IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

Labour disputes emerge as SA’s top legal concern

Labour matters rank highest among the everyday legal questions that South Africans are asking. This is according to data aggregated by My AI Lawyer, which found that more than a third (37%) of the queries processed on My AI Lawyer in the first six months of 2026 is...

Digital companies’ emission reductions lag climate commitments

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Dell talks AI at Dell Technologies Forum 2024

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Nobel prize in physics honours AI/ML pioneers

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 to John J Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey E Hinton of the University of Toronto. This year’s two Nobel Laureates in Physics used tools from physics to develop methods that...

Webb captures Pillars of Creation images

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Half of SMBs are not worried about the risk posed by ex-employees

A recent global Kaspersky study on the behaviour of small and medium businesses during crises shows staff reductions may cause additional cybersecurity risks. Yet only 51% of organisations’ leaders are confident that their ex-emploees don’t have access to company data...

Why is there gender disparity in STEM research?

A study by Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) academics, comparing women's disparity in science research for five years in eight continental regions of the world, has identified four significant factors contributing to gender disparity in science, technology,...

Effectiveness of leaders, managers top of HR priority list

Leader and manager effectiveness is the most frequent top priority (60% of respondents) among HR leaders for 2023, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey of 860 HR leaders in July 2022 found the other top organisational priorities for HR leaders next year are:...

 SA scores well in student wellbeing

South Africa is one of just three countries (along with China and New Zealand) from the 20 studied that stand out in terms of the comprehensiveness of their policies to improve the delivery of education while enacting a range of policies to promote the overall...

Gartner expects 5,1% growth in global IT spending

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,6-trillion in 2023, an increase of 5,1% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Demand for IT in 2023 is expected to be strong as enterprises push forward with digital business initiatives in response to...

Cape Town loadshedding mitigation will boil down to data

South Africa faces another 18 months of regular load shedding, with unreliable utility power becoming the new normal. But this won’t end until sufficient generating capacity is added to the electricity grid to meet demand. To protect locals from the ongoing impacts of...

Multiple clouds support bid to monetise data

By 2024, 95% of organisations across EMEA will be looking to their data as a revenue driver, with 46% recognising it as a significant source of revenue, up from 29% today. This is according to new research announced by VMware, entitled The Multi-Cloud Maturity Index....

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Handy things to do with your old smartphone

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Mark Harris will lead XON’s marketing team

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Pinnacle Africa is official distributor for Nutanix Solutions

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UTi chooses Cquential for cloud-based warehouse management

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Keep staff motivated during December

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Eutelsat extends connections in Africa

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Senior Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

We are looking for a Senior Test Analyst to join our team based in South Africa. We can look at someone based anywhere in South Africa (ideally Cape Town or Johannesburg). The successful person must have experience Testing on AS400. Some experience with Automation...

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About our client:Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....

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