Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

GenAI advances that will shape procurement

Progress in generative AI (GenAI) is poised to impact the procurement function through advancements in three areas, according to Gartner. Agentic reasoning, multimodality, and AI agents are the advancements that will redefine how procurement operates and significantly...

Digital transformation accelerates drug development, discovery process

Ever-increasing drug discovery and development timelines is a multiscale issue causing delays in patient access to medicines and increasing costs for pharmaceutical companies. Digital transformation could streamline the process, accelerate innovation, and improve...

Digital transformation will unlock billions in growth revenue

New research locally and in Europe suggests that businesses are set to unlock billions of rands in growth potential through digital transformation and automation initiatives over the next few years. IDC predicts that, post pandemic, South African businesses will...

Top workplace predictions for 2023

As workplace volatility continues in 2023, Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top nine workplace predictions that HR leaders must address this year and beyond to successfully navigate today's labour market and continue to drive business outcomes. "HR leaders have faced an...

Inflation forces migrants to reduce remittances

The WorldRemit Cost of Living index has found that 82% of remittance senders agree that the cost of living for the people who they send money to has risen since the start of the year. Highlighting the impact of inflation on people around the world, almost half (45%)...

Vegetarian dinosaurs differed in how they ate their food

Although most early dinosaurs were vegetarian, there were a surprising number of differences in the way that these animals tackled eating a plant-based diet, a new study reveals. Scientists used CT scans of dinosaur skulls to track the evolution of early dinosaur...

PMI rises for third month

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose for a third month to reach 53.1 index points in December 2022, slightly up from 52.6 in November. While the headline number is positive, the underlying picture is more mixed. Most concerning was the...

Legal, financial, travel entities hit with new malware

Kaspersky experts have identified new functionalities within the Janicab malware, which is being used by a mercenary APT group DeathStalker to infiltrate specific organisations within a number of industries. The new variant has been spotted across European and Middle...

Global cyberattacks at an all-time high

New data from Check Point Research (CPR) shows that the global volume of cyberattacks reached an all-time high in Q4 with an average of 1 168 weekly attacks per organisation. The top three most attacked industries in 2022 were Education/Research, Government, and...

ADC enables remote peering via INX-ZA

Africa Data Centres is now offering remote peering through its partnership with INX-ZA. In essence, remote peering is peering at an Internet Exchange without the requirement of being physically present. Customers can use any network service provider's infrastructure...

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Connected chiller offers smart monitoring

Johnson Controls has launched a Connected Chiller offering that adds remote monitoring and analysis tools into its warranty and service offerings. The offering addresses a key customer challenge, giving organisations with chillers greater control, improving...

MPT opens branch in Namibia

Master Power Technologies, power solution and data centre specialist, has recently opened a branch in Windhoek Namibia, as part of its plan for growth in Africa. The operation officially opened on 1 March 2016 This office will compliment the Master Power branches...

T-Systems debuts HANA Migration Factory for Africa

As consumer expectations continually increase in the digital era - organisations are compelled to more aggressively transition to a world where "all is mobile, all is cloud and all is secure". However, this journey of digital transformation can leave a CIO with the...

CiTi launches women in business initiative

The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi), an incubator for local tech and tech-enabled entrepreneurs in Cape Town, launched its Women in Business programme with a bang. CiTi welcomed a group of 41 successful applicants who own and operate a diverse mix of...

How is banking fraud committed?

As more and more banks migrate banking services to mobile, enterprising and sophisticated (often globalised) criminal networks have devised ever ingenious ways to use mobile phones to separate customers from their money. This is according to  Tjaart van der Walt,...

Correlsense expands into Africa

Correlsense, an Israeli enterprise application performance management (APM) company, has announced a new strategic marketing partnership with DJT Group, trading as ASG Africa, to provide its SharePath software in South Africa. The partnership is a direct continuation...

Customer insights for financial services

Accenture and Avanade have announced a solution dedicated to helping financial services firms transform their customer experience through greater personalisation in a digital world. Developed in collaboration with Microsoft and built on top of Microsoft Dynamics CRM...

Dell expands hyper-converged line-up

Dell has announced expansions to the industry's broadest hyper-converged infrastructure portfolio to help customers accelerate and simplify IT deployment and management to meet their goals now while also preparing for the future. New additions, from VCE VxRail...

Technical support enables Gabon health plan

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Gabon has officially launched its Technical Support Programme for the National Health Development Plan - NHDP - in Gabon, for which the American non-profit organisation, Management Science for Health (MSH) will provide...

Negotiate the minefield of compliance in payroll

Compliance in any facet of business management is critical, but specifically when it comes to finances - hence the focus on accuracy and efficiency in payroll administration. While payroll administration has always been demanding and has to be run by skilled...

Mid PHP Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:JOIN the remote team of a global Marketing Software House specializing in B2B products seeking the coding talents of a passionate Mid PHP Developer. You will ensure that the product provides smooth day-to-day operations for all clients while also assisting...

DevOps Engineer at NRF National Research Foundation

Postion Summary: The DevOps Engineer automates and supports the tools and processes relating to continuous delivery, integration and deployment for software packages, platforms, operating systems and infrastructure in the Data Processing and Pipelines Department...

DevOps Consultant (Hybrid)

Drive innovation as our next SAP DevOps Consultant! Be at the forefront of technology, blending SAP expertise with cutting-edge DevOps practices. Join a dynamic team and accelerate your career in a world-class automotive environment !! ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:...

DevOps Consultant (Hybrid) – Gauteng Menlyn

Drive innovation as our next SAP DevOps Consultant! Be at the forefront of technology, blending SAP expertise with cutting-edge DevOps practices. Join a dynamic team and accelerate your career in a world-class automotive environment !! ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:...

IT Service Desk Analyst

Provide first-level technical support to end-users via phone, email, and in-personInstall, configure, and maintain computer hardware, operating systems, and applicationsPerform routine maintenance on all computer systems and networksProvide hardware and software...

Aftersales & Continuous Support Administrator

Our client is seeking for an Aftersales & Continuous Support Administrator to join their company.Purpose Of The Position:Providing administrative support to the aftersales & site services team, which may include tasks such as maintaining client databases,...

IT Service Desk Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Provide first-level technical support to end-users via phone, email, and in-personInstall, configure, and maintain computer hardware, operating systems, and applicationsPerform routine maintenance on all computer systems and networksProvide hardware and software...

Solutions Architect

Job Specifications: 10+ years of experience in designing/developing solutions/architecture on ITSM, LSD, CSM, CMDB, HRSD on ServiceNow Tool using industry best practices.Experienced in Requirement Gathering, Effort estimation, and Client interaction.Should have...

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