16% growth in EMEA DX spending expected
New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) entitled EMEA Digital Transformation Market Forecast, 2024–2028, based on the Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide published in October 2024, shows that the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)...
Netflix signs up 41m new subscribers in 2024
Netflix added 41-million new subscribers last year, more than in 2022 and 2023 combined, according to data presented by AltIndex.com. The last three years have been a rollercoaster for Netflix. A huge subscriber loss in early 2022, followed by surging market...
Bitcoin trading picks up in 2023
The renewed institutional interest in cryptocurrency sent Bitcoin surging to a new 12-month high, with its price jumping above $31 300 in June. Although BTC lost some of its gains in the last week of the month, it still finished the first half of 2023 with an...
Integration challenges as zero-trust becomes a priority
A significant number of companies report they are facing challenges related to a lack of integration between zero-trust solutions deployed on-premises and in the cloud. This is among the findings from Fortinet's global 2023 State of Zero Trust report. Other key...
Brace yourselves for a new wave of cybersecurity threats
Security professionals have their jobs cut out for them, with 74% saying their organisation's sensitive data was potentially compromised or breached in the last year, according to Forrester. New research from Forrester shows the percentage of external attacks remained...
DDoS attacks doubled in 2022
In 2022, the total number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks worldwide increased by 115,1% over the amount observed in 2021, according to new research from Nexusguard released in its DDoS Statistical Report for 2022. The data also showed that cyber...
AI, digital twins drive next wave of climate research
AI and accelerated computing will help climate researchers achieve the miracles they need to achieve breakthroughs in climate research. This is the word from Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, speaking during a keynote at the Berlin Summit for the Earth...
Upcoming Meta app set to rival Twitter
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instragram, will launch an new text-based conversation app on Thursday (6 July 2023). Threads, as the new app is called, is already available for pre-order on the Apple App Store, where the description reads: "Threads is where communities...
These legal issues are critical to AI regulation
With various lawmakers across the globe proposing regulations and guidance on large language model (LLM) tools, such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, Gartner, has identified four critical areas for general counsel (GC) and legal leaders to address. "Legal leaders can...
CEOs use AI to boost their businesses
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to boost business growth and operational optimisation within the ever-changing South African market. Although some businesses in South Africa have prioritised other areas of their business, most CEOs are actively...
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King Price launches cyber-insurance
Most people know whether they have insurance for their stuff, car accidents and theft, and liability, but do they know if they're covered for cybercrime? Cybercrime is real, and it's on the increase. In South Africa, 84% of adults who're online have already been...
Fujitsu adds to Celsius workstation range
Fujitsu has brought its Made in Germany engineering expertise to the desktop with its latest workstations -- the completely redesigned Fujitsu Workstation Celsius M770 and the refreshed Fujitsu Workstation CELSIUS R970. Both will be unveiled at the nVidia GPU...
When ethics is allowed to slip by the wayside
Ragiema Thokan-Mahomed, legal, ethics and compliance executive at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA), explains why a loss of ethics risks a public backlash. The massive public opinion backlash experienced by politically implicated persons...
Availability in the age of security risk
With ransomware attacks becoming increasingly prevalent, companies are more aware than ever for the need for effective cybersecurity measures. But despite this, not enough is being done to ensure the availability of data in the event of systems being compromised,...
Why you need to embed data governance
Gustav Piater, sales and marketing director at AIGS (Yellowfin South Africa), explains why it's important to have one version of the truth. It's a familiar scene: The monthly sales management meeting began well enough, only to descend into claims and counter-claims...
Africa set for transport revolution
Despite the continent's transport infrastructure lagging behind global standards for decades, Africa is bracing itself for a transport revolution as more countries embrace the onset of new technology. This sets the scene for a new era of intelligent mobility in...
ADATA launches XPG SX6000 SSD
ADATA Technology has launched the XPG SX6000 SSD. The product represents a bold move to provide PCI Express storage performance for nearly the same price to end users as that of traditional 2,5-inch SATA SSD. The SX6000 uses the compact M.2 form factor and reaches...
In2IT boosts tech skills for Boys2Men
In2IT Technologies has joined forces with the Moving Ahead Development Agency (MADA), to enrich the lives of fatherless boys in South Africa through the Boys2Men Career Path programme. The ongoing programme was started two years ago by MADA and has since brought...
Using cloud effectively for disaster recovery
Mike Rees, Commvault territory account manager for South Africa, examines what questions companies need to ask before delving into disaster recovery in the clud. Disaster recovery (DR) is synonymous with cost and layers of complexity but cloud -- together with a...
KYC trial using blockchain gets underway
SBI Holdings and NEC have jointly embarked on what they believe to be the industry's first demonstration trial of Know Your Customer (KYC) operations infrastructure equipped with blockchain technology. The trial is in co-operation with 14 financial institutions and...
Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Product design, programming, bug verification, and testing of computer programs for software products and/or customer applications. Researching...
Project Manager Junior at PnP
IntroductionThe role of this position is to ensure we maximize opening new stand - alone Clothing format stores.. Implementing & executing the Pick and Pay agreed Clothing Specification. Working within the prescribed timelines of the Project and meeting...
Database Administrator
Shape and Secure the Future of Data as a Database Administrator! Is this you?You're a strategic thinker who thrives on designing and implementing database solutions that are efficient, secure, and scalable. You're a stickler for detail with a passion for maintaining...
Senior DevOps Support Engineer – Western Cape Somerset West
Title: Senior DevOps Support EngineerDescription Responsibilities/Tasks:Design, development, implementation, migration and support of a comprehensive build and release management process and technical solution to support the development processes, using existing tools...
Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Product design, programming, bug verification, and testing of computer programs for software products and/or customer applications. Researching...
Project Manager Junior at PnP – Western Cape Western Cape
IntroductionThe role of this position is to ensure we maximize opening new stand - alone Clothing format stores.. Implementing & executing the Pick and Pay agreed Clothing Specification. Working within the prescribed timelines of the Project and meeting...
Database Administrator – Gauteng Pretoria North
Shape and Secure the Future of Data as a Database Administrator! Is this you?You're a strategic thinker who thrives on designing and implementing database solutions that are efficient, secure, and scalable. You're a stickler for detail with a passion for maintaining...
Systems Implementation Project Manager – Centurion
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Systems Implementation Project Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the implementation of new systems and technologies. You will work closely with our clients and internal teams to...
Software Developer
Our client is looking for an Intermediate Developer to work on exciting projects for various clients. Requirements: 5 years' experience in software development3 years' experience in mobile application development, speci?cally FlutterHands-on experience building mobile...
Developer – Java (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Build and support applications in a technically exciting and challenging industry. Design, develop, test, document and support applications written...
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