AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race

AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...

As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored

Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...

Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

GPUs key to high performance computing

The use of graphics processing units (GPUs) within high performance computing (HPC) has been increasingly adopted since the introduction of generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs), together with advanced memory, storage, networking, and cooling...

IT services on the rebound as AI expertise becomes a top priority

In 2025, the value of the top 25 IT services brands has reached $163-billion - with 15 of them increasing their brand values - according to a new report from leading brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance. This growth is driven by more favourable market conditions,...

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...

Ethernet switch growth continues strong

The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew revenues 31,5% year over year in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23) to $10-billion. The total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded $4,1-billion in revenue in 1Q23, a 14,1% annual increase. These...

Money muling, forged documents top SA fraud risks

The South African fraud landscape has increased significantly over the past three years, with impersonation fraud, money muling and forged documentation being the most significant challenges the Southern African Fraud Prevention Services (SAFPS) have had to deal with....

DBSA comes under ransomware attack

The Development Bank of Southern Africa Limited (DBSA) has confirmed that it was subjected to a ransomware attack by a malicious threat actor on about 21 May 2023. Based on preliminary investigations, the DBSA believes the threat actor to be Akira, a Russian...

Regtech spend surges as AI, ML unlock efficiencies

Spend on regtech by financial institutions and other industries will increase by 124% between 2023 and 2028 globally, from $83-billion in 2023, according to a new study from Juniper Research. Increasingly complex regulatory requirements are driving corporates to adopt...

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Integrated multimedia disruption for the enterprise

The enterprise communications market is in need of an integrated multimedia solution that will provide business with an opportunity to build a client community through integrated interactive communication via multiple media touch points. "If your customers aren't true...

Has the mobile tipping point arrived?

Twenty five percent of the world's leading internet retailers saw 50% of their sales from mobile over the past year. This is a first for the industry and a significant tipping point, knocking desktop and tablet sales off the podium. According to leading digital...

Kalon Venture Partners, Smollan Group invest in SnapnSave

Kalon Venture Partners, formerly Grotech, and Smollan Group SA have both acquired a minority stake in South Africa's fastest growing shopping community, SnapnSave. Kalon, a venture capital fund and Smollan Group, a leading international retail solutions business...

How to prevent payroll fraud

The struggling South African economy has created considerable hardship, with low salary increases coupled with greater calls on disposable income. And this has resulted in a perfect storm driving people to commit fraud, says Arlene Leggat, a director of the South...

Tips for making the call centre more efficient

According to a recent KPMG analysis, growth and technology are two of the biggest challenges affecting the chief financial officer (CFO), with 70% finding that technology has the biggest impact on their roles. They are expected to research ingenuity and invest in...

Red Hat, Microsoft simplify containers

Microsoft and Red Hat have announced an expansion of the two companies' alliance with plans for new initiatives aimed at enabling enterprises to more easily adopt containers. This includes native support for Windows Server containers on Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat...

Why screening is important

The South African labour market is heavily legislated, regulating the relationship between the employer and the employee -- often in favour of the employee. In this highly protected labour environment, hiring the wrong candidate can be devastating and could prove to...

Youtap launches QR codes for payment

Youtap, a global provider of contactless mobile payments and financial services software, has launched a QR code solution and smartphone apps for mobile money services in Africa and Asia. Youtap's solution enables customer-initiated or merchant-initiated QR code...

Prodigy Finance expands on R3,19bn funding

Prodigy Finance, an international fintech platform that has developed the world's first borderless credit model, has announced a R3,19-billion fundraise. This includes a R532-million Series C equity round led by venture capital firm Index Ventures, with participation...

New website targets SA property market

OnShowThisWeek.com is a South African website where home buyers, property investors and tenants can search for on show properties from around the country, and listings are updated weekly. High-speed internet and smartphone ownership in South Africa is laying the...

INTEGRATION DEVELOPER

JOB PURPOSE: Design, build, and implement integration solutions that connect various software applications, systems, and databases within an organisation and ensure seamless data exchange and communication between different IT systems meeting the business requirements...

IT Risk Manager

What will you do?The role of IT Risk Manager resides in the Governance, Risk and Business Engagement function of the company Technology that is responsible for Governance and IT Risk Management within the company. The IT Risk Manager will be actively involved in...

INTEGRATION DEVELOPER – Gauteng Centurion

JOB PURPOSE: Design, build, and implement integration solutions that connect various software applications, systems, and databases within an organisation and ensure seamless data exchange and communication between different IT systems meeting the business requirements...

IT Risk Manager – Remote Remote

What will you do?The role of IT Risk Manager resides in the Governance, Risk and Business Engagement function of the company Technology that is responsible for Governance and IT Risk Management within the company. The IT Risk Manager will be actively involved in...

Business Analyst IT

Main PurposeTo understand business requirements especially from a Finance Environment, conduct research and analysis and make recommendations and system changes that will improve process efficiencies and ensure system enhancements. Responsible for optimising financial...

Senior Data Engineer

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The Data Engineer will have a knack for data analysis, data manipulation and data modelling. The consultant will be responsible for understanding and driving the overall technical vision and planning of a client's organisation and...

Demand Analyst

This is a Demand planning specialist and continuous improvement role. Hybrid role: Work from home. Attend ad hoc meetings in the office Reporting to the Supply Chain Continous improvement manager, You will Support central supply planning functions for customer...

Business Analyst IT – Gauteng Waterval

Main PurposeTo understand business requirements especially from a Finance Environment, conduct research and analysis and make recommendations and system changes that will improve process efficiencies and ensure system enhancements. Responsible for optimising financial...

Senior Data Engineer – Western Cape Century City

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The Data Engineer will have a knack for data analysis, data manipulation and data modelling. The consultant will be responsible for understanding and driving the overall technical vision and planning of a client's organisation and...

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