SA faces a mental health crisis
October is Mental Health Awareness Month and 10 October is World Mental Health Awareness Day - and it's important for people and organisations to be ble to identify the signs of mental health issues and the importance of seeking help. This is according to Iyanda...
Big growth ahead for global cloud communications
Cloud communications is expected to witness a substantial growth over the next five years, as businesses are switching from legacy PBX solutions to cloud communications and opting for a pay-as-you-go model to optimize expenses and avoiding upfront investments. Against...
Search is on for the next generation of IT talent
Careers in IT are interesting, rewarding, and offer opportunities in a wide range of sectors. However, the global IT industry has skills shortages in many specialisations, meaning a skills pipeline of young IT professionals is urgently needed for organisations to...
Trinity offers R50k to boost an IoT project
South African Internet of Things (IoT) specialists Trinity IoT has announced a R50 000 prize for the most innovative IoT project idea. This funding will give the winning proof of concept a boost to becoming fully realised. “IoT has become one of the most significant...
Poor talent strategy, inability to meet worker expectations top risks in 2022
Executives are concerned about their ability to deliver value propositions that satisfy employees and a subsequent inability to retain and recruit talent, according to Gartner’s latest Emerging Risks Monitor Report. Talent risks topped pandemic-related concerns,...
A roadmap to unlocking potential in Gauteng
Gauteng is South Africa’s economic powerhouse, generating roughly 35% of the country’s GDP despite being the smallest province. Yet unemployment, poverty, and inequality remain persistently high – something that could be changed through strategic collaboration to grow...
Prepare for digital infrastructure in 2022 and beyond
Businesses and public sector organisations will need to accelerate the modernisation of their IT infrastructure and operations to be able to build a sustainable competitive advantage in the next two to three years. The ability to align to the digital paradigm is not...
SaaS, virtual set to dominate network security market
Demand for software-as-a-service (SaaS)- and virtual-based network security is anticipated to represent 51% of the $33-billion total network security market revenue in 2026, according to a Dell'Oro report. “Since the arrival of the first network security appliances in...
Limited IP resources leave smaller ISPs vulnerable
Over the last few years, Internet service providers (ISPs) have invested heavily in ramping up and fortifying their security infrastructures. Despite the sophisticated security infrastructure that ISPs have put in place, the sheer number of attacks has left smaller...
New MD for Westcon-Comstor Africa
Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has announced the appointment of Vincent Entonu as MD for its Africa region. Effective 1 March 2022, Entonu will be tasked with daily oversight of the global distributor's African region while providing executive management local...
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Cyber-crime in the digital era
Many researchers now estimate the scale of the global cybercrime business to be greater than that of drug trafficking. Kaspersky Labs' recent survey revealed that nine out of 10 companies have already been a target of cybercrime, in some shape or form, writes Rory...
Meetings just got smarter
Lenovo has announced the Lenovo Smart Meeting Room Solution - a collaboration with Intel featuring the ThinkCentre Tiny desktop and Intel Unite technology to transform meeting room spaces, change the way employees collaborate and boost productivity. The ThinkCentre...
Smart tech purchases to grow business
In these digitally-centric yet tough economic times, there is a tendency by purchasing managers, to focus on price and budget as the main criteria, above all else when purchasing the tech products that have become essential to doing business, writes Liezl Beneke,...
Will IoT impact also on banks?
Discussions around the Internet of Things (IoT) are widespread in the technology industry right now, with many analysts suggesting that we are entering the second digital revolution, writes Christelle Toureille, vice-president: marketing for Middle East and Africa at...
Sophos launches nnew MSP Connect Partner Programme
Sophos has announced MSP Connect, a new partner programme that enhances the capabilities of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) by simplifying the complexities of managing multiple security solutions. The new programme is also designed to help increase profitability,...
Reid is new head of Intervate
Peter Reid, co-founder of Intervate, has been appointed as head of the company, taking the reins from Lionel Moyal, who moves to a senior position within Microsoft South Africa. Reid says the immediate focus is on maintaining the strong momentum Intervate has...
The Uber era: use cloud to avoid disruption
Staying relevant in a disruptive environment is top of mind for businesses today. To succeed, businesses must start evaluating innovative new cloud approaches, says Andre le Roux, Africa region MD for Interactive Intelligence. The advent of the 'Uber era' has...
Security for Africa’s growing mobile market
With mobile ownership in South Africa and Nigeria now as common as it is in the US, the continent is rapidly gaining ground as the new frontier for mobile. Its young population, ready to embrace the new mobile innovations and technologies, has attracted the attention...
Why moving to cloud saves money
Despite the many benefits of moving to the cloud, South African businesses are still hesitant to make the transition, writes Steven Cohen, head of Sage One International (Africa, Australia, Middle East, Asia and Brazil). There is still much uncertainty about the move...
True digital disruption requires a leap of faith
Many large organisations are constrained with vast and complex IT systems, steadily built up over the years, that now threaten to drown the company as it desperately tries to compete with more agile disruptors, writes Collin Govender, vice-president: systems...
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Work on a wide variety of projects doing development using Microsoft development tools. Have knowledge of business processes and experience on the development of applicationsPlay an active role in the design, development and unit testing of production...
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Join in on revolutionizing the automotive industry's IT landscape! Our clients are hiring a skilled Advanced DevOps Engineer for a hybrid position in the Midrand/ Menlyn area. Be part of a forward-thinking team shaping the future of mobility. Requirements: Master's...
Senior Full stack C# Engineer
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Our client based in Pretoria is looking for a Data Architect to be on a months renewable contract Minimum Qualification Required: A minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science or information Management OR equivalent,A minimum of seven to ten years' experience...
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Work on a wide variety of projects doing development using Microsoft development tools. Have knowledge of business processes and experience on the development of applicationsPlay an active role in the design, development and unit testing of production...
Advanced DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Join in on revolutionizing the automotive industry's IT landscape! Our clients are hiring a skilled Advanced DevOps Engineer for a hybrid position in the Midrand/ Menlyn area. Be part of a forward-thinking team shaping the future of mobility. Requirements: Master's...
Senior Full stack C# Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is on the lookout for an adept Senior Full Stack C# Engineer with over 6 years of coding experience. You'll be instrumental in crafting and maintaining sophisticated large-scale transactional systems, while also taking the reins to lead and mentor your team...
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PLC Programmer
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE REPSONSIBLE FOR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE ON VARIOUS PLATFORMS. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSNational Diploma and/or N3 in Electrical Engineering will be advantageousSKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED2 – 3 Years PLC Programming Experience in...
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