CEO confidence rises on GNU, electricity supply
The Merchantec CEO Confidence Index has recorded a 7% increase in CEO confidence in Q3 of 2024, rising to a score of 55.0. This improvement reflects a cautiously optimistic outlook among South African business leaders, spurred by positive developments in the formation...
Africa to see triple-digit growth in consumer spending
Rising African countries are among the fastest-growing regions in consumer spending, according to data from the World Data Lab and analysed by EBanx, a global technology company specialising in payment services for rising markets. Economic giant Egypt will accelerate...
Cleveland Clinic, IBM trailblaze quantum computing in healthcare
Global health system Cleveland Clinic and IBM have begun deployment of an IBM Quantum System, which is to be located on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in Cleveland. The first quantum computer in healthcare, anticipated to be completed in early 2023, is a key part of...
Execs see macroeconomic downturn as the top emerging risk
Executives rate “macroeconomic downturn” as the top emerging risk their organisations face for the second consecutive quarter in Gartner’s latest Emerging Risks Report. The report is based on a survey of 333 senior executives and risk management professionals...
Intel demos next-generation Thunderbolt
Intel has demonstrated an early prototype of next-generation Thunderbolt in action, aligned to the USB Implementers Forum’s (USB-IF) release of the USB4 v2 specification. Next-generation Thunderbolt will deliver 80 gigabits per second (Gbps) of bi-directional...
Buy now pay later spend set to accelerate
A new study from Juniper Research has found that consumer spending using BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) platforms will reach $437-billion globally in 2027; rising from $112-billion in 2022. This sizeable growth of 291% will be driven by escalating financial pressures from...
IITPSA names 2022 President’s Awards finalists
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the finalists for this year's annual IITPSA President's Awards. The awards, which have recognised the local IT industry's leading lights for over 30 years, include the Visionary...
Spammers use Agent Tesla stealer for targeted campaigns
Kaspersky has uncovered an unusual spam email campaign that targeted businesses worldwide. Mimicking emails from vendors or counterparty companies, the attackers tried to steal the login data from the affected organisations by applying notorious Agent Tesla stealer....
5G service revenue tipped to reach $315bn
A new study from Juniper Research has found operator-billed 5G service revenue will reach $315-billion in 2023; rising from $195-billion in 2022. This represents growth of over 60% in a single year. The research predicts this increase in revenue will be driven by the...
Productive spending, not revenue, is the problem
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) will once again highlight the government's fiscal framework for the next three years. The fiscal framework is a framework that gives effect to the national executive's macro-economic policy and it includes, among others,...
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Encouraging growth for production printers
The worldwide production print market continues to show year-over-year growth in unit shipments, gaining 9,9% in the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Production Printer Tracker, unit shipments...
Large format printers slip again
According to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, large format printer (LFP) shipments declined -4% when compared to Q3 2014. "The third quarter is often the slowest quarter of the year in the global...
Switch market sees slight growth, routers decline
The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) exceeded $6,1-billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15), an increase of 2% year over year and a healthy increase of 6,1% quarter over quarter. Meanwhile, the worldwide total enterprise and service provider...
Get full value from conferences
Getting back to serious work in the New Year means getting the diary for the next 12 months into some sort of order. A key issue here is what conferences to attend, where and why, writes Auguste Coetzer, director: executive search at Talent Africa. As costs remain...
Five big data trends for 2016
With the New Year upon us, financial institutions and businesses will be looking to leverage big data analytics as one of the means to overcome the current tough economic conditions. Yudhvir Seetharam, head of analytics at FNB Business, says the use of big data has...
Ensure a positive experience in the contact centre
Jim Freeze, senior vice-president of Aspect Software, offers five tips for customer service success. Most of us will have been at the receiving end of bad customer service, and it is normally something that you do not forget too quickly. However, it may not purely be...
Millennials guiding the always-on business
With more millennials joining the workforce and expecting a seamlessly connected environment, companies need to ensure that operations are conducive to an always-on approach. According to Warren Olivier, regional manager for southern Africa at Veeam, changing business...
Infortrend appoints CSSi as African distributor
Infortrend has announced the official appointment of CSSi (Computer Storage Services) as the distributor for its award-winning range of storage devices. During 2015, Infortrend was ranked first In terms of IOPS and speed performance records, as assessed by the Storage...
BT joins alliance to promote retail insights
BT is a founding member of the Acuitas Digital Alliance, bringing together like-minded technology innovators determined to bring the full benefits of the new digital era across the entire supply chain, all the way to the physical locations where customers do business....
Adobe again in Magic Quadrant for Web conferencing
In a new report released by Gartner in December 2015, Adobe has once again been named a leader in Web Conferencing software. Adobe has proven itself against the criteria with which Gartner assesses positioning in the Magic Quadrant, namely its ability to execute, as...
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Our client is looking for a Snr Data Engineer to design data across the full range from fast/clean ETL streams through to automation. Key Responsibilities: Design, build and operationalize large-scale enterprise data solutions and applications using one or more of AWS...
BI Developer (C#) – Gauteng Paulshof
8 month contract, will be renewed Job Purpose:The key role of the BI Developer: Creating and maintaining data-driven applications that help businesses make better decisions. Provide dashboard and reporting solutions that meet the demands of the organization. Tasks...
Senior Data Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Human Capital Data Analyst
This listed Retail Group requires candidate to be responsible for collecting, analysing, and interpreting data to inform and enable strategic decision-making. The HC Group Data Analyst plays a vital role in leveraging data to support evidence-based decision-making and...
IT Project Administrator at Food Lovers Holdings (Pty) Ltd
We are looking for a Project Administrator to coordinate project activities, including simple tasks and larger plans. You will manage schedules, arrange assignments and communicate progress to all team members. Project Administrator responsibilities include preparing...
Human Capital Data Analyst – Gauteng Bryanston
This listed Retail Group requires candidate to be responsible for collecting, analysing, and interpreting data to inform and enable strategic decision-making. The HC Group Data Analyst plays a vital role in leveraging data to support evidence-based decision-making and...
IT Project Administrator at Food Lovers Holdings (Pty) Ltd – Western Cape Brackenfell
We are looking for a Project Administrator to coordinate project activities, including simple tasks and larger plans. You will manage schedules, arrange assignments and communicate progress to all team members. Project Administrator responsibilities include preparing...
Java Developer at Amar AI Ranking
Job Title: Java Developer Job Description: We are currently seeking a highly skilled Java Developer with a strong background in building scalable, predictable, high-quality, and high-performance web applications. This is a full-time position located at 5401 W Kennedy...
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Java Developer at Amar AI Ranking – Remote Remote
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