Public cloud end user spending to hit $723bn in 2025
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to total $723,4-billion in 2025, up from $595,7-billion in 2024, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. “The use of AI technologies in IT and business operations is unabatedly accelerating the...
AI PCs can help users reclaim time
People cumulatively lose nearly 15 hours a week on “digital chores”, such as meeting transcriptions or drafting emails, according to an Intel-commissioned survey of 6 000 respondents across Germany, UK and France. At the same time, AI PCs offered a potentially...
Employee negligence a factor in data breaches
Data leakages of internal systems caused either by cyberattacks (20%) or employees (21%) in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region are the most concerning security issue encountered by SMBs and enterprises. Respondents in a Kaspersky IT Security Economics...
Investors from African diaspora count on a digital boost
New global research by mobile network operator World Mobile suggests that the increasing digitalisation of Africa is inspiring the continent's diaspora living in Europe to increase investment in their country of origin. The African diaspora, made up of individuals and...
Third-party risk management misses hurt
Enterprise risk management (ERM) teams are struggling to effectively mitigate third-party risk in an increasingly interconnected business environment, according to Gartner. In a survey of 100 executive risk committee members in September 2022, 84% of respondents said...
SA companies need to take action after grey listing
Global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has placed South Africa on its so-called grey list. This adds South Africa to a group of jurisdiction under increased FATF monitoring, meaning the country has committed...
What are the grey listing implications for SA?
South Africa's grey listing by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has significant implications for its economic growth and global competitiveness, but moves are already being taken to satisfy the FATF. The Webber Wentzel finance team reflects on what comes next....
AMD expands telco products, support
AMD has announced it will be expanding support of its growing 5G partner ecosystem spanning from core to radio access networks (RAN) applications, delivering additional new test capabilities and unveiling new 5G products. The AMD wireless telecom partner ecosystem has...
Absa finances three wind energy projects
Absa acted as a mandated lead arranger and lender for three Red Rocket Energy renewable energy projects which reached financial close on 23 February 2023. The projects comprise of two 140MW wind farms, which will both be located in the Western Cape, and one 84MW wind...
Acer ranks among top female-friendly companies
Acer has been included in Forbes' list of the World's Top Women-Friendly Companies in 2022. Forbes co-operated with the market research institute Statista in conducting an anonymous survey of nearly 85 000 women working in multinational companies around the world. The...
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Saab Grintek Defence growth strategy in SA on track
Saab's South African defence and security company, Saab Grintek Defence (SGD), has significantly expanded its client base in 2016 and continues to grow its staff complement. With a solid order book leading up to 2020, SGD is firmly positioned to further expand its...
The importance of 15 minutes for business continuity
In the Always-On enterprise, every minute of work is focused on being more efficient and profitable than a competitor. This sees any failure or unavailability of data becoming a real problem that must be eliminated as soon as possible, writes Claude Schuck, regional...
Mimecast named as a great public cloud employer
Mimecast was recognized as one of the 25 Highest Rated Public Cloud Computing Companies To Work For in a new list released by Battery Ventures, a global investment firm, and Glassdoor, the world's most transparent jobs and recruiting marketplace. The list highlights...
IoT isn’t only for big businesses
The Internet of Things (IoT0 is not only for big businesses - it will also create a wealth of opportunities for smaller enterprises to transform their business processes, drive efficiency and become more productive. Those that seize the initiative can get a...
Optimising an existing ERP system
It often happens that an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is implemented at great expense and effort, only for the improvements in the business to be nominal or even non-existent once the ERP system went live, writes Hein Pretorius, CEO and founder of Onpro...
Private, public sectors must work together for African telecoms
New and innovative partnerships between governments, the private sector and multilateral financing institutions are vital to improving broadband penetration and boosting investment in telecoms infrastructure in African countries that have fallen behind their peers....
Five factors behind digital transformation success
Digital transformation is having a huge impact on every aspect of the way we work, live and learn. Big data, social, cloud computing and developments in mobile technology have already drastically altered the landscape of business, education, entertainment and...
Cash, PoS, digital collections should be complementary
Norway, Sweden and Denmark are examples of countries moving towards becoming true cashless societies, in which retailers or petrol stations won't be obliged to accept cash payments. Yet cash still accounts for about 85% of global consumer transactions and in Africa,...
APR Energy wins 50MW Benin power project
APR Energy, a global leader in fast-track power solutions, announces today that it has signed a contract for a 12-month project by the Ministry of Energy, Water and Mines in Benin to provide 50MW of power generation using its fuel-flexible aeroderivative turbines. The...
Ucloud and Avaya debut contact centre-as-a-service
Avaya and Ucloud, China's largest independent public cloud provider, today announced the launch of A Cloud, a contact centre-as-a-service (CCaaS) solution. A Cloud allows customers to deploy contact centre operations in the cloud rapidly and cost-effectively, helping...
Financial Analyst Developer (SQL)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Software Solutions Provider specializing in Financial Risk systems seeks the expertise of a Financial Analyst Developer (SQL) to join its Fund Data Services Team where you will conduct new feature analysis and drive development on the platform...
Security Platforms DevOps Engineer
Responsible for providing specialist, high-level technical advice and support for the installing, testing, tuning, optimising, diagnosing problems, repairing, upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and system software such as...
Senior Software Developer
Our Client is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join their teamArea: Menlyn Maine, PretoriaRole Overview:We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will design and develop robust,...
Data Engineer (Contract) – Gauteng Randburg
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...
Senior DB administrator (PostgresSQL) at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
Fixed-term contract for 12 months Minimum requirements Bacherlor's degree in information technology, computer science, mathematics, information systems or related fields with at least three years' experience as a Data Scientist.Knowledge of and experience in the...
Software Testers (2) at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
12 months contract A Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering, information technology, data science or related fields with at least three years' experience in a professional software QA particularly on large complex technology products/solutions/systems....
Financial Analyst Developer (SQL) – Western Cape Claremont
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Software Solutions Provider specializing in Financial Risk systems seeks the expertise of a Financial Analyst Developer (SQL) to join its Fund Data Services Team where you will conduct new feature analysis and drive development on the platform...
Security Platforms DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Responsible for providing specialist, high-level technical advice and support for the installing, testing, tuning, optimising, diagnosing problems, repairing, upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and system software such as...
Senior Software Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Our Client is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join their teamArea: Menlyn Maine, PretoriaRole Overview:We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will design and develop robust,...
Salesforce Solution Analyst
The Salesforce Solution Analyst is responsible for analyzing, designing, and implementing Salesforce solutions to meet the business needs of the organization. This role involves working closely with stakeholders to understand their requirements, configuring Salesforce...
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