NTT boosts Africa’s digital transformation with JINX integration
NTT – in conjunction with INX-ZA – has gone live with the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) node within its Johannesburg 1 (JOH1) data centre. With 6 200 square metres of data centre server space and 12MW IT critical load, the JOH1 data centre is NTT’s newest and...
Team SA takes bronze at International Olympiad in Informatics
The four-member South African team won two bronze medals and an honourable mention at the 36th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2024) - the most prestigious global computer science competition for secondary school and high school students. Bronze medals were...
Volatile year ahead calls for resilience, insight, courage
Businesses will face a historically broad and deep set of risks in 2023, posing interconnected and existential threats across geographies and sectors. Launching its annual RiskMap forecast featuring the Top Risks for business, specialist risk consultancy Control Risks...
Four ways for CIOs to deliver digital dividends
CIOs and IT leaders must take action to accelerate time to value and drive top- and bottom-line financial impacts from digital investments, according to Gartner's annual global survey of CIOs and technology executives. "The pressure on CIOs to deliver digital...
Massive surge in attacks using Microsoft SQL Server
Attacks using Microsoft SQL Server increased by 56% in September 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to Kaspersky's latest Managed Detection and Response report. Microsoft SQL Server is used worldwide by corporations, medium and small businesses for...
Carsharing on the rise
The number of users of carsharing services worldwide is forecasted to grow from 86-million people in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21,1% to reach 224,3-million people in 2026, according to Berg Insight. The research group forecasts that the number of...
1 in 10 women choose crypto as their first investment
Women investors are still bullish on crypto, with 1 in 10 choosing it as their first investment, according to new research from BanklessTimes.com "Young women, especially Gen Z, opt for crypto as they begin their investment journey," says Jonathan Merry, CEO of...
CEOs are prepared to weather expected recession
Kathy Gibson reports - CEOs in South Africa and ready and prepared to weather geopolitical and economic challenges. This is one of the headline findings from, KPMG 2022 CEO Outlook Survey, presented in partnership with Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), which...
Africa still prefers cash when it comes to payments
Cash remains the most dominant payment type on the African continent with debit cards coming in as a close second, according to new data from PwC's Open Banking and Payments Survey. The survey is a biannual study of consumers' payment and open banking preferences, and...
Intel debuts realtime deepfake detector
Intel has developed FakeCatcher, a technology that can detect fake videos with a 96% accuracy rate, returning results in milliseconds. "Deepfake videos are everywhere now. You have probably already seen them; videos of celebrities doing or saying things they never...
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The advent of new flash drives based on triple level cell (TLC) 3D NAND technology promise to reshape the enterprise storage market by making solid-state drive (SSD) arrays more affordable than ever - positioning them for wider adoption in the mainstream market. With...
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The broad adoption of cloud computing technologies and services in South Africa has gained pace over the past few years. Local businesses of all types and sizes are using cloud services because maintaining their own infrastructure is costly, and they hope to boost...
International business risk set to increase
Take heed: the risk inherent in doing international business is about to increase, write Willem Janse van Rensburg and Alecia Pienaar from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. The UK's proposed extension of "failure-to-prevent" offences to include economic crimes coupled with the...
Give employees reasons to stick around
Winning over and retaining the best talent has never easy, but employers today are finding it harder than ever to find people with the right skills to fill key vacancies, writes Ronnie Toerien, Oracle ECEMEA spokesperson for human capital management. If businesses are...
The business case for gamification
Over the past several years, gamification, the concept of applying game mechanics and game design techniques to engage and motivate people, has found its way into the corporate lexicon, with companies scrambling to 'gamify' elements of their business - both internally...
IT as energy: changing the outsource debate
Information Technology (IT) as energy is not a new concept but has been spoken about in the 1990s and the early 2000s. It is the analogy were IT services can be regarded in a similar light to energy, writes AJ Hartenberg, portfolio manager: data centre services at...
How to run successful load tests
Load testing is instrumental to any web or mobile presence, whether it is e-commerce, bookings, media, governmental or something else - a modern ambitious enterprise needs to have the highest possible web performance standards. But how do you carry out a successful...
Zambian programme achieves hunger alleviation
Programmes designed to alleviate hunger and increase food supply through cash transfers to some of Zambia's poorest families achieved those goals and more, final evaluations conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) revealed. Overall, researchers found...
Simplifying payments to do better business
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Leading South African Digital Product Service Provider seeks experienced senior SQL Database Administrators to join their dynamic team!12 month contract rolesSenior level with extensive SQL database knowledge and minimum 8 years experience as a DBA. Desired Skills:...
Developer – Internship Role (JHB) at Parvana Recruitment
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Senior BI Data Analyst (CPT Hybrid)
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Developer – Internship Role (JHB) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Senior BI Data Analyst (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
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