Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

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...

The Hyprop MTN Shift winners are

…The Hyprop MTN Shift Gaming Experience 2024 reached a climax at Canal Walk Shopping Centre, Cape Town, from Wednesday 11 September to Sunday 15 September, with the top players battling for supremacy. With eight qualifiers held across the country in the participating...

Home Affairs adds detail to digitisation plan

Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has outlined a five-year plan to digitise the department. Schrieber has previously announced his intention make Home Affairs digital-first, with the so-called Home Affairs @ home creating an environment where citizens will be able...

Digital remittances to pass 2bn by 2027

The total volume of international digital remittances will exceed 2-billion globally in 2027, from just over 1,1-billion in 2022. A new study from Juniper Research predicts this growth will be accelerated by the increasing speed and low cost of digital remittances...

Short-termism trap could derail our political future

Tensions remain high in the lead-up to the ANC's elective conference, set to take place in December. While it is no secret that confidence in the ANC has decreased dramatically in the wake of the ongoing energy crisis, economic pressures and social challenges, trust...

Finance leaders plan to achieve touchless close by 2025

A majority (55%) of finance executives polled by Gartner are aiming for a touchless financial close by 2025. "Most finance functions want to close faster, cheaper, and with fewer errors," says Pritika Bhattacharjee, vice-president: research in the Gartner Finance...

Sharks have been around for longer than we thought

The first appearance of shark-like "jawed fish" may have happened about 15-million years earlier than previously thought, according to new evidence. A handful of fossil teeth from a completely new species, uncovered from rock samples found in China, suggest jawed fish...

Employment numbers down from the previous quarter

Stats SA has reveals that total employment decreased by 119 000 jobs, or -1,2% quarter-on-quarter, from 10 067 000 in March 2022 to 9 948 000 in June 2022. This was largely due to decreases in the following industries: community services (-100 000 or -3,4%), business...

ICT infrastructure crucial for African economic growth

Investment in information, communication, and technology (ICT) infrastructure is key for sustained, inclusive economic growth and development in Africa. This is according to a study conducted by Dr Mamello Nchake from the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch...

Consumers plan to cut spending this holiday season

Inflation is a top concern for consumers this year, prompting almost half to do their holiday shopping early, and many shopping through the year. Twenty-eight percent of consumers are planning to spend less this holiday season and only 10% plan to spend more than...

Africa sees big drop in remote desktop protocols attacks

According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of brute force attacks against remote desktop protocol (RDP) across Africa has significantly decreased in Q2 2022 by 53% compared to the previous quarter. This downward trajectory could be a result of several reasons. This...

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HP printers offer enhanced security

HP has announced three new enterprise class LaserJet printers that deliver increased protection against malicious attacks. The stronger security is part of a broader HP strategy to provide the deepest security across PCs and printers. “Protecting against security...

Infor debuts BI apps for Apple Watch

Infor has announced that Infor Ming.le and Infor Business Intelligence (BI) applications are now available for the Apple Watch. Infor’s next-generation social business platform is now available for Apple Watch users, providing users with wearable technology to help...

Virgin Mobile SA improves technical service

OSCOSM recently completed a service desk improvement project for Virgin Mobile SA. The project encompassed a new look at how the technical service desk received and processed tickets with an objective to enhance management control, efficiency and customer experience....

Reducing the cyber-attack surface

Most breaches and attacks do not happen quickly and violently. They happen stealthily over time, with threat actors lurking inside your network for months at a time, performing reconnaissance and looking for your most valuable and sensitive information. “In fact, the...

LiquidCapital harnesses virtualisation as key for innovation

In its charge to embrace tomorrow’s technology as a means to improve its customer’s experience, South African financial service provider to the motoring industry LiquidCapital, has made a significant investment in virtualizing its entire IT environment. The company’s...

Embedded intelligence means better decisions

Discontinuous innovation surrounds us. Think about banking. When last did you have to stand in a queue to make a transfer? If you're like me, it's probably been a while. Banking is only one of many industries that have transformed through the internet. By Dr Raj...

The role of analytics in retail banking

Consumers today expect financial institutions to provide the products and services they need, when and how they want them. The personal connection — or relationship — between consumers and their financial institution has been largely lost as a significant number of...

IoT roadshow to visit SA in February

International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced that its Internet of Things Roadshow will be visiting South African shores in February 2016, with the country's inaugural event set to take place at the Radission Blu hotel in Johannesburg. Providing a platform for...

IITPSA receives international accreditation

The Professional membership grade (PMIITPSA) of the Institute of IT Professionals (IITPSA) has been accredited by the International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3). IITPSA was visited by a team of international IP3 assessors in July. The team interrogated all...

Next-generation solutions from Stratus

With increased storage and processing power, these latest versions support a variety of application needs from the data centre core to the network edge – transaction-centric applications such as credit card payments requiring high human touch at the core, low touch...

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My client a leader in the Investment Management & Fund Services sector is looking for a Corporate Actions Data Management Specialist to join their team.Must have completed Degree with Corporate actions experience gained within an asset management/fund operations...

Software Development Team Lead

An exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and motivated Software Development Team Lead to join a leading software consulting house. The ideal candidate must have expertise in translating Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) to user stories within Azure...

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CONTRACT POSITION - GAUTENG - 12 MONTHS - SNR BUSINESS ANALYST. PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU QUALIFY IN FULL.Our client in the centre of Pretoria, a financial institute has a vacancy for a Senior Business Analyst on a 12 month contract basis.The main purpose of this...

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My client a leader in the Investment Management & Fund Services sector is looking for a Corporate Actions Data Management Specialist to join their team.Must have completed Degree with Corporate actions experience gained within an asset management/fund operations...

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An exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and motivated Software Development Team Lead to join a leading software consulting house. The ideal candidate must have expertise in translating Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) to user stories within Azure...

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CONTRACT POSITION - GAUTENG - 12 MONTHS - SNR BUSINESS ANALYST. PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU QUALIFY IN FULL.Our client in the centre of Pretoria, a financial institute has a vacancy for a Senior Business Analyst on a 12 month contract basis.The main purpose of this...

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An exciting opportunity for those starting out their careers - to join a dynamic company offering investment fund platform/ fund services to global and local clients.Looking for a research driven analytical individual, passionate about systems & data .Must have...

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Hire Resolve is looking for an Intermediate .Net Developer for a respected client in the software industry. As a software engineer specializing in .NET Full Stack Development, you will master .NET technologies and JavaScript frameworks like Angular or React, along...

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Apply a set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison amongst stakeholders in order to understand the problems; opportunities; needs; structure; policies and operations of the organization on medium to large projects / medium risk.Recommend solutions that...

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