Data key as analytics turns to AI
Kathy Gibson reports from Qlik AI Reality Tour - There is no question AI is critical and companies that hesitate to harness it risk falling behind. “But the question is: what are you going to do with AI?” asks Tejas Mehta, senior vice-president and GM: MEA at Qlik....
GenAI forces businesses to reassess IT infrastructure
The scale and complexity of generative AI (GenAI) is driving tech leaders to reassess their current technology infrastructure, according to a new study from the IBM Institute for Business Value. The global study of 2 500 C-level technology executives (tech CxOs) from...
Supply shortages, slow demand drive another African smartphone decline
Smartphone shipments across Africa declined quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q2 2022, continuing a trend that has been ongoing since Q2 2021. The latest Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that smartphone shipments to...
Altron appoints Walter Kapp as chief executive
Altron has announced the appointment of Werner Kapp as group chief executive with effect from 1 October 2022. Executive chairman Stewart van Graan, comments: “After a rigorous search and recruitment process by the board, we are very pleased to appoint a...
PMI ticks up in August
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) ticked up to 52.1 points in August from 47.6 in the prior month. The business activity index rose back above the neutral 50-point mark for the first time since March. Since then, output was hampered by the...
Applications open for ISPA Inspires sponsorship
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) is inviting applications for its “ISPA Inspires Educational Sponsorship” for the 2023 academic year. Applications open today (Thursday, 1 September) and will close on Friday, 30 September 2022. Applications...
Multiplatform ransomware gains steam
In line with the trend for the cross-platform ransomware, Kaspersky has discovered new ransomware gangs that learned to adapt their malware to different operating systems at the same time - and therefore cause damage to more organisations. The recent investigation by...
New tools to build, run, manage cloud-native apps
Enterprises are under increasing pressure to digitise their businesses by modernising app development and IT operations, as traditional approaches simply cannot deliver the competitive advantages or rapid innovation that businesses need today. Developers and IT teams...
VMware adds automation to ease hybrid work model implementation
A majority of companies have implementted or plan to implement a hybrid work model moving forward. However, supporting a hybrid work model creates new speedbumps for IT. At its VMware Explore conference in San Francisco, VMware outlined how autonomous workspaces...
VMware and IBM offer regulated industries new ways to modernise hybrid cloud
At VMware Explore 2022, VMware and IBM announced an expanded partnership to help global clients and partners modernise mission-critical workloads and expedite time to value in hybrid cloud environments. The expanded relationship includes IBM Consulting as a VMware GSI...
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Wholesale distribution is an established, complex and dynamic business where distributors must balance a number of competitive challenges to meet the ever-fluctuating customer demands. To stay ahead of the competition, it is critical to implement tools that integrate...
Adapt IT invests in third Knowledge Centre
The JSE listed and innovative IT company, Adapt IT, has opened its third Knowledge Centre at the Rusthof Secondary School in the Western Cape. This brings the company’s total knowledge centre investment to R1,6-million, after investments in Amaoti and Olievenhoutbosch...
An Agile approach in the banking sector
Adopting an agile approach to software development can greatly assist banks to transition to new products and services in a digital era, enabling them to remain competitive and relevant in an increasingly challenging landscape, says Shailendra Singh, head Emerging...
Key criteria for hosted business continuity
The adoption of cloud computing models is revolutionising how IT is procured and used - and also how organisations ensure business continuity. However, says Sasha Malic, head of Availability and Hosting Services at ContinuitySA, the two should not be confused. “Many...
CA announces mobile DevOps suite
CA Southern Africa has announced Mobile DevOps, a solution suite aimed at accelerating application development and deployment. The company has also announced Enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) – which will enable the adoption of internet-connected devices. On the...
Sage re-invents ISV relationship
Sage is reinventing its relationship with independent software vendors (ISV) to make it easier and faster for them to energise the success of small and medium businesses (SMBs) around the world. The programme is the first in a series of changes intended to make it...
Linksys offers new Wireless Range Extender
Linksys has announced the newest addition to its WiFi range extender family, the Linksys AC1200 Amplify WiFi Range Extender (RE6700). This new range extender was developed to provide customers a WiFi signal boost (up to 10 000 square feet) into rooms throughout the...
Riverbed introduces SteelHead 9.1
Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, today introduced Riverbed SteelHead 9.1, delivering new capabilities that are designed to ensure cloud applications perform as expected and provide IT the visibility, optimisation, and control...
Visual effects studios choose Dell
Dell recently announced that Europe-based visual effects studios Important Looking Pirates and FIDO, and digital signage agency, VISUAL ART, are using Dell Precision workstations to deliver cutting-edge graphics and award-winning, creative content for international...
OS migration security tips
Major events in the IT landscape, such as the availability of a new operating system (OS), cannot go by unnoticed, because they affect businesses of all shapes and sizes. Many will ask themselves “should we migrate to a new version and if yes - when?” Anyone who has...
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Lead Software Developer at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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