These are the trends impacting infrastructure and operations
Gartner has highlighted the six trends that will have a significant impact on infrastructure and operations (I&O) for 2025 . “These trends give the opportunity for I&O leaders to identify future skills requirements and seek insights to help meet implementation...
Opportunities and challenges for quantum comms
Quantum communication has seen some big announcements in 2024, with smartphone markets and data centres turning to the technology for secure and robust data security that can be trusted. IDTechEx’s report, “Quantum Communication Market 2024-2034: Technology, Trends,...
Twitter influencers punt AutoGPT as ‘next big thing’ in AI
AutoGPT - an open-source experimental AI agent which can autonomously perform tasks such as Internet search, planning, coding, and debugging - has emerged as the top trend on Twitter since the second week of April, according to GlobalData's Social Media Analytics...
Load shedding is draining local businesses
The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI), which reflects the relative ability for business to pay their outstanding suppliers/creditors – in other words, the overall health of businesses in the economy - unsurprisingly declined sharply to a reading of 0,996 in Q4 2022...
Businesses look to behavioural biometrics to counter scam attacks
A new white paper from LexisNexis Risk Solutions – Multifaceted Fraud Attacks: Behavioural Biometrics as a Defensive Tool – has laid bare the challenges faced by organisations in addressing sophisticated fraud threats following increased digital adoption and...
A golden opportunity for innovative fintech startups
Applications are now open in South Africa for the 2023 edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation competition that sees startups pitch their innovative solutions to solve tomorrow’s payment and commerce challenges. This year’s VEI in...
Cybercriminals getting more creative with phishing attacks
More and more IT- and online services-related email subjects are being utilised as phishing strategies by cybercriminal, according to KnowBe4’s latest quarterly global phishing report. The results of the Q1 2023 report include the top email subjects clicked on in...
AI predictions may give time to prepare for solar storms
Like a tornado siren for life-threatening storms in America’s heartland, a new computer model that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and NASA satellite data could sound the alarm for dangerous space weather. The model uses AI to analyse spacecraft measurements of...
Smart packaging market will soar in the next decade
The role of packaging has evolved over time - from simply protecting and identifying a product, to driving sales via enticing graphics – and smart packaging is the latest iteration of this, utilising technology including sensors, indicators, and wireless communication...
Retailers need to look after existing customers
Salesforce’s Shopping Index data shows the first quarter of 2023 was a mixed bag for digital commerce with consumer loyalty shifting as prices rose and shoppers chose brands based on product pricing and the value of promotions rather than product availability and...
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Fujitsu and Oracle have announced the launch of Fujitsu SPARC M12, a new lineup of enterprise servers now available worldwide. Featuring Fujitsu's new SPARC64 XII processor, Fujitsu SPARC M12 servers achieve the world's highest per CPU core performance(1) in...
Keeping employees motivated through public holidays
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BitCo expands a competitive connectivity landscape
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Ransomware is not only file encryption
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Data the most valuable asset
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A decade of staying ahead of the security
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, SID's David Liu looks back over the last decade and gives insight into the changes in the online security sector. What were you doing 10 years ago? Well, if you are South African, chances are you were listening to Rihanna's Umbrella,...
Don’t let Easter slow your business down
Too many businesses make the mistake of thinking a business year is a full twelve months. It isn’t. Late March and early April is more often than not a slow time of year for many organisations. People go on holiday, children are on school break, and the end-of-summer...
ALE launches hybrid communication blueprint
ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, is introducing its hybrid communications blueprint to help businesses adopt Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS). Rainbow Connected Platform, the ALE "relationship machine", is an overlay service that...
Design thinking versus lean startup …
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Companies need the unabbreviated truth about IT security
Information systems change all the time. Couple this with the fact that new threats arise constantly and it's easy to see why security systems implemented or updated last month can't keep pace with security requirements right now. The truth is that securing an IT...
Oracle Specialist – Gauteng Menlyn
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Network Technician at NRF National Research Foundation
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IT Project Manager at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd
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IT Project Manager at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd – Eastern Cape Gqebera
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