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,...
Alice & Bob aim for 100 logical qubits by 2030
Alice & Bob has launched a white paper outlining a clear path to achieving useful quantum computing through its cat qubit technology, which promises to deliver high-fidelity logical qubits while using significantly fewer hardware and energy resources compared to...
Impact Amplifier calls for Africa Online Safety Fund entries
Impact Amplifier (IA), a leading South African social impact advisory firm, has issued a final call for entries for the Africa Online Safety Fund (AOSF). The initiative is aimed at addressing the online safety challenges facing Africa, with a particular focus on South...
These are the astronauts manning the Artemis mission to the Moon
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. “The...
EOH concludes debt refinancing deal
Following a successful capital raise, EOH has concluded financing agreements with the Standard Bank of South Africa to refinance the group's remaining debt package as follows: * A R200-million four-year amortising term loan; * A R250-million three-year bullet term...
What South Africans searched for in March
In a month that brought us a cabinet reshuffle, protests, a Hollywood-style prison break and the deaths of two high profile musicians, South Africans looking to make sense of the world, turned to Google to find out more. Google Search data shows exactly what kept...
CIOs brace to do more with less in 2023
A new study reveals that, despite 93% of CIOs expecting IT budgets to increase in 2023, 83% say they are under pressure to make their budgets stretch further than ever before - with a key focus on improved cloud cost management and tackling the reduction of mounting...
GPT-4 ignites race for artificial general intelligence
The recent launch of GPT-4 by OpenAI is likely to open the chase for developing stronger AI systems accelerating the evolution towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Kiran Raj, practice head of disruptive...
WFA evolution drives need for new security approach
Work from anywhere (WFA) is here to stay, making new approaches to cyber security a top priority. According to a new research study by Fortinet, only a third of employees in EMEA countries, including South Africa, have returned back to the office full time. Most...
Four steps to mitigate IT employee fatigue
Employees are dealing with an unprecedented amount of change since the Covid pandemic and are fatigued by it but, to combat this, CIOs should perform four steps, says Gartner. "Any employee is dealing with digital acceleration, staff departures, having to adjust to...
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Insurers look to digital in fast-changing world
Global insurers are being forced to digitise their operations to cope with dramatic changes in the global market, where selfie deaths are climbing into double and triple digits, ordinary people call for tens of millions of dollars in life assurance, and policy holders...
IT trends for 2017
2017 will be an exciting time and may well be the beginning of a new era for productivity growth, writes Bertus Homan, sales director of Hitachi Data Systems South Africa. Digital transformation will be a major business focus, and success will hinge on how successful...
CA strengthens security
CA Southern Africa has announced the new release of CA Technologies, CA Identity Suite, that includes integration with CA Privileged Access Manager for governance of privileged accounts. Features include new, flexible deployment options for agility, speed and...
Could your next chit-chat be with a chatbot?
We've all experienced the frustration: dialling call centres, waiting on line, listening to elevator music, having calls dropped, or patched through to other departments, only to finally speak to someone and then receive sketchy customer service, writes Dave Stevens,...
So what is modernisation really?
Don't sweat digitalisation, sweat assets, advises Rick Parry, chairman and CEO of AIGS. In a previous article, we stated that a failure to embrace digital transformation can cause companies financial harm within a year. But replacing core systems with new digital...
Could PMO gamification drive quicker adoption?
What do the introduction of new technologies, business re-engineering and process improvement projects all have in common? The answer is simple, these types of projects typically touch almost every aspect of a business and are classified as organisational change...
The journey from baker to developer
One person's journey from kneading dough to writing code, creating disruptive new products and services at a Cape Town based innovation firm, shows young people what's possible when it comes to crafting a career in technology. "Never give up." That's the advice...
Redstor rallies to fight ransomware
Ransomware attacks are becoming more prevalent and end users within small-to-medium business segment and education are particularly susceptible. It is for this reason that Redstor has embarked on an online campaign to raise awareness around the severity of this...
Avoidance a tool in fight against cyber-crime
Cyber-crime will become an increasingly common threat to South African companies and individuals, according to Grant Thornton. In the future, one alternative to offset potentially catastrophic consequences, although against conventional wisdom and hype, might be to...
Aspect Software opens up enterprise chatbot
Aspect Software is making its Aspect Mila personal assistant chatbot available on leading workforce collaboration and messaging platforms such as Slack, Microsoft Teams and Facebook Workplace. Announced last year, Mila provides contact centre and enterprise employees...
Senior Database Developer at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
JOB PURPOSE Design, develop and maintain high performance scalable and secure database solution in order to ensure successful and efficient database solutions meeting the business requirements. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: • Requirements gathering - through engagement with...
Senior Data Engineer (Kafka, Python, Elasticsearch) (CPT Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:AN award-winning leader in contact centre AI software seeks a passionate Data Engineer with expertise in Kafka pipelines and a thorough understanding of Elastic, looking to contribute to cutting-edge technology and make a difference in the Financial...
Senior Database Administrator at Financial Intelligence Centre
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Senior Database Administrator at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
JOB PURPOSE To design, maintain and optimise FIC's databases and its data to meet the business requirements while ensuring the security, compliance, and availability of data to the FIC's operations.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: • Requirements gathering - through engagement...
Full-Stack Developer – Gauteng Roodepoort
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Junior C# Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Database architecture and design. Write code. Create and design user interfaces. Debug and maintain client programs.Minimum Requirements:Requirements:Education: Matric and related IT qualification.Skills required: C#, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML 5, CSS, SQL with MS SQL...
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