E-waste to exceed 100m metric tons by 2030
The global e-waste management market will reach 101,3-million metric tons by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 6,6% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a recent report from Grand View Research. The rapid pace of technological advancements significantly drives the growth of the...
Boosting consent and collaboration is key to ethical ancient DNA research
In a paper recently published in a peer-reviewed journal, Communications Biology, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Yale University have argued for the implementation of informed proxy or relational autonomy consent in ancient human DNA research...
Booster failure ends latest Blue Origin mission
The latest mission undertaken by Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin was aborted after lift-off. The uncrewed New Shepard Mission NS-23 experienced a booster failure just a couple of minutes into the flight. According to the company, the escape system performed as it was...
Linx signs collaboration deal with NAPAfrica
The London Internet Exchange (Linx) has announced a strategic collaboration with African Internet Exchange Point, NAPAfrica. The partnership will mean networks currently connected and peering at NAPAfrica or Linx can access either of the exchanges via trusted and...
Nvidia Hopper sets AI inference records
In their debut on the MLPerf industry-standard AI benchmarks, Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs set world records in inference on all workloads, delivering up to 4,5-times more performance than previous-generation GPUs. Additionally, Nvidia A100 Tensor Core GPUs and the...
AMD joins PyTorch foundation as founding member
AMD has announced it is joining the newly created PyTorch Foundation as a founding member. The foundation, which will be part of the non-profit Linux Foundation, will drive adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tooling by fostering and sustaining an ecosystem of...
Global Internet bandwidth nudges 1Pbps mark
Global Internet bandwidth rose by 28% in 2022, now standing at 997Tbps, with a four-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29%. TeleGeography forecasts that the Pbps era will soon be underway, as its latest Global Internet Geography research tracks the continued...
Empowering women could help with cybersecurity skills crisis
South Africa is facing a continued shortage of critical skills. This shines a relentless light on the importance of empowering young people so they can connect with careers and futures that inspire them. In the cybersecurity space, this focus has never been more...
IBM LinuxONE servers help reduce energy consumption
IBM has unveiled the next generation of its LinuxONE server, a highly scalable Linux and Kubernetes-based platform, designed to deliver scalability to support thousands of workloads in the footprint of a single system. IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 features capabilities that...
60 years since the JF Kennedy Moonshot speech
It’s 60 years since US President John Kennedy made his famous “Moonshot” speech. On 12 September 1962, Kennedy addressed a crowd of 35 000 people at Rice University in Houston, recommitting the US to the Moon landing goal he proposed to Congress in May 1961. He...
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10 steps to protect against ransomware
If you've been listening to the news at all the past couple of weeks, you have undoubtedly heard of a number of companies being affected by ransomware, writes Paul Williams, major account manager at Fortinet. The recent surge in this form of cyber attack has many...
Make sure your printing solution is POPI compliant
The protection of personal information has come under the spotlight again with the battle between the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Apple, which saw the two giants argue the merits of guarding private data, writes Paul Wendlandt, customer services...
SSL: The unchecked security blind spot
When changing lanes on the highway, you would first indicate to make other drivers aware of your intentions and then check your blind spot to make sure it was safe to switch lanes, writes Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. Those safety measures, which...
Nominations open for Heritage Trust Contest
As part of the EMC Information Preservation Initiative to advance the conservation of the world's information heritage, EMC has announced that nominations for the 2016 EMC Heritage Trust Project are being accepted, effective immediately through 20 May 2016. Grants of...
Shared services to drive municipal service delivery
With pressure mounting on the government to reduce costs while improving governance and service delivery, there is an opportunity for municipalities to streamline their operations by adopting a shared services model. During the recent 2016 Budget Speech, the emphasis...
PE gets new tech R&D centre
SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII) has announced the opening of a new technology research and development (R&D) centre, located on-site at its Newton Park technology office business park in Port Elizabeth. The SNII R&D Lab offers assistance and...
Argility adds Open Virtual Desktop
Digital transformation specialist - Argility - has signed a strategic partnership with OpenSector, Inuvika's distribution partner for Africa. This move positions Argility as a leading open source software solution provider for application delivery supporting Inuvika...
Unlimited calling for fixed line users
Cape Town-based telecommunications company Comtel Communications has launched Unlimited Calling, a fixed-line product for both residential and business clients. The new offering is an addition to the company's services that include fibre and wireless connectivity,...
Bi-modal IT: Finding the perfect harmony
As the concept of bimodal, or 'two-operations IT' gains traction, chief information officers (CIOs) are grappling with the dilemma of how to keep existing systems humming, while simultaneously developing the agility and innovation capability to respond to new business...
Skilling for the fourth industrial revolution
In South Africa, there are an estimated 829 800 positions for highly-skilled workers that need to be filled, says recruitment specialist Adcorp. Of these, Cisco estimates that 30 000 to 70 000 of these fall within the category of skilled technology workers. "These...
Junior Software Developer
Minimum RequirementsTertiary qualification in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fieldFamiliar with programming languages (Java, C++, PLC, Robotics)Basic understanding of PLC programmingBasic knowledge of PLC platforms and...
UX Specialist
Our client is looking for a creative and analytical UX Designer to enhance their digital presence and improve the user experience of their website and mobile applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of user-centered design principles,...
Senior Data Engineer (Full Stack) (CPT/JHB/PTA)
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR thorough understanding of best practice business intelligence implementations as a Senior Data Engineer (Full Stack) is sought to play a crucial role in driving the business forward of a cutting-edge provider of End-to-End Technology & Services....
Junior Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Minimum RequirementsTertiary qualification in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fieldFamiliar with programming languages (Java, C++, PLC, Robotics)Basic understanding of PLC programmingBasic knowledge of PLC platforms and...
UX Specialist – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our client is looking for a creative and analytical UX Designer to enhance their digital presence and improve the user experience of their website and mobile applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of user-centered design principles,...
Senior Data Engineer (Full Stack) (CPT/JHB/PTA) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR thorough understanding of best practice business intelligence implementations as a Senior Data Engineer (Full Stack) is sought to play a crucial role in driving the business forward of a cutting-edge provider of End-to-End Technology & Services....
Network Manager
The ability to configure, optimize and deploy Cloud based VPN's, SASE, SD WAN Management,Cloud Network Sockets, Wi-Fi, PPOE and infrastructure network components layer 1 to 6. Inaddition, skills around software defined firewalls, zero trust environments and management...
Senior JavaScript Developer (JHB/CPT/PTA)
ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge provider of End-to-End Technology & Services seeks the coding expertise of a Senior JavaScript Developer to join its team. As a Senior JavaScript Developer, you will play a key role in developing robust, high-performance web applications...
PROVIDER NETWORK MANAGER at MEDICAL SCHEME
Accountable for the provision of specialist knowledge, delivery plans and associated practices to minimise the Scheme's financial risk by developing and maintaining key relationships with health provider networks. This role is also accountable for identifying and...
Network Manager – Gauteng Turffontein
The ability to configure, optimize and deploy Cloud based VPN's, SASE, SD WAN Management,Cloud Network Sockets, Wi-Fi, PPOE and infrastructure network components layer 1 to 6. Inaddition, skills around software defined firewalls, zero trust environments and management...
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