into Africa, the opportunity exists to embrace cloud-based solutions more fully to deliver solutions for these new markets. Patrick Ashton, managing executive of Cirrus, a subsidiary of the SilverBridge Group, examines...
Eliminate ‘first impression’ bias to add diversity
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Record bookings growth for Veeam
Veeam Software has suprassed 16 700 service provider partners as demand for Veeam-powered cloud offerings for data availability, protection and management grows. Veeam has expanded its capabilities to physical environments as well as multi-cloud support for Microsoft...
Jumia plans for biggest Black Friday
Jumia Nigeria has announced the dates and partners for its biggest sales event of the year - Jumia Black Friday 2017. This year's event is billed as the Jumia Black Friday Festival and will run for 31 days from 13 November to 13 December 2017 on www.Jumia.com.ng. It...
Tips for software cybersecurity
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FNB to give away data
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CA boosts SecDevOps with Veracode buy
CA Technologies has acquired Veracode, a leader in securing web, mobile and third-party applications across the software development lifecycle, adding to its growing security and DevOps portfolio. The combination of CA's portfolio with Veracode will establish CA...
SA firms well positioned for business processing sevices
There's a golden opportunity for South African companies -- one that turns their delay in investing in outsourcing and shared services into a unique strength. By John Watling, MD of Accenture Operations in Africa By plugging directly into the delivery machine of an...
FirstRand prioritises model risk management
FirstRand needed to gain a single view of model risk across various franchises, segments and geographies, while meeting compliance obligations.Using SAS Model Risk Management it was able to get a full inventory of credit models, gain an epectation to meet all...
Swaziland looks to SOR approach for enhanced HCM
HR and HCM solution specialist CRS is offering Swaziland a golden opportunity for the state controlled services entity to leverage fully automated, centralised HCM using a single platform -- the system of record (SOR) approach to data storage, retrieval and...
Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The Business Analyst (BA) will be responsible for understanding the business needs and transforming those needs into detailed project requirements. The BA will act as a bridge between stakeholders and the development team, ensuring that software solutions meet...
.Net Developer
Are you a seasoned .NET Developer looking for your next challenge? We're looking for a talented and motivated .NET Developer to join our growing team. As the .NET Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software solutions that...
Tester
Responsible for testing processesPerform defect analysis to assist with root cause analysisCoordination of test liaison to IT and Management teams Ensure Testing protocols are adhered to Minimum Requirements:Matric and Tertiary Qualification ISTQB Certification 5...
Tech Lead Java Developer
My client is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to play a key role in the development of their backend infrastructure on AWS. In this role, you will leverage your extensive Java experience to design, develop, and implement complex backend services. Key Requirements...
.Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Are you a seasoned .NET Developer looking for your next challenge? We're looking for a talented and motivated .NET Developer to join our growing team. As the .NET Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software solutions that...
Tester – Western Cape Cape Town
Responsible for testing processesPerform defect analysis to assist with root cause analysisCoordination of test liaison to IT and Management teams Ensure Testing protocols are adhered to Minimum Requirements:Matric and Tertiary Qualification ISTQB Certification 5...
Tech Lead Java Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
My client is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to play a key role in the development of their backend infrastructure on AWS. In this role, you will leverage your extensive Java experience to design, develop, and implement complex backend services. Key Requirements...
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ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE cloud, infrastructure, datacenter, software, and end user computing support as your technical expertise as a solutions-driven Tier 3 Senior Support Engineer is wanted to join the East London division of a dynamic Internet Service & Network...
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