Microsoft works with IOM on climate-driven displacement
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Microsoft have teamed up to address climate-induced displacement by harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and data insights. Through innovative pilot projects with Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab in the Maldives,...
Meteoric growth ahead for data analytics
The exponential growth of data, driven by IoT, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) advancements, is transforming how businesses operate and make decisions. Against this backdrop, the total data analytics market is forecasted to be worth $190-billion in...
New MD for Vertiv Africa
Digital infrastructure specialist Vertiv has appointed its former South East Africa regional director, Wojtek Piorko, as its new MD for Africa with immediate effect. Piorko takes over the reins on the continent from Pierre Havenga who will be leaving the company at...
Economic activity deteriorates again in March
South Africa’s economic activity, measured in the monthly BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), declined on a monthly and quarterly basis in March and reached its lowest point in almost two years. “The BETI reached an index level of 130,2, the lowest...
ISPA announces Inspires 2023 winners
The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) has announced the recipients of its Inspires 2023 award - Thembelihle Mzobe, a 24-year-old Durban University of Technology graduate with a Diploma in ICT business analysis; and Mduduzi Shangase who is...
SA companies unprepared for today’s cybersecurity risks
A mere 19% of organisations in South Africa have the “mature” level of readiness needed to be resilient against today’s modern cybersecurity risks, according to Cisco’s first-ever Cybersecurity Readiness Index. The index has been developed against the backdrop of a...
AI spend set to boom in MEA
Spending on artificial intelligence in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) - including Israel - will reach $3-billion in 2023, according to the latest Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide from IDC. While this will account for just 2% of the global total for...
AICE looks to explore AI value in emerging economies
The Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence Africa (AICE) is hosting its second AI For Leaders’ Summit in Kenya on 27 April for industry leaders to explore the growth and transformative value of AI technology in emerging economies. AICE’s mission is to champion...
Cybercrooks become more innovative
Emotet attackers have been exploring alternative ways to distribute malicious files since Microsoft announced it was blocking macros from Office. In the latest campaign, the attackers have adopted a new strategy of sending spam emails containing a malicious OneNote...
Crypto phishing surges 40%
Kaspersky’s anti-phishing systems have prevented 5-million cryptocurrency-related phishing attacks in 2022, an increase of 40% on the previous year. Conversely, there was a decrease in the detection of traditional financial threats such as banking and mobile financial...
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One Channel partners with Acronis
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Consol goes ‘#Un-Outsource’ with T-Systems
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Ruckus works with Amdocs on managed WiFi
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Vox launches Gate Guard for added access control
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CA leads in Identity Governance and Administration
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The rewarding key to building trust online
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Your PaaS(port) to app success in the cloud era
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Fitbit debuts slimmer fitness wristband
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Pienaar brings Silicon Valley experience to Blue Label Ventures
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About our client:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....
Store Design Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to lead the end-to-end rollout of new and renovated stores. This role ensures seamless execution in line with global brand guidelines and the annual financial plan. The ideal candidate will bring a...
Frontend Developer (Angular & Playwright) – Gauteng Pretoria
Advantageous Skills:Experience in web and digital projects Agile working experience Familiarity with Java 17 with Quarkus 3 LTSDuties: Rapidly experiment with multiple solutions Implement pixel-perfect UI designs and re-usable HTML/JS logic Ensure code is readable,...
Networking and Systems Engineer – Tier 3
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Based on a strong technical ABAP background, play a technical solution architect role for all change requests.Mediate between developers and functional team members and will engage directly with product owner(s) and external partner feature team(s) for the respective...
DevOps Engineer (AI and Services)
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Networking and Systems Engineer – Tier 3 – Remote Remote
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DevOps Engineer (AI and Services) – Gauteng Midrand
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Application Support Analyst (12-Month Contract) (CPT) (EE)
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