Equinix adds to mushrooming SA data centres
Nasdaq-listed digital infrastructure company, Equinix, has opened its first international business exchange (IBX) data centre in Johannesburg, South Africa – JN1 – which it says is a key facility within its global network. Equinix says that the JN1 site is in a...
Digitisation, cloud is improving business outcomes
Kathy Gibson reports – South African organisations are increasingly using cloud services to unlock opportunities and improve business outcomes. Pandelani Munyai, group CIO of Transnet, explains that key considerations when adopting cloud included improved security and...
How to improve employee misconduct reporting
As chief compliance officers (CCOs) continue to face challenges in restoring employee misconduct reporting to pre-pandemic levels, there are three strategies they should implement to increase confidence in their processes among employees, according to Gartner. "There...
NHS Trusts roll out AI platform
A consortium of 10 National Health Service Trusts -- the publicly funded healthcare system in England -- is now deploying the MONAI-based AIDE platform across four of its hospitals, providing AI-enabled disease-detection tools to healthcare professionals serving...
Astronomers spot a black hole jet pointing to Earth
Astronomers have determined the source of an incredibly bright X-ray, optical and radio signal appearing from halfway across the universe. The signal, named AT 2022cmc, was discovered earlier this year by the Zwicky Transient Facility in California. Findings published...
Archive files move into the malware delivery lead
Archive file formats - such as ZIP and RAR files - have become the most common file type for delivering malware, surpassing Office files for the first time in three years. This is according to the latest HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report. Based on data from...
Crypto miners on the rise
In Q3 2022, Kaspersky researchers saw a sharp increase in crypto miner variants - an overall growth of over 230% compared to the same period last year. The number is three times more than in the third quarter of 2021 and now exceeds 150 000. Of all corporate users...
ICT skills development critical for SA
ICT skills development is critical for South Africa to participate in the fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and reap the benefits of a digital economy. This was the consensus of various speakers at Huawei South Africa's ICT Talent Development annual awards ceremony...
Bumper spend for online sales this Black Friday
This year marked the return of the Black Friday bumper spend as midnight and intra-day deals exceeded the 2021 figures. Online sales emerged as the clear winner, tracking significantly higher growth. Recording transactions processed on behalf of South Africa's banks,...
Big growth in Black Friday and Cyber Monday spend
South Africans showed they still have an appetite for retail spend, with data from omnichannel payment solutions provider Ecentric Payment System's 2022 Black Friday Payment Gateway Dashboard showing big increases in both transactions volume and value, when compared...
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Philips unveils 43-inch 4K monitor
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Standard Bank secures $95m facility upsizing for Helios Towers Tanzania
Standard Bank Group has completed a $95-million equivalent upsizing of the syndicated term loan facilities for Helios Towers Tanzania (HTT), a subsidiary of Helios Towers Africa Ltd (HTA), to finance the next phase of expansion of its network of telecommunications...
Aspect leads the chatbot revolution
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Create a more engaging service environment
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Extending LANs with ease
With the aim of providing a convenient local area network (LAN) extension solution in mind, Netshield South Africa, a Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa company, has developed its SHEQ compliant APN Case, weighing less than 9kg, a portable Wi-Fi solution that enables the...
Gabsten Technologies achieves Commvault accreditation
Gabsten Technologies, a data management specialist and Commvault Partner, has achieved the Advanced level within the Commvault Authorized Support Program (CASP). CASP has been designed for Commvault Partners to enhance their capability to provide technical support...
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Data Analysis – Gauteng Bryanston
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Business Intelligence Data Analyst at Empower FS – Gauteng Midrand
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Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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The CIB Trade team is looking for a Specialist Front End Java Developer to apply critical thinking & problem solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to...
Senior Java Developer
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Junior Technical Test Analyst – R315K – R290K
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