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...
Dubai looks to the past to inform its future
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - The creation of Dubai literally from the sands of the desert sounds like a modern-day fairy tale, but it has its roots in a vision for the future, and owes its success to a willingness to embrace innovation and inclusivity. Omar Bin...
Harnessing data, digital tools helps us create better cities
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Data, the lifeblood of every organisation, is key to the smooth functioning of a smart city. But, as Kaveh Vessali, partner: digital services at PwC, points out, we have gone from not enough data to make meaningful decisions just a...
Economic activity enters 4th consecutive month of decline
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) declined further in September 2022 as the local economy buckled under the pressure of severe load shedding and global headwinds. "The BETI weakened to an index level of 131.1, notably lower than the all-time high...
Evolving global risk outpacing organisational preparedness
As global organisations face an increasingly complex risk environment, a new report issued by the AICPA & CIMA and NC State's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative found that the majority have insufficient approaches to risk management and immature ERM...
US and India lead in blockchain talent
Since its inception over a decade ago, the blockchain sector has expanded rapidly and, with the rise in the popularity of digital currencies, the demand for blockchain talent has increased significantly. According to TradingPlatforms.com, the worldwide blockchain...
Healthy growth forecast for public cloud revenue
The public cloud market is witnessing healthy growth, according to new research from SafeBettingSites.com, and is expected to earn $398-billion in revenue in 2022 - a 20% year-on-year increase. According to the data provided by Statista, the public cloud market is...
eCommerce fraud on the rise
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total cost of ecommerce fraud to merchants will exceed $48-billion globally in 2023, from just over $41-billion in 2022. It predicts that this growth will be accelerated by the increasing use of alternative payment...
Avaya reaffirms faith in SA market
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - South Africa is a key market for Avaya, which counts the country's top organisations among its customers. Nidal Abou-Ltaif, president of Avaya International, tells IT-Online that customers are bullish about the future, as they look...
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Build an efficient control centre for your digital business
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Ruckus buys WiFi onboarding supplier
Ruckus Wireless has acquired Cloudpath Networks, a privately held provider of secure WiFi onboarding software.
Public sector digitalisation builds on legacy
It is common knowledge that digitisation is the logical next step for the public sector. Consequently, we are seeing governments around the globe take steps towards delivering digital e-government with varying levels of success. Mohamed Cassoojee, vice-president and...
How to manage the human firewall
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Dell disrupts Internet of Things
Dell recently announced the launch of the new Edge Gateway 5000 Series purpose-built for the building and factory automation sectors.
Rigid ERP gives way to flexible business management
For years, businesses that have wanted to automate their business processes and capture transactions electronically have had to rely on monolithic enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to do so. But as powerful and feature-rich as the old-school ERP system is,...
Konica Minolta prints rush job for Pope Francis
Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA has announced that the 190-page wire-bound Papal books presented to Pope Francis during his New York visit were printed on the company's equipment at its customer, Luke's Copy Shop of New Dorp, in Staten Island, New York. Using...
Integrated video for better security
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) appointed EES Africa to design and manage the installation of new Video Management Software (VMS) for the campus. The client wanted the VMS to fully integrate with their current access control, fire detection and intrusion...
Keep an eye on who you are hiring
While the retail and hospitality industries are gearing up to hire more staff to cope with the increase in activity over the holiday season, they may be putting their businesses, clients and other employees at risk if they do not carry out criminal record checks on...
Is construction in the cloud Africa’s answer?
Globally the construction industry has been labelled as a late adopter, but the advent of mobility and resulting trends such as bring your own device (BYOD) has led to the industry using these devices in a manner adverse to the industry's effective management....
Automation Engineer at mecad
Well established company based in Durban is looking for an Automation Engineer to join their team. Job Requirements5+ years' minimum relative experienceProven experience in designing and implementing automated systemsStrong proficiency in PLC programming and...
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My client in Pretoria offers a fantastic work culture and opportunities to learn.They are currently looking for a BI Developer in the Microsoft stack.You will get exposure to ETL, BI as well as building dashboards. You will need to have excellent SQL and Power BI...
Claris FileMaker Developer (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Milnerton
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Automation Engineer at mecad – KwaZulu-Natal Prospecton
Well established company based in Durban is looking for an Automation Engineer to join their team. Job Requirements5+ years' minimum relative experienceProven experience in designing and implementing automated systemsStrong proficiency in PLC programming and...
BI Developer – Gauteng Centurion
My client in Pretoria offers a fantastic work culture and opportunities to learn.They are currently looking for a BI Developer in the Microsoft stack.You will get exposure to ETL, BI as well as building dashboards. You will need to have excellent SQL and Power BI...
Senior Business Analyst
As a senior business analyst, you will be responsible for creating, refining, and clarifying the detailed definition of the business need, designing the corresponding business processes, and supporting the implementation of the business solutions within Customer...
Junior IT Technician – Cape Town
Qualifications: This person should have done some form of IT training course (6 months - 1 year) and understand the basics around PCs, laptops, printers, etc. It would be preferable that this person also has some basic networking and internet related experience.Job...
Project Manager at Southern Wind Shipyard
The successful candidate will project manage the full scope of production of their allocated project (yacht) ensuring that it is delivered on time, to the required quality standard and within the allocated budget. This will include ensuring the allocation and...
Senior Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
As a senior business analyst, you will be responsible for creating, refining, and clarifying the detailed definition of the business need, designing the corresponding business processes, and supporting the implementation of the business solutions within Customer...
Junior IT Technician – Cape Town – Western Cape Cape Town
Qualifications: This person should have done some form of IT training course (6 months - 1 year) and understand the basics around PCs, laptops, printers, etc. It would be preferable that this person also has some basic networking and internet related experience.Job...
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