AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

African Development Bank partners with Interpol

The African Development Bank Group has signed a Letter of Intent with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), the first multilateral development bank to establish such a collaboration with Interpol. The Letter of Intent, signed by African...

SolarAfrica begins SunCentral rollout

SolarAfrica has successfully reached financial close on the first 114 MW component of its SunCentral project alongside funding partners Investec and RMB. The R1,8-billion investment into SunCentral marks the start of the project’s rollout in South Africa. SunCentral...

Deloitte Africa launches generative AI practice

Deloitte Africa has launched its generative AI practice for the African market bringing together industry experience, skilled AI engineers, as well as ecosystem and alliance partners to build generative AI solutions aimed at accelerating the pace of business...

Business intelligence, data key for innovative enterprises

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest big move in the technology space. It is exploding and it’s going to make a massive difference in how companies do business. While ChatGPT might be the best-known example of...

AI and the human factor

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 – Artificial intelligence (AI) still needs people to be able to function properly. This is the word from Peter Blignaut, manager: pre-sales at SAP South Africa, who points out that computers can do nothing without instruction....

BMW boosts modernisation, productivity with automation

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 – BMW South Africa has saved a massive 60 000 days in application modernisation as a direct result of intelligent automation. Intelligent automation can help to address challenges in SAP custom codes, says Arndt Hoffman, chief...

Partnering key to industry innovation

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 – Digital transformation is a critical requirement for companies and industries around the world. But the realities of doing so can be challenging. Sven Denecken, senior vice-president, chief marketing and solutions officer for...

NASA to test humanoid robot in Australia

NASA’s Valkyrie robot is beginning a new mission half a world away from its home at the agency’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston. As part of a reimbursable Space Act Agreement with Woodside Energy in Perth, Western Australia, NASA plans to use a Valkyrie robot to...

Technology and the future of business

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila - There has never been a more important time to talk about artificial intelligence (AI). "AI is making headlines all over the world," points out Kholiwe Makhohlosi, newly-appointed MD of SAP southern Africa, opening Saphila 2023 in...

Qbot tops global malware table

The Trojan Qbot has been the most prevalent malware so far in 2023, ranking first in five out of the six months to date, says Check Point Software in its latest Global Threat Index for June. Meanwhile, mobile Trojan SpinOk made its way to the top of the malware list...

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The rise of biometrics in business

Biometrics may at the outset seem like a space-age, technology driven discipline, but using unique physical characteristics as identifying features is nothing new, writes Davina Myburgh, director of core credit for TransUnion Africa. Artefacts discovered in ancient...

Digital transformation in the future of insurance

Darrel Orsmond, financial services industry head at SAP Africa, believes the insurance industry is facing its very own Kodak moment. Forty years after the once heart-warming 1970s ad slogan became part of popular culture, it now reminds one more of the company's...

Africa needs data centres fast

Sybrand Pretorius, sales director at Flexenclosure, says there is a solution at hand to fill Africa's need for data centres. Every day people around the world generate 500-million tweets, post 4,3-billion Facebook messages and make 6-billion Google searches. And these...

How flexible is flexible working in Europe?

After years of many predicting remote working as the future for everybody, why is it not the norm, asks Duncan Greenwood, vice-president: end user computing at VMware EMEA. Initial promises of the age of nine to five working hours to be coming to an end, now feel...

The second scramble for Africa

For the second time in history, the African continent has become a focal point for global expansion, writes Carla Collett, senior associate at Webber Wentzel. As a result of this, valuable goods, services and intellectual property are being exported into Africa. With...

Carpooling helps to get cities moving

Could carpooling be the future of urban mobility, asks Chris Megan, CEO and co-founder of mobility app, uGoMyWay. There would be something gratifying about guessing the future, particularly when it is patently counterintuitive. Isn't carpooling all about that quaint...

DVT presents value-based Agile solutions delivery course

Software and solutions company DVT will soon be running the last of its ICAgile Certified Professional in Business Value Analysis courses for 2017.  Deidré Forbay, Senior BA and Certified ICAgile BVA Trainer at DVT, discusses harnessing value with Agile.Working in a...

How do employees want to work?

Lauren Timmer-Somer, head of Marketing and Technology Services at Ricoh SA, outlines nine ways that employees want companies to beat the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.First there was water and steam. Then there was electricity. The Third Industrial...

Consolidation on the cards for Ghanaian ICT

While the Ghanaian ICT market is more mature in comparison to other West African countries, quality of service (QoS) remains a challenge, with telcos and internet service providers (ISPs) struggling to offer seamless connectivity of voice and data services. According...

DevOps: the missing link

Greg Pritchett, MD of Marval, examines why he thinks there's something missing from the DevOps model. For IT professionals, the idea of having a more collaborative approach between development and operations is highly appealing. Getting rid of the isolated "siloes",...

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Gijima Staffing Solutions is recruiting on behalf of our client for a Technical Specialist.Minimum requirementsGrade 12 and relevant degree/diploma (3 years)3 years relevant experience (preferable experienced broadly across multiple areas of IT)Additional...

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A large renewable company with offices around the world is looking for a Project Manager.Join a firm with a reputation for excellent management and recognised as a leader in their industry worldwide. Minimum requirements: Bachelor's degree in engineering or related...

Technical Services ITSM Consultant – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

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