AI, cybersecurity drive SMB market
The small and medium-sized business (SMB) market is witnessing a growing emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, with telecom service providers increasingly focusing on small office/home office (SOHO) businesses as the next key target. As AI and...
World leaders call for renewed global collaboration in the Intelligent Age
Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum founder and chairman of the board of trustees, has called on the global community to rise to the moment with "constructive optimism". Opening the 55th annual meeting, Schwab urged stakeholders from all sectors – government, business,...
African growth potential in a polycrisis world
Factors currently plaguing the global economy include stubbornly high inflation, US and Chinese trade and tech wars, geopolitical tensions and supply chain problems. This is according to the "Africa's 2023 Growth Prospects: Securing growth resilience in a 'polycrisis'...
Dell, Nvidia debut Project Helix for secure, on-premises generative AI
Dell Technologies and Nvidia have announced a joint initiative to make it easier for businesses to build and use generative AI models on premises to quickly and securely deliver better customer service, market intelligence, enterprise search, and a range of other...
IT, business services to stay resilient
Spending on IT and business services in Europe is expected to increase by 5,3% year on year in 2023 to reach $320,8-billion. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during the 2023-2027 period is forecast to be 5.6% for the Western Europe (WE) and 5,8% for Central and...
Massive growth forecast for AR/VR
According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide, European augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) spending will reach $1,1-billion and $3,4-billion, respectively, in 2023. By 2027, AR/VR spending will...
VMware does its SA partners proud
By Mark Davison - Due to various reasons we're all familiar with, It's been a while since they last held them - but last night at The Roof in Bryanston, VMware hosted the event of the channel calendar so far when it recognised its top partners at its WeConnect awards....
SA entrepreneurs good at grabbing opportunities, but challenges abound
Small business owners in South Africa have no shortage of entrepreneurial spirit and grit, and most are building multiple businesses without help. But the two major challenges standing in the way of their growth in 2023 is lack of access to funding and the impact of...
OpenAI execs call for superintelligence oversight
Now is a good time to start thinking about the governance of superintelligence, with future AI systems set to be dramatically more capable than today's systems. This is the word from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, president Greg Brockman and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever,...
PC shipments in MEA decline as demand normalises
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing device (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, experienced a significant year-on-year decline of 13% during the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest industry...
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Digital retail a double-edged sword
South African retailers have long lagged their counterparts in the US and Europe in terms of embracing new digital channels to improve business operations and marketing. However, they are now moving to catch up amid an increasingly competitive environment and demands...
Time for CIOs to be more pioneering
CIOs are struggling to come to grips with a world changing at an exceptional pace - this was the picture that was painted at the recent IDC CIO Summit 2017 series that took place in Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria. Customers now expect much more -...
Tindall is chief operating officer at Rain
Gareth Tindall has been appointed as chief operating officer of newly-launched Rain, effective 1 June 2017. "Rain is a collaboration of the smartest minds who have been working tirelessly over the past few years to make an LTE-A network a reality, and I look forward...
NetApp aims to lead in hybrid cloud data services
More than two-thirds of CEOs of the 2 000 largest global organizations have identified digital transformation as the centerpiece of their growth and profitability strategies moving forward. To successfully transform, business leaders are recognizing the need for new...
Real-world training from Dynamic Technologies
Dynamic Technologies has established Dynamic DNA as part of its BEE Enterprise Development programme. Dynamic DNA is a 51% black female owned ICT learnership academy, which provides learners with a combination of the theoretical skills and hands-on work experience...
Elingo completes Ivanhoe Mines’ ShoreTel migration in record time
Ivanhoe Mines has contracted Elingo to assist it with the migration of its managed and licensing services from Singapore to a new office in Sandton, South Africa. Despite the challenging timelines and working across four different time zones, Elingo successfully...
Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security closes gaps
With the tactics of cybercriminals becoming ever more sophisticated, and with regulatory pressures also mounting, financial enterprises are up against increasing hurdles when it comes to future-proofing their ATMs, Point of Sale systems and Point of Service machines....
The Fireball makes you WannaCry
J2 Software cautions that the recent cyber-attacks serve to emphasise one brutal fact: every organisation is vulnerable to cybercrime. John Mc Loughlin, J2 Software MD, notes that recognising this threat and planning to prevent it is the key to mounting a successful...
Make people your best defence against phishing
The recent launch in South Africa of PhishMe, an end-to-end phishing mitigation solution, has shown how companies worldwide can make people their best defence against the malicious art of phishing. The launch in the country of PhishMe Human Phishing Defence by...
Trust and the future of online fraud protection
The recent WannaCry attacks have underlined, underscored and highlighted how absolutely important it is to patch a computer, avoid opening unknown attachments and recognise risk when it arrives in an inbox. And, while there is no connection between the ransomware and...
Senior Network Technician (Wits ThirdStream) – Gauteng Parktown
Main purpose of the job:Support, implement and maintain all network related activities such as troubleshooting hardware, software and LAN related problemsAdditionally, they will support the company network and be an integral part of new network cabling installations...
Junior Developer at Adapt IT
Introduction The purpose of this role is to build code, test and implementation as specified within the project plan and accordance with the defined business needs. We are looking for a motivated individual that is looking to grow their career and having loads of...
Desktop Support Technician
Our client is looking for a Desktop Support Technician to join their team in Polokwane.· Install and configure PCs and software components for optimal usability.· Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues.· Repair or replace damaged hardware and manage...
Angular Developer (JHB)
ENVIRONMENT:SET specifications for new applications while understanding client requirements and how they translate in application features as the next Angular Developer sought by a Joburg-based leading provider of Smart IoT solutions and services. You will also be...
Intermediate Python Developer (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:AN online & on-demand Software Service Provider seeks the coding talents of an Intermediate Python Developer who has proficiency in General Artificial Intelligence (AI) and has extensive experience with Django and Python. You will be responsible for...
Senior Software Engineer (C#.Net)
ENVIRONMENT:THE coding expertise of a Senior Software Engineer (C#.Net) with at least 5+ years of hardcore coding experience, preferably from a software house - is sought by a global Software Tech company to join its team. You will work on incubating new products,...
Senior Python & AWS Engineer LW
Managing projects/processes Ability to develop in Data Drive Programming languages such as Python and Big Data pipelines such as ETL, SQL, Spark etc. Ability to develop APIs to trigger side effects in large systems. Strong working knowledge of software development...
Junior Developer at Adapt IT – Gauteng Midrand
Introduction The purpose of this role is to build code, test and implementation as specified within the project plan and accordance with the defined business needs. We are looking for a motivated individual that is looking to grow their career and having loads of...
Desktop Support Technician – Limpopo Polokwane
Our client is looking for a Desktop Support Technician to join their team in Polokwane.· Install and configure PCs and software components for optimal usability.· Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues.· Repair or replace damaged hardware and manage...
Angular Developer (JHB) – Gauteng Gauteng
ENVIRONMENT:SET specifications for new applications while understanding client requirements and how they translate in application features as the next Angular Developer sought by a Joburg-based leading provider of Smart IoT solutions and services. You will also be...
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