CMOs embrace GenAI despite knowledge gap
While 90% of organisations plan to invest in generative AI (GenAI) for marketing in 2025, 90% of CMOs admit that they do not fully understand GenAI or its potential impact on business processes, according to a new global study from SAS and Coleman Parkes Research. The...
Hijackings outweigh theft when it comes to SA vehicle crime
Tracker’s vehicle crime statistics for South Africa from January to June reveal that hijackings still dominate over actual thefts - comprising 54% of all incidents as opposed to 46% - and the stats are even more pronounced in the Eastern and Western Cape, especially...
Time to transition to renewables is now
In 2021, myriad countries around the globe made efforts to jump start their economies after being considerably impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of these efforts, countries prioritised the use of fossil fuels. However, amid geopolitical disruptions and...
Interconnected geopolitical challenges dominate risk agenda
The interconnected challenges of global security partnerships, financial integration, supply chain resilience, and migration are no longer simmering in the background. They are now top of the agenda and will likely continue to stay there in the year ahead, according...
How to boost the performance of African tech startups
Understanding the key drivers that turn an entrepreneurial mindset and innovative ideas into high-performing businesses could hold the key to reducing the 95% first-year failure rate of African tech startups and unlocking their potential to boost economic growth and...
Stormy weather? Scientist sharpens forecasts with AI
A perpetual shower of random raindrops falls inside a three-foot metal ring Dale Durran erected outside his front door (featured picture). It’s a symbol of his passion for finding order in the seeming chaos of the planet’s weather. A part-time sculptor and full-time...
Microsoft adds Dynamics 365, Power Platform to SA data centres
Microsoft has now made Dynamics 365 and Power Platform generally available in its enterprise-grade data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The multiple hyperscale data centre locations within South Africa now provide Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power...
Project management skills need goes critical
Around the world, a widening gap exists between the need for project management professionals and the available workforce to fill these roles. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), the global economy needs 25-million new project professionals by 2030,...
SMEs battered by Q3 disruptions
The third quarter of 2022 was characterised by record-level load shedding, conflict-induced supply chain disruptions, mounting global inflation and a weakening rand. More recently, wage strikes crippled South Africa’s imports and exports. Whether these headwinds will...
SABS adds capacity for issuing of EMC CoCs
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has announced that, from 1 November 2022, manufacturers of non-telecommunication electronic and electrical equipment can now apply for a SABS electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) certificate of compliance (CoC) by using any...
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Deloitte targets insurance with ConVista buy
Deloitte (Africa) has acquired the business assets and now directly employees the 30-person team of ConVista Consulting, the South African subsidiary of the German consulting firm ConVista AG, as it continues to expand its financial services capabilities, with a...
Get mindsets ready for changing business solutions landscape
According to IDC Futurescape's Worldwide Cloud 2015 predictions, by 2016, there will be an 11% shift of IT budget aware from traditional in-house IT delivery, toward various versions of cloud computing as a new delivery model. At the same time, 81% of medium...
Why data-driven businesses will weather the economic storm
South Africa is a difficult place to do business right now. Following the Rand's crash to record lows, predictions of a recession and the potential downgrade to junk status, economists are warning business owners to brace themselves for a tough economic climate in...
VMware enables affordable application and desktop
VMware has announced new advancements in VMware Horizon, the industry-leading digital workspace solution for delivering and managing virtual applications and desktops. VMware Horizon will deliver unparalleled speed in delivering personalised virtual applications and...
Arbor tops IHS Infonetics report on DDoS prevention appliances
Arbor Networks has been identified again as the top supplier of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation appliances overall, as well as in the Carrier, Enterprise and Mobile market segments, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. According to...
Keeping children productive and safe on the Net
In the cloud-first, mobile-first era, students, parents, and teachers are empowered to accomplish more by tapping into the power of the Internet, social networks, data analytics and mobile devices, writes Anthony Doherty, Windows business group lead. However, online...
Bidvest Business Technologies targets improved content management
Konica Minolta South Africa, a division of Bidvest Office, has announced the establishment of Bidvest Business Technologies, its new managed print services (MPS), managed content services (MCS) and rental asset management focused arm. Bidvest Business Technologies'...
MPT delivers modular data centre in Brazzaville
Master Power Technologies (MPT) is delivering a turnkey modular data centre solution to a telecoms company in Brazzaville, in the Republic of Congo. The solution is to be delivered as a set of modular, pre-tested containers that comprise a self-contained data centre....
A simple firewall appliance for the small office and home office
Tarsus Distribution has introduced the Dell SonicWALL SOHO Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewalls to South Africa, providing resellers with a simple to deploy and easy to manage firewall appliance for the small office and home (SoHo) market. The new product offers...
Obsidian announces 2016’s first Free Beer Session
Open source software and services provider Obsidian Systems will hold the first pf its popular Free Beer session series for 2016 on Thursday, 18 February in Sandton, Johannesburg. The 19th Session, to be hosted at Investec, 100 Grayston Drive, will feature...
DC Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A leading South African online retailer is seeking a highly talented DC Analyst to join their team in Cape Town. They are a young, dynamic, and rapidly growing company looking for intelligent, creative, and diligent individuals with integrity. The ideal...
Support Engineer – Western Cape Die Wingerd
Intermediate Support Engineer Monthly CTC: R30K - R 45KAs a Support Engineer, you'll be responsible for providing technical support to our customers. You're someone who has worked with databases, built a few Postman collections and done some scripting in Bash,...
Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Hire Resolve's client is looking for a Full Stack developer to join their team. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain web applications using VueJs and NodeJs.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deploy new features.Write clean, maintainable,...
Intermediate Python Developer (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:AN online & on-demand Software Service Provider seeks the coding talents of an Intermediate Python Developer who has proficiency in General Artificial Intelligence (AI) and has extensive experience with Django and Python. You will be responsible for...
Technical Support Agent
Job OverviewWe are seeking a highly motivated and customer-oriented individual to join our dynamic team as a Call Centre Agent / Technical Support Specialist. The successful candidate will be the first point of contact for our clients, providing professional and...
Integration Engineer
Intermediate Integration Engineer Monthly CTC: R40K - R55K As an Integration Engineer, you'll be responsible for delivering integration solutions built on THE COMPANY our direct clients. You're someone who understands databases and API's and has dabbled in the odd bit...
Senior JavaScript Developer – JHB / CPT / PTA – Hybrid
DescriptionHire Resolve is looking for a talented Senior JavaScript Developer to join our client's team in Johannesburg (Hybrid). As a Senior JavaScript Developer, you will play a key role in developing high-quality web applications using JavaScript and related...
Intermediate Python Developer (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:AN online & on-demand Software Service Provider seeks the coding talents of an Intermediate Python Developer who has proficiency in General Artificial Intelligence (AI) and has extensive experience with Django and Python. You will be responsible for...
Technical Support Agent – Gauteng Sunninghill
Job OverviewWe are seeking a highly motivated and customer-oriented individual to join our dynamic team as a Call Centre Agent / Technical Support Specialist. The successful candidate will be the first point of contact for our clients, providing professional and...
Integration Engineer – Western Cape Eersterivier-Suid
Intermediate Integration Engineer Monthly CTC: R40K - R55K As an Integration Engineer, you'll be responsible for delivering integration solutions built on THE COMPANY our direct clients. You're someone who understands databases and API's and has dabbled in the odd bit...
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