AI misinformation is accelerating Africa’s risk landscape

As misinformation, cybercrime, health emergencies, civil unrest, extreme weather and infrastructure disruption become progressively interconnected across Africa, organisations are under growing pressure to distinguish fact from fiction before uncertainty escalates...

Business leaders bet big on robots, but few are ready

Robotics is no longer a bet on the future - it's a plan for the next five years – but according to new research from Intel, most organisations are moving faster than their operating models can support. The new study – The Robotics Readiness Gap - finds a stark...

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

Network security still a priority

While artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the technology landscape, CIOs and IT leaders remain focused on enhancing network security and unifying networking, AI, and security into a single, streamlined platform. This is according to Extreme Networks’...

Board practices, structures inadequate to oversee AI

A massive 80% of non-executive directors (NEDs) believe their current board practices and structures are inadequate to oversee AI effectively, according to a new survey from Gartner. However, 91% of NEDs view AI as an opportunity for shareholder value rather than a...

SA businesses plan dramatic increases in cybersecurity budgets

A survey of business representatives conducted by Kaspersky for the IT Security Economics report found that IT budgets for cybersecurity are set to increase over the next three years for both SMBs and enterprises to cover a range of issues. In the Middle East,...

ChatGPT opens new doors

Ever since OpenAI launched Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT), it has emerged as a trending discussion among companies across industries. ChatGPT, which can be useful for a variety of applications such as chatbots, virtual assistants, customer service, and...

Generative AI dominates Twitter influencer discussions

Generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) has become the latest Internet sensation with the introduction of ChatGPT and has created a rush among tech giants to put generative AI to work across industries. Against this backdrop, Twitter influencer discussions...

The changing face of financial roles …

CFOs have ambitious plans to reach a state of autonomous finance within the next three to six years that will require a significant reshaping of finance team structures to achieve, according to Gartner. "Most finance leaders, including many CFOs, are ill-equipped to...

Cloudflare thwarts biggest DDoS attack to date

Web infrastructure service Cloudflare has thwarted a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at over 71-million requests per second. According to the company, the attack emanated from a botnet comprising more than 30 000 IP addresses...

Scammers are expanding their crypto-romance cons

Sophos, has released details of two expansive and still operational pig butchering, or sha zhu pan, rings - elaborate and lengthy financial fraud scams that can cost victims thousands of dollars - that scammers are operating from Asia. One of the rings, based in Hong...

Women are being shut out of Web3

Web3 companies - those developing radical new applications involving the metaverse, blockchain technologies, and cryptocurrencies that are set to transform many global industries - are on the cutting edge of shaping the future of the digital world. But in one aspect...

Tourists are travelling back to SA’s biggest cities

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed positive signs of recovery for the South African travel and tourism sector, with travellers heading back to its major cities. The report, researched in partnership with Oxford Economics, analysed key...

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Translating the WiFi noise for retail business

Everybody wants wireless and they want it yesterday, but what does it really mean for the business and how can it be done properly? "Executives come out of board meetings saying that now is the time to implement Wi-Fi, but there is a lack of substance behind it," says...

IDC names Ricoh a document workflow leader

IDC found in its recent MarketScape and Vendor Snapshot reports that Ricoh is a leader of the global document workflow services industry because of its commitment to scalable, end-to-end solutions for customer pain points around paper and digital document management....

Intelsat 36 delivers HD entertainment

Intelsat has announced that the Intelsat 36 satellite has entered service, providing broadcasting and direct-to-home (DTH) services for Africa's MultiChoice. Built for Intelsat by Space Systems/Loral (SSL), Intelsat 36 was launched aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle in...

Threat intelligence: is it all about the packets?

Full Packet Capture (FPC). Those three little words are enough to make most security analysts salivate at the prospect of finding and detecting attacks. According to David Gray, practice consultant at RSA, The Security Division of EMC, back in the days before anyone...

