Multimodal GenAI solutions to become the norm
A significant 40% of generative AI (GenAI) solutions will be multimodal (text, image, audio and video) by 2027, up from 1% in 2023, according to Gartner. This shift from individual to multimodal models provides an enhanced human-AI interaction and an opportunity for...
SA gets first bite of new iPhone 16
South Africans will be among the first customers in the world to get their hands on Apple’s new iPhone 16 range of smartphones. iStore South Africa has confirmed that it will be launching the iPhone 16 range on the same day as the US and other major markets. The...
Threats increase as cyberattackers become more targeted, better at evasion
Ransomware is still one of the top cyberthreats, with the number of variants almost doubling in the last six months. Meanwhile, the work-from-anywhere trend is also attracting attention, with endpoints remaining a target for exploit trends. These are among the...
How supply chain leaders can respond to scarcity, inflation
As inflation rates rise in economies around the world, with the threat of a looming recession looming, there are four ways chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) can prepare their leadership response over the next months, according to Gartner. “While CSCOs primarily...
SA hit with wave of browser extension threats
Kaspersky researchers have analysed what risks innocent-looking browser extensions pose to users and the activities of cybercriminals hiding threats under add-ons. In the first half of 2022, more than 24 000 South African users were affected by threats, hiding in...
Russians step up VPN downloads
VPN downloads reached 215-million in H1 2022, according to the Global VPN Adoption Index created by Atlas VPN. The most significant shift in the market was recorded in Russia, where nearly one-fourth of the population downloaded VPN services. Prior to H1 2022, VPN...
Financial institutions complete migration to hosted data centre
Fifteen major South African financial institutions have successfully migrated their sensitive business data and hosted systems to Teraco, in a single co-ordinated move has been described as a major technical feat. The move involved 10 of South Africa’s small- to...
Collaboration applications continue global growth surge
A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that worldwide revenues in the collaboration applications market grew 28,4% year over year in 2021 to $29,1-billion. This growth was driven by a series of factors including companies expanding...
Bolstering building blocks and silicon shields
As the global chip shortage drags on, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry remains front and centre for the world economy. Despite the US passage of the Chips and Science Act to bolster competitiveness, US chipmakers still face a long road ahead in their aim to overtake...
Digital-first CEOs will derive half their income from digital initiatives
Digital-first CEOs plan to drive at least half of their income from digital products, services, and experience by 2027, ahead of the market average of 39%. Driven by their experiences from the Covid-19 pandemic, these business leaders have changed how they think about...
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Tarsus Distribution wins Vodacom award
Vodacom has named Tarsus Distribution as its best-performing enterprise national partner of the year. This comes just 12 months after Vodacom appointed the company to drive sales of its enterprise products and services through its channel of ICT resellers and solution...
Become a safe and savvy online shopper
When that must-have item comes on sale while you’re browsing your favourite online shopping site, and before you know it, you’ve purchased it – to spoil yourself because you deserve it. Between the rush and triumph over your new purchase, have you ever thought about...
Inherent enterprise WiFi challenges
To achieve optimum productivity, it is today imperative for companies to be equipped with high performance enterprise WiFi. However, with all the advancements in deploying a WiFi network in an enterprise environment, IