Android continues market share growth
Android and iOS have been battling market dominance for more than a decade, and their constant rivalry has driven innovation and improved user experiences in the smartphone segment. Although both platforms introduced innovative features with each new version, outdoing...
Data centre demand prompts new cooling solutions
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly increased the demand for data processing capabilities and capacity, leading to the expansion of data centres globally. As these facilities operate continuously, their energy-intensive equipment are...
NTT opens new data centre in SA
Dimension Data parent company NTT Ltd has announced the opening of its latest data centre in Johannesburg. Johannesburg 1 Data Centre is part of NTT’s expansion into the African continent, with a capacity of 12MW covering 6 000m² of IT space once fully built out. The...
Closing the cybersecurity gender gap can improve cyber resilience
Women still only make up a quarter of the workforce in cybersecurity, a striking gap compared to a 39% participation rate in the general workforce. At the same time, the global cybersecurity workforce would need to grow by 80% to meet current demand, according to a...
SA women are ditching inflexible workplaces
First came the Great Resignation, and now we have the Great Breakup, where female professionals, executives and senior leaders unsatisfied with a complete 9-to-5, five-days-a-week return to the office are seeking greener pastures at more flexible companies, or opting...
Chad Baker is new MD of First Distribution
First Distribution has brought back Chad Baker as its MD, 22 years after he left the company. Baker started his ICT career with First Distribution in 1995, serving as the national sales manager for four years. He has been in the industry in a number of executive...
Ransomware still a top cyber risk, but new threats emerging
Ransomware remains a top cyber risk for organizations globally while business email compromise incidents are on the rise and will increase further in the 'deep fake' era. At the same time, the war in Ukraine and wider geopolitical tensions are a major concern as...
Fraudsters threaten to turn Festive Season cheer to frustration
With the festive season fast approaching, South Africa has been slowly aligning itself with the rest of the world in heralding the start of the festive season shopping spree with its Black Friday shopping event. While the origins of Black Friday in South Africa can be...
AdvancedIPSpyware targets organisations worldwide
In a recent crimeware report, Kaspersky experts described AdvancedIPSpyware, a backdoored version of legitimate Advanced IP Scanner tool used by network admins to control local area networks (LANs). The malicious tool affected a broad audience with victims in Latin...
Fears over inflation, business slump haunt outlook
Nearly three quarters of business are wrestling with increased costs, the highest proportion of respondents reporting increased cost pressures for the last decade and over one in three are worried about decreased income. This is according to the latest edition of the...
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Social entrepreneurship drives growth in Africa and beyond
Developing social enterprises can accelerate innovation and spur economic growth, according to Pfungwa Serima, executive chairman of SAP Africa. Entrepreneurs are transforming business models and building new, strategic markets in a way, and at a pace, that large...
KRS partners with Winjit Technologies
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Why now for big data?
Thore Rabe, vice-president EMC Isilon EMEA, examines what needs to happen for big data to reach a tipping point. For the past five or so years there has been a considerable amount of hype around the 'big data revolution'. However, as any vendor can tell you, many...
Angolan retailer goes smart with payment
Kero, the largest retailer in Angola, is equipping its major stores with Ingenico smart terminals. "The retail sector in Angola is growing exponentially and so is becoming the demand." comments Isabel Capacho, marketing director of Kero. "We are aiming at an...
Help in employing people with disabilities
The South African Human Rights Commission has launched South Africa's first Disability Toolkit, "Promoting the Right to Work of People with Disabilities", a resource for the private sector. The toolkit brings together a large body of information, guidelines,...
The threats facing Africa
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BT-SA Joins the Aruba PartnerEdge Programme
Local systems integrator BT-SA has partnered with Aruba. As a member of Aruba's PartnerEdge Program, which is a global community of qualified solution providers who design, resell, and deliver Aruba's innovative access management, network infrastructure and mobility...
Qlik releases QlikView 12 on second-generation data indexing engine
Qlik has released QlikView 12. The latest version of the Company's widely-adopted QlikView product line, version 12 strengthens Qlik's unique platform approach to visual analytics by bringing QlikView onto the same modern QIX Associative Data Indexing Engine (QIX)...
Microsoft expands Windows 10 galaxy of devices
Microsoft South Africa has pulled the wraps off of its new Lumia 950 and 950 XL smartphones, which take advantage of powerful and versatile hardware to unlock novel Windows 10 experiences. These include fast and secured login with Windows Hello beta for Lumia, as well...
Use social media to boost customer relationships
Social media is redefining how organisations engage with their customers and vice versa. Jennifer Mbesa, HR manager at RDB Consulting, a database and operating systems outsourcing company, says outsourcers need to take advantage of the success and impact of...
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You will play a critical role in migrating our on-Prem workloads to our databases hosted on OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), Azure and AWS platforms. As a Cloud Database Engineer, you will design and implement cloud-based database solutions that meet the needs of...
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We are seeking a Solution Architect who will actively provide the technical lead and architecture solutions to have the sales department benefit both the customer and company. The Solution Architect will support the sales team by providing the "technical close“ of the...
Cloud Database Engineer (Advanced) 2510 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
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Solution Architect – Gauteng Midrand
We are seeking a Solution Architect who will actively provide the technical lead and architecture solutions to have the sales department benefit both the customer and company. The Solution Architect will support the sales team by providing the "technical close“ of the...
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Senior Project Manager (Engineering) at GIBB
GIBB Mining is a multi-disciplinary engineering design and project management enterprise, specialising in innovative and sustainable techno-economic holistic solutions for mining projects, from concept stage to commissioning and handover. Here you will find an...
C# Development Team Lead – Gauteng Johannesburg
Join our dynamic tech team as a C# Development Team Lead! Lead innovative projects, mentor top talent, and shape the future of cutting-edge software. Minimum Requirements: Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or Computer/Engineering Sciences and/...
Senior Project Manager (Engineering) at GIBB – Remote Remote
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