New CEO takes over the reins at Fibreco

FibreCo Telecommunications, the national open-access fibre network operator, today announced the appointment of Simon Harvey as its interim CEO, taking over from Arif Hussain. Harvey joined FibreCo at its inception in 2010 and has played a pivotal role as chief...

Dell 12 7000 optimised for hybrid business use

Dell's Latitude 12 7000 (7275) 2-in-1 series is now available from official distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The release falls in line with Gartner Inc's worldwide device shipment growth report which predicts businesses will move their installed base onto...

HP debuts new LaserJet printers

HP Inc has announced six new fast, affordable and mobile-enabled monochrome LaserJet Pro printers for micro and small businesses. The refreshed lineup of single and multi-function HP LaserJets are the most productive of their class - with 15% to 20% faster print...

SUSE gets closer to the channel

SUSE is making it easier for channel partners to address the key needs of their customers with the introduction of a new SUSE channel partner programme. Partners that resell open source enterprise technology from SUSE will benefit from new, improved training and...

App design is dead …

Today's apps have become standalone entities, not designed to integrate or interface with other enterprise functions. Only apps that are agile have a hope of keeping up with the pace of business technology change. Alongside this, there is a paradigm shift happening in...

Mobile banking: the next revolution?

Mobile banking is no longer a "business opportunity" for banks. It's an imperative. With over 1-billion users already transacting across the globe in 2015 (according to IDC), demand is set to continue to grow - cutting across both developed and developing economies....

Full Stack Java Developer

Join a Leading Automotive Giant as a Fullstack Java Developer! Drive innovation with cutting-edge tech, crafting seamless solutions from front to back. Accelerate your career with us-where your code meets the road !!???? ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Java...

IT Programmer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

SENIOR PROGRAMMERS X 4 - 6 MONTHS CONTRACT EXTENDABLE [Minimum of 5 years development experience] INTRODUCTION: It is a head office cloud application that manages fuel stations and fleets developed for multiple fuelling stations and fleets across the globe. They plan...

Full Stack Java Developer – Gauteng Midrand

Join a Leading Automotive Giant as a Fullstack Java Developer! Drive innovation with cutting-edge tech, crafting seamless solutions from front to back. Accelerate your career with us-where your code meets the road !!???? ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Java...

Senior BI Developer

Key Responsibilities:Collaborate with finance to understand and meet reporting needs.Develop and optimize SQL and Power BI solutions for financial data.Lead ETL processes using SSIS and ensure data quality.Utilize SSAS for creating financial-focused OLAP cubes and...

SQL Developer at Resourgenix

Senior SQL DeveloperOur client based in Umhlanga is looking for a skilled, contributing SQL developer within a cross functional agile development team. Write high quality SQL code within the prescribed technologies and environments and according to the high standards...

Senior BI Developer

Key Responsibilities:Collaborate with finance to understand and meet reporting needs.Develop and optimize SQL and Power BI solutions for financial data.Lead ETL processes using SSIS and ensure data quality.Utilize SSAS for creating financial-focused OLAP cubes and...

Senior BI Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein

Key Responsibilities:Collaborate with finance to understand and meet reporting needs.Develop and optimize SQL and Power BI solutions for financial data.Lead ETL processes using SSIS and ensure data quality.Utilize SSAS for creating financial-focused OLAP cubes and...

SQL Developer at Resourgenix – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga

Senior SQL DeveloperOur client based in Umhlanga is looking for a skilled, contributing SQL developer within a cross functional agile development team. Write high quality SQL code within the prescribed technologies and environments and according to the high standards...

Senior BI Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein

Key Responsibilities:Collaborate with finance to understand and meet reporting needs.Develop and optimize SQL and Power BI solutions for financial data.Lead ETL processes using SSIS and ensure data quality.Utilize SSAS for creating financial-focused OLAP cubes and...

IT Project Manager

Collaborate with the Programme Manager and stakeholders to define the project scope, goals, plan, and deliverables that align with business objectives. Identify the client's business strategy, requirements, and potential opportunities. Analyzing and documenting the...

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