Climate change is causing Earth’s rotation to shift
Days on Earth are growing slightly longer, and that change is accelerating. The reason is connected to the same mechanisms that also have caused the planet’s axis to meander by about 10 metres in the past 120 years. The findings come from two recent NASA-funded...
IaaS public cloud services revenue on growth trajectory
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 16,2% in 2023, to total $140-billion, up from $120-billion in 2022, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2023, followed by Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and...
Consumers plan to cut spending this holiday season
Inflation is a top concern for consumers this year, prompting almost half to do their holiday shopping early, and many shopping through the year. Twenty-eight percent of consumers are planning to spend less this holiday season and only 10% plan to spend more than...
Africa sees big drop in remote desktop protocols attacks
According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of brute force attacks against remote desktop protocol (RDP) across Africa has significantly decreased in Q2 2022 by 53% compared to the previous quarter. This downward trajectory could be a result of several reasons. This...
Cybersecurity professionals not confident they are winning
Fewer than 40% of South African security operations (SecOps) professionals are very confident in their ability to adapt to new online threats, with 34% only somewhat confident. While 18% are not confident in their ability to deal with continuously evolving threats,...
On World Tourism Day, hotel cybersecurity is under the spotlight
In a post pandemic world, the latest World Tourism Barometer owned by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), signifies exceptional optimism for recovery in the immediate term, and a return to pre-pandemic tourism in the years to come. This comes as great relief...
Mobile wallet payment growth set to continue
Mobile wallet payments have taken off over the past few years, fuelled by the global shift toward a cashless society and Covid-19. According to data presented by AugustaFreePress.com, digital or mobile wallet payment was the most used point of sale (PoS) payment...
A large-bodied sabretooth cat roamed the West Coast of SA
New research sheds light on carnivoran diversity and diseases that afflicted sabretooth cats over 5-million-years-ago. The fossils studied were from the Mio-Pliocene (5,2-million years ago) fossil site called Langebaanweg (West Coast Fossil Park) on the West Coast of...
Watch how DART successfuly hits asteroid in space
After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space. Mission...
Most senior business execs gearing up for a recession
A new International Data Corporation (IDC) survey of senior business executives from around the world found that 59% believe there will be a recession in the coming year. Moreover, nearly 30% of those who believe a recession will occur also believe that we are...
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Reid is new head of Intervate
Peter Reid, co-founder of Intervate, has been appointed as head of the company, taking the reins from Lionel Moyal, who moves to a senior position within Microsoft South Africa. Reid says the immediate focus is on maintaining the strong momentum Intervate has...
The Uber era: use cloud to avoid disruption
Staying relevant in a disruptive environment is top of mind for businesses today. To succeed, businesses must start evaluating innovative new cloud approaches, says Andre le Roux, Africa region MD for Interactive Intelligence. The advent of the 'Uber era' has...
Security for Africa’s growing mobile market
With mobile ownership in South Africa and Nigeria now as common as it is in the US, the continent is rapidly gaining ground as the new frontier for mobile. Its young population, ready to embrace the new mobile innovations and technologies, has attracted the attention...
Why moving to cloud saves money
Despite the many benefits of moving to the cloud, South African businesses are still hesitant to make the transition, writes Steven Cohen, head of Sage One International (Africa, Australia, Middle East, Asia and Brazil). There is still much uncertainty about the move...
True digital disruption requires a leap of faith
Many large organisations are constrained with vast and complex IT systems, steadily built up over the years, that now threaten to drown the company as it desperately tries to compete with more agile disruptors, writes Collin Govender, vice-president: systems...
Africa 2016: our time is now
Ashlyn Padayachee, GM: coastal region at Eduloan, talks about why the world is getting more excited about Africa. Dozens of countries are making meaningful investments in the continent, in everything from infrastructure and telecommunications to mining and...
One small step to mobile ROI
The ability to work from your smartphone, anywhere and anytime, has transformed the way business is conducted, writes Nader Henein, regional director: advanced security division at BlackBerry. But while most organisations have embraced the ability to be mobile, many...
From print provider to marketing service provider
Printing has been around for what seems like forever - and even though the popularity of printed material hasn't diminished in the face of widespread digitisation, the maturity of the market means competition is fierce and margins slim, writes Jenny Attewell, printing...
Progress solutions combat digital denial
Most enterprise decision-makers see digital transformation as a critical imperative, yet few have reached full production and roll out. Those same decision makers feel they have to make significant inroads with digital transformation in the next 12 months before they...
DiData secures cloud applications
Dimension Data has announced additional cloud application security capabilities to its cloud portfolio. By partnering with Blue Coat Elastica, Dimension Data's clients now benefit from increased visibility and control of their cloud application stack. Sean Duffy,...
Azure Infrastructure and Security Specialist (Senior) 2728 – Gauteng Pretoria
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German-speaking Software Consultant – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Work from home servicing German clients in Germany. You will receive full product training however you must be able to speak German as a first language. Location: Remote / Home Office Equipment: *Own uncapped Fibre Internet Connection, minimum 25 Mbps Employer...
Business Analyst (SNR) at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Johannesburg North
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Senior Business Analyst
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IT Service Delivery Manager
To partner with customers and provide innovative and stable technical infrastructure and front-end support services that enable all RMB employees to perform their roles smoothly and effectively.IT Service Delivery Manager - 12 Month Contract Minimum...
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Data Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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