Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Agentic AI set to democratise data access

Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an unprecedented rate, bringing us closer to highly adaptive, autonomous systems like agentic AI. Startups are leading the charge, driving innovations such as explainable AI, reinforcement learning, self-learning...

Massive surge for AI patents

The AI industry has grown tremendously over the past years. Since 2020, the entire market has practically doubled and hit a $184-billion value, while the number of people using AI tools tripled to nearly 315-million. The AI space has also seen a surge in patent...

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...

Strong global growth for managed services

According to the IDC Services Contracts Database, more than 720 managed services deals were signed worldwide in the first half of 2022 (1H22) with $48-billion in contract value. While the total number of deals declined compared to the same period in 2021, the average...

CFOs plan to cut costs by investing in automation

Chief financial officers (CFOs) plan to protect their digital investments as they cut costs elsewhere in the business, according to recent surveys by Gartner. Among technology priorities, CFOs have particularly prioritised back-office automation as a key to driving...

Burn-out drives sellers to seek new jobs

A massive 89% of sellers report feeling burned out from work, according to a survey by Gartner, and more than half (54%) of respondents report actively looking for a new job as a result. Gartner surveyed 908 B2B sellers in December 2021 and January 2022 to determine...

NASA sets new Artemis I launch date

NASA will target Saturday, 3 September at 14h17 EDT (20h17 local time), as the beginning of a two-hour window, for the launch of Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA's Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the ground systems at the agency's...

Remote working increases the threat of RDP attacks

At a time when hybrid working is normalised, many companies have taken to using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) that enables computers on the same corporate network to be linked together and accessed remotely even when employees are at home. However, this has given...

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The hospital of the future

For many governments, how a country looks after its own health is often the cornerstone of any successful political campaign, says Matthew Barker, regional manager for sub-Saharan Africa at Aruba Networks. Even if budgets rise for healthcare systems, ageing...

NetApp announces new appointment

With the beginning of NetApp’s new fiscal year in May 2015, Alex Wallner, area vice-president for Central Europe and Russia, has taken on additional responsibility for NetApp’s business operations in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. The region was...

Ricoh rolls out Oracle solution

Ricoh is using Oracle’s SPARC T5 servers with Oracle ZFS Storage Appliances and Oracle Database to analyse data from RICOH @Remote, its realtime support service for customers in more than 100 countries and regions. The service monitors and collects thousands of data...

ASTD grows talent management in Africa

The African Society for Talent Development (ASTD) has launched its Leadership Dialogue Networks (LDN) to facilitate networking, knowledge-sharing and strategic problem solving in the talent community, with critical focus on the strategic roles of talent practitioners...

Dell reduces enterprise flash storage costs

Dell is the first storage array provider to announce adoption of the industry’s newest, highest-density and lowest-cost-for-performance enterprise flash drives, helping organisations of all sizes to significantly reduce costs associated with storing and managing their...

JDA offers new features in Store Operations

Today’s retail managers are challenged to keep shelf availability and service levels high, while keeping store operations costs low without sacrificing the customer experience — which means they must schedule employees and manage tasks with an exacting degree of...

Software projects versus software products

When building software solutions, whether internally or outsourced, much of the focus is often on enforcing budget and deadlines, or on risks, such as choosing and implementing the right methodologies, technologies and platforms. Included in this list of pitfalls is a...

Kasperky wins AV-Comparatives award

Kaspersky Internet Security has received AV-Comparatives’ highest Advanced+ award following the results of a study by the respected research laboratory. The study included a series of tests designed to evaluate the impact security software has on a PC’s performance....

SanDisk reaches 2bn microSD card milestone

SanDisk Corporation has announced it has shipped more than two-billion microSD cards since it started commercial shipment of the technology 10 years ago. The company commemorates this milestone on the eve of Mobile World Congress Shanghai. Invented by SanDisk in 2004,...

Reputable cloud providers key for banks

Cloud-based services have become increasingly popular among small and large businesses alike. This change in technology and regulation means that financial institutions are under pressure to source solutions that are flexible in meeting security risks. Banks need to...

Data Engineer – Western Cape Brackenfell

Seeking Data Engineers ??12 month Contract ??Onsite // Cape Town What you will do:Data Mastery: Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines that ensure the seamless flow of data from diverse sources to our data lakes and warehouses.Data Science Integration:...

Senior Full Stack Software Developer

An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting company in Umhlanga. Your technical depth across multiple languages will help in mentoring Junior Developers as well as design and develop products required for the company's needs.Responsibilities:Develop and...

IT Technician

A dynamic and fast growing IT company, based in Port Elizabeth, is seeking an IT Technician. 2 years in the it support field with experience specific to the field of Desktop / Laptop / Server support secures.Must have a high work ethic and be passionate about a career...

Business Analyst

My client based in Cape Town (Maitland) is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join them on a permanent basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Analyze sales data, perform various comparisons, and generate insightful reportsExecute sales operations activities to...

Data Administrator

Are you an Excel guru with experience in call centre environment working with big data? Then please read on to see if you qualify for this exciting opportunity at a well-established Law Firm based in Pretoria East.EE: OpenMinimum Requirements:- Grade 12.- 5 years...

Senior Project Manager

Role: Project ManagerLocation: Waverly, Johannesburg (hybrid role, 2 days office based)A leading ISP is looking for a Project Manager to join their dynamic team. You would be working on Voice, Connectivity (MPLS/SDWAN) and WIFI projects as well as other ICT projects....

Senior Full Stack Software Developer – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal

An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting company in Umhlanga. Your technical depth across multiple languages will help in mentoring Junior Developers as well as design and develop products required for the company's needs.Responsibilities:Develop and...

IT Technician – Eastern Cape Gqebera

A dynamic and fast growing IT company, based in Port Elizabeth, is seeking an IT Technician. 2 years in the it support field with experience specific to the field of Desktop / Laptop / Server support secures.Must have a high work ethic and be passionate about a career...

Business Analyst – Western Cape Maitland

My client based in Cape Town (Maitland) is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join them on a permanent basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Analyze sales data, perform various comparisons, and generate insightful reportsExecute sales operations activities to...

Data Administrator – Gauteng Pretoria

Are you an Excel guru with experience in call centre environment working with big data? Then please read on to see if you qualify for this exciting opportunity at a well-established Law Firm based in Pretoria East.EE: OpenMinimum Requirements:- Grade 12.- 5 years...

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