Cloud key to SA’s digitalisation goals
Kathy Gibson reports – Government has a firm policy t drive digital innovation, with the aim of improving service delivery while helping to uplift citizens. Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital...
Huawei details ‘cloud everywhere’ strategy
Kathy Gibson reports - Everything as a service: that’s the goal that Huawei Cloud is aiming for in a world where technology innovation is moving at an unprecedented pace. Huawei built the first local cloud region in Johannesburg in 2019. Since then, it has signed up...
IBM acquires GraphQL server developer
IBM has acquired StepZen, which has developed a GraphQL server that helps developers build GraphQL APIs quickly and with less code. Founded in 2020, StepZen provides an easier way for developers to build GraphQL APIs. The technology takes a declarative programming...
Gas, private sector and free market investments crucial for SA to fix electricity crisis
The voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC), says it supports President Cyril Ramaphosa's commitment to address South Africa's electricity crisis, but adds that massive reforms from an investment and policy perspective need to be...
Global tech spend to surpass $4trn in 2023
Global tech spend will grow 4,7% to reach $4,4-trillion in 2023, according to Forrester's Global Tech Forecast, 2022 to 2027. The Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) will experience the fastest regional tech spend growth, despite macroeconomic...
EOH shareholders support rights issue
EOH's right offer has been oversubscribed, with the group successfully raising R500-million. Given the success of the rights issue, the underwriters were not required to subscribe for any rights offer shares in terms of their underwriting commitments. Total demand,...
Strong growth for European cloud spend despite economic turbulence
Public Cloud Services spending in Europe will reach $148-billion in 2023 and will reach $258-billion by 2026, growing at a 22% five-year 2021 to 2026 CAGR, according to IDC's Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide. Being a cost-effective...
Creeping landslide threatens an African city
A large, slow-moving landslide is accelerating in eastern Congo, putting a community at risk. New research exposes geologic hazards amid unprecedented urban sprawl. Creeping from just a finger’s width up to a few feet per year, slow-moving landslides occur naturally...
NASA tracks earthquake damage in Türkiye
The magnitude 7,8 and 7,5 earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and western Syria on 6 February 2023 caused widespread destruction in both countries. The initial earthquake emanated from a fault 18km below the land surface. The shallow depth meant the earthquake...
It’s a disaster: president responds to power crisis
South Africans are hoping that the State of Disaster announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last night during his State of the Nation address (SONA) will help to alleviate and eventually solve the current electricity crisis. "The energy crisis is an existential threat...
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Recreating the spirit of Silicon Valley in SA
Silicon Valley: a magical place where employees not only work incredibly long hours but also get access to quirky benefits that create an environment many consider perfect for career development. Gareth Hawkey, CEO of redPanda Software, highlights a few lessons local...
Silicon Valley’s Roambee joins forces with T-Systems
With a vision to digitize global enterprises, T-Systems is on an Internet of Things (IoT) growth path, Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm T-Systems and Silicon Valley-based IoT company, Roambee, have announced a global IoT partnership to offer a real-time...
Kaspersky enhances enterprise incident response
Based on validated security intelligence data, Kaspersky Threat Lookup provides an effective tool for enterprises to improve their incident response and forensics; offering reliable, aggregated, retrospective and global insight on the latest threats, as well as...
Datacentrix named as SA’s second F5 Unity Gold partner
Datacentrix has attained Gold UNITY Partner certification with F5 Networks, the market leader in application delivery, one of only two local companies to hold this level of accreditation. Prerequisites to join the F5 UNITY Partner Programme include extensive...
Changing expectations of modern employers
The modern business environment seems to be in a constant state of flux - with factors like technology deeply influencing business models and consumer purchasing. As the wants and needs of employees have changed, so have the expectations of employers operating their...
BT signs up Trend Micro for cloud security
BT and Trend Micro have announced immediate availability of Trend Micro's Deep Security data centre solution on BT's Cloud Compute platform. BT customers around the world can now benefit from Deep Security's protection for physical, virtual, and cloud servers from a...
Saab develops WE:Go app for soldiers
Defence and security company Saab has developed a new app called WE:Go for soldiers using Saab's GAMER instrumented training system. Currently, most training after-action reviews present the exercise results to the entire group, platoon or company. Saab's app, WE:Go,...
Letshego acquires afb in Ghana
Letshego Holdings, the inclusive finance focused group with consumer lending, microfinance and deposit-taking subsidiaries across southern, east and west Africa, has announced its second acquisition in West Africa, acquiring a 100% shareholding in afb Ghana Plc. afb...
Don’t wait to cultivate your career growth
Following a long, gruelling year of studying tirelessly, grade 12 graduates are now faced with deciding on their next steps which may be to study further, join the labour force, or take a 2017 gap year. Kay Vittee, CEO of Kelly, advises that school-leavers should not...
True value of IoT lies in it being the Internet of Humans
The Internet of Things (IoT) has caused unprecedented hype among technologists, software developers, futurists and industrialists, writes Richard Barry, CEO of Polymorph. Estimates of the adoption of IoT vary from anywhere between 2.38-billion devices shipped in 2017...
Software Developer – Java / Spring Boot at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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....
Intermediate C# Developer
Join a company that will offer significant advantages in terms of experience gained, particularly in the field of cybersecurity and secure communications. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, which is deployed across 15 countries. This...
Data Engineer
Join us as a Data Engineer, where you'll enhance our data infrastructure and drive value from our retail data across South Africa and Africa. You'll focus on developing Python ETL processes, optimizing SQL queries, and managing our reporting database. This role...
Solution Developer
ENVIRONMENT:A leading company in the Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) sector is offering an exciting opportunity for a Solution Developer to join their team. Your responsibilities will include coding, testing, and troubleshooting programs using the appropriate...
Front-end Developer (Angular and/or React) – Port Elizabeth
Hire Resolve is currently seeking a skilled and experienced Front-end Developer with expertise in Angular and/or React to join our client's team in Port Elizabeth.As a leading specialist Recruitment firm in the Information Technology and Services industry, our mission...
Intermediate C# Developer – Gauteng Centurion
Join a company that will offer significant advantages in terms of experience gained, particularly in the field of cybersecurity and secure communications. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, which is deployed across 15 countries. This...
Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Join us as a Data Engineer, where you'll enhance our data infrastructure and drive value from our retail data across South Africa and Africa. You'll focus on developing Python ETL processes, optimizing SQL queries, and managing our reporting database. This role...
Solution Developer – Gauteng Centurion
ENVIRONMENT:A leading company in the Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) sector is offering an exciting opportunity for a Solution Developer to join their team. Your responsibilities will include coding, testing, and troubleshooting programs using the appropriate...
Front-end Developer (Angular and/or React) – Port Elizabeth – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Hire Resolve is currently seeking a skilled and experienced Front-end Developer with expertise in Angular and/or React to join our client's team in Port Elizabeth.As a leading specialist Recruitment firm in the Information Technology and Services industry, our mission...
IT Support Administrator
We are seeking an experienced IT Support Administrator to join our clients team in Centurion. In this critical role, you will play a key part in managing and optimizing our IT infrastructure, ERP systems, and hosting services in collaboration with third-party...
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