IT, security teams rally to counter AI threats
A new Commvault report shows that traditional silos between ITOps and security teams are beginning to break down, as organisations realise the importance of increased collaboration to combat the onslaught of more sophisticated cyber-attacks. Commissioned in...
These are the factors that keep SMMEs awake at night
2023 was a difficult year for South African small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), marked by fluctuating market dynamics. This is according to Garth Rossiter, head of credit and chief risk officer at Lula, who adds: "The results of our recent business...
Apple shipments spur META wearables market
According to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) wearable devices market includes posted a year-on-year growth rate of 2% in units and 25,4% in value in Q3 2021. The latest edition of the firm's...
African digital workers will do more to gain opportunities
Digital talent in Africa leads the pack in looking to change jobs in the near future for better career opportunities: 73% will switch roles to advance their careers, compared to 63% globally. Career advancement is the main driver for technology employees to move jobs,...
New risks for managers in 2022
Board members and company executives can be held liable for an increasing range of scenarios. Today's market volatility, with the increased threat of asset bubbles and inflation, the prospect of a growing number of insolvencies due to the pandemic environment,...
Cybercrime peaks over popular shopping seasons
A massive 66% of South African organisations have experienced technology downtime after a cyber security incident, with 85% of those confirming that these incidents happened during their busiest operational periods. This is against the backdrop of nearly half of South...
AfCFTA cause for optimism among African CEOs
African CEOS have expressed optimism about their business and economic growth over the next 12 to 18 months. A new survey of African CEOs from 46 countries conducted by PAFTRAC, the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee, found that found that CEOs...
Full number portability still a pipe dream
The imminent arrival of 2022 will mark the 16th year since the incomplete introduction of number portability in South Africa. The Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) has had a decade and a half, plus one year, to fully implement number portability. Yet,...
The most in-demand coding languages for 2022
Python will be the most in-demand coding language in 2022, according to research carried out by CodingNomads. Analysis of job postings conducted in the US and Europe shows Python in the top spot, closely followed by Java and JavaScript. Research also showed that even...
Johannesburg mall prepares for solar Christmas
The lights won't be going out at one Johannesburg mall this festive season. That's because Eastgate in the east rand of Johannesburg has installed a solar plant on its roof. The centre also recently installed three solar trees on its piazza to light up the popular...
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Security is everyone’s business
Security is no longer the ambit of the IT department alone. As more South African companies conduct business online, and as more people and things connect to the Internet, security becomes everyone’s business – from the CEO to the newest or most junior employee, says...
New appointment for EMC Southern Africa
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Stolen hours cost the economy
Absenteeism costs South Africa between R12 and R16-billion per year, according to Occupational Care South Africa (OCSA) and Statistics SA. OCSA adds that of the 15% of staff who may be absent on any given day, only one in three are actually physically ill, and that...
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Businesses have long struggled with how to effectively train their employees, while showing a solid return on investment (ROI). The rising costs associated with instructor-led training have added to the dilemma. According to research performed originally by Edgar Dole...
Customer experience a key concern
The unhappy customer – to most companies, this is the worst possible business outcome. How about the indifferent customer? If the customer is king, then surely logic should follow that the customer’s experience, and by association their feelings toward your business,...
Innovation, investment drive Wyzetalk growth
When Wyzetalk started as a tech project in 2011 born out of frustration at the limiting features of social business software available, nobody envisioned the rapid successes it would achieve. IDC estimates that by 2016 the size of the global social and collaboration...
IT changes focus in IoT world
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Solutionsonsite offers Agile training for business
Specialist Cape Town-based Agile training company Solutionsonsite has announced a first-of-its-kind course for business professionals involved in managing Agile software development requirements. Designed with business analysts, product owners and other key team...
BT enhances security portfolio
BT has announced that it is integrating technology from Darktrace, one of the world’s fastest growing cyber threat defence companies, to deliver next-generation cyber threat detection and intelligence services to the global market. Darktrace’s Enterprise Immune System...
Politics, oil price pose risks to Nigeria
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