Digital initiatives still fail to meet expectations
On average, only 48% of digital initiatives enterprise-wide meet or exceed their business outcome targets. This is one of the findings from Gartner’s annual global survey of more than 3 100 CIOs and technology executives, and more than 1 100 executive leaders outside...
Chain of thought prompting jobs in demand
Chain of thought (CoT) prompting is a technique that enhances the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) by guiding them through a structured thought process. With the increasing demand for advanced AI applications, several job opportunities are emerging in this...
Modernisation to drive worldwide government IT spending growth
Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $588,9-billion in 2023, an increase of 6,8% from 2022, according to Gartner. “Government organisations are continuing to modernise legacy IT and invest in initiatives that improve access to digital services as...
Record wireless LAN revenues despite supply issues
The wireless LAN market hit a new record of $2,4-illion in the third quarter, despite the continuing supply bottlenecks. According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, the market grew a surprising 32% year-over-year. And manufacturers still have a huge pile-up of...
Consumer threats to look out for in 2023
The consumer threat landscape constantly changes. Kaspersky presents a number of key ideas about what the consumer-oriented threat landscape will look like in 2023 and share a list of potential bait topics most likely to be exploited in the coming year. Anna Larkina,...
Continued growth for Ethernet switches and routers
The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew 23,9% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22) with revenues of $10-billion. The total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded $4,1-billion in revenue in 3Q22, a 5,6% increase year over...
Most finance organisations will invest in composable applications
Chief financial officers (CFOs) who adopt a composable technology strategy will achieve higher revenue growth than peers who take more traditional routes with their technology investments, according to Gartner. By 2024, 60% of finance organisations will seek...
Sub-Saharan Africa 5G subscriptions set to reach 150m by 2028
The November 2022 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report projects that 5G subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa will grow from 7-million in 2022 to 150-million by the end of 2028, accounting for 14% of total connections at that time. In sub-Saharan Africa, 2G...
Open visa policies improve across Africa
The 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) report shows African countries making progress in their freedom of travel policies, most of which had been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 crisis. The annual publication, prepared by the African Development Bank Group in...
Cyber, ESG risks are driving more lawsuits
Which are the main factors driving the possibility that a company and its board of directors may be sued by investors or other stakeholder groups in 2023? A poor financial performance or even insolvency amid economic uncertainty and the prospect of a global recession,...
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Afrihost selects Ruckus Wireless for connectivity
South African Internet Service Provider, Afrihost, has selected Ruckus Wireless as its WiFi technology of choice for the company's internal wireless requirements at the head office in Rivonia. Brendan Armstrong, chief technology officer at Afrihost, comments: "As a...
Telkom sponsors SA Olympics team
Telkom is the official Olympic sponsor of the South African Olympic and Paralympics teams. The multi-million rand sponsorship will allow SASCOC to expand Team SA, including more qualifying athletes, giving our local talent and opportunity to compete on the world's...
Intelligent cities are safe and secure
Advanced technologies must be used intelligently to make cities safer. This is according tosays Walter Lee, responsible for the business strategy and operations of the innovation management office (IMO) in the global safety division of NEC. NEC, through its subsidiary...
Pentagon improves threat response with BlackBerry
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency has awarded a contract to renew and expand its use of BlackBerry's AtHoc Networked Crisis Communications Suite. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) is a civilian agency within the Department of Defense charged with...
NetApp simplifies transition to hybrid cloud
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Making maths and science available in Mpumalanga
Bayer in South Africa has joined forces with Penreach to take Maths and Science closer to a number of schools in Mpumalanga through the sponsorship of a mobile maths and science laboratory. The life sciences company has made funds available to Penreach in an effort to...
Revolutionising the partner opportunity
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New African entrepreneurs honoured
MTN, in partnership with the MTN Solution Space at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business and Jumia, has announced that team MedRX from Ghana emerged as the winner of the inaugural MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge powered by Jumia. The pan-African...
Dell XPS notebooks are built for business
Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced the local availability of Dell's XPS 12,13 and 15 laptops. In line with Dell's focus on form and function the XPS 13 and 15 are the first to feature Dell's new virtually borderless InfinityEdge technology,...
Special offer for .xyz domains
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Senior SQL Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Our client is on the hunt for an experienced Senior SQL Developer with a robust background in Microsoft SQL technologies and a keen expertise in financial data reporting and analytics. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with their finance team to grasp their...
Project Manager – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our client is seeking for a Project Manager to join them in the Automotive Industry.Role and Responsibilities:Establish key customer contracts.Co-ordinate the timing plan and regularly monitor the performance of projects to ensure targets are being achieved.To ensure...
Senior Cloud Networking Engineer (CH1040) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
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Intermediate Python Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a critical role in building the service for a new Forex product, owning projects end to end as the next Intermediate Python Developer sought by a cutting-edge Investment Platform. You will help enhance existing Forex products, develop new products...
Automated Tester – Gauteng
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Agile Coach/SAFe Scrum Master (LW)
About: In general, the company does not have the depth of experience in adopting Agile for the delivery of large and complex IT business solutions. The main purpose of this position is to guide project teams in adopting and implementing Agile. The Agile Coach will be...
Project Manager
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Data Analyst
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Senior .NET Developer
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