Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Discovery Bank analyses festive spending

Discovery Bank has released an analysis of its client transaction data during December 2024, highlighting interesting festive spend behaviours. Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, comments: “The December holiday period is known as a time of increased spending. So...

Hackers shut down SA Weather Service

The South African Weather Services (SAWS) web site (weathersa.co.za) is still down following a cyberattack on the weekend. The agency says its systems went down on Sunday evening (26 January 2025) following a security breach. This was the second attempt in two days,...

Structured data management still driving enterprise storage market

Structured databases/data management continued driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the second half of 2022 (2H22), says International Data Corporation (IDC), which adds that organisations spent $7,6-billion on compute and storage...

Government agencies come under attack

The first quarter of 2023 has already seen 32 significant cyberattacks on government agencies, according to data from Surfshark. A significant nine of these were reported to be cyber espionage - nearly as many as during the whole of 2022. Yearly tendencies show that...

Caught in the act: astronomers spot a star devouring a planet

A new study published online Wednesday, May 3, in the journal Nature documents the first observation of an aging star swallowing a planet. After running out of fuel in its core, the star began to grow in size, shrinking the gap with its neighboring planet, eventually...

Renewable energy market set to boom

The global renewable energy market size is expected to reach $3,60-trillion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 16,9% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Numerous governments across the world have framed various regulations to reduce...

Tablet shipments return to pre-pandemic levels

Worldwide tablet shipments posted a decline of 19,1% YoY in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23), totaling 30,7-million units - comparable to pre-pandemic levels - according to International Data Corporation's latest Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker....

Spending on telecoms, pay TV services speeding up

Worldwide spending on telecom services and pay TV services reached $1,478-billion in 2022, increasing by 2,2% YoY, according to the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker, which expects global spending on these services will increase by 2% next year and...

Kaspersky warns of increased IT supply chain attacks

Kaspersky has announced the discovery of a series of attacks by a new malware supposedly developed by the infamous OilRig Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group that has been active in the Middle East and Turkiye for over a decade. The group is known for targeting...

Megatrends changing the future of travel

The future of travel is set to be transformed by a range of powerful megatrends from emerging technologies to societal and economic trends, writes Gustavo Pina, director of SITA Lab - and to adapt to this rapidly changing landscape, airports and airlines must act now...

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Cisco, IBM speed digital and cloud transformation

Cisco and IBM have announced new solutions for VersaStack, converged infrastructure jointly developed by the two companies. VersaStack helps organisations reduce complexity and automate processes to accelerate the delivery of applications. The additional technologies...

Weaponised IoT attacks: what does the future hold?

The explosion of connected devices onto our networks is fuelling our imaginations and inspiring incredible visions for the future. There is limitless potential in being able to connect and integrate our cars, houses, appliances, and everything else we own. We're...

How to be successful with IoT and big data in the cloud

It is predicted that by 2020, 25 billion devices will be connected to IoT and 600 zettabytes of information will be sitting in the cloud. The cloud is the big enabler if you want to leverage the new IoT economy in business. Cloud has created the capacity, scalability...

SAP Hana helps Kenyan telco thrive

The era of rapid technological growth has forced technology and telecom companies to adopt multifaceted approaches to survive and thrive in a challenging environment. Each new innovation brings a new wave of disruption, forcing companies to innovate and meet...

Direct Pay Online Group expands into Botswana, Namibia

The Direct Pay Online Group, (DPO Group is acquiring 100% of the equity in Virtual Card Service (VCS) in Botswana and Namibia. This will be closely followed by the acquisition of 100% of VCS business in South Africa. VCS was established in South Africa in 1996 and...

Commvault partners with Pure Storage

Commvault is integrating its Commvault Data Platform and IntelliSnap technology for FlashStack, a flexible, converged infrastructure solution offered jointly by Cisco and Pure Storage. By providing the data protection layer for FlashStack with IntelliSnap integration,...

Lasetu to buy up 51% of AppCentrix

AppCentrix, a managed services company in the monitoring and analytics as a discipline (MaaD) space, has announced that Lasetu Trading and Projects will procure a 51% shareholding in its business. The deal is in line with the revised ICT sector B-BBEE codes gazetted...

MTN unveils revamped online music platform

MTN has unveiled its revamped online music platform, MTN Music+, which offers a couple of first to market functionalities. Maxwell Nonge, chief digital officer at MTN SA, comments: "The revamped Music+ strengthens our focus on developing local content and contributing...

One Channel partners with Acronis

Local cloud ERP specialist One Channel has partnered with Acronis Backup Cloud to provide customers with the world's fastest and most complete hybrid cloud backup solutions. Acronis offers hybrid cloud data protection through its backup, disaster recovery, and secure...

Consol goes ‘#Un-Outsource’ with T-Systems

Consol Glass has renewed its IT and cloud services contracts with T-Systems. T-Systems recently launched its Un-Outsource contract, a contract which effectively gives customers the freedom to leave at any time should they encounter a "severity 1" outage, or network...

Senior Software Engineer – Automation Tester – Gauteng Randburg

Purpose of the Position:Identify defects and flaws during the software development process. Create effective and repeatable automated test cases to save time in the testing process. Ensure product and features are delivered to specification with minimal negative...

Senior Network Engineer – Gauteng Centurion

Role: Senior Network EngineerLocation: Centurion - role will be hybrid after the first 4-6 months (depending on how quickly your training on the systems go)Our client is a leading ICT company who are dedicated to providing innovative ICT solutions to their clients....

Agile Delivery Lead/ Scrum Master

Our client in the Insurance Industry is looking for an Agile Delivery Lead / Scrum Master to join their team! Responsibilities Maximize 'flow' time for engineer execution: Team has most time possible to focus on delivering impactful outputs and achieving their...

C# Developer

Our client is hiring!Location: George, Garden Route2 years' experience needed. Why consider this opportunity? Beautiful Location: Live and work in the heart of the Garden Route, surrounded by stunning landscapes.Purpose-Driven: Join a company that values making a...

Data Engineer (Ab Initio) at Datonomy Solutions

The Group Data and Analytics Office is on the lookout for a skilled Ab Initio Data Engineer. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data engineering, particularly with Ab Initio, and will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the...

Agile Delivery Lead/ Scrum Master – Western Cape Bellville

Our client in the Insurance Industry is looking for an Agile Delivery Lead / Scrum Master to join their team! Responsibilities Maximize 'flow' time for engineer execution: Team has most time possible to focus on delivering impactful outputs and achieving their...

C# Developer – Western Cape George

Our client is hiring!Location: George, Garden Route2 years' experience needed. Why consider this opportunity? Beautiful Location: Live and work in the heart of the Garden Route, surrounded by stunning landscapes.Purpose-Driven: Join a company that values making a...

IT Administrator at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client, established in the 90's and headquartered in Cape Town, has a global presence with over 500 employees. They are a diverse team of brilliant knowledge workers. The best and brightest engineers, developers and specialists within finance, HR,...

Senior C# Developer

Our client is hiring!Location: George, Garden Route8 years' experience needed. Why consider this opportunity? Beautiful Location: Live and work in the heart of the Garden Route, surrounded by stunning landscapes.Purpose-Driven: Join a company that values making a...

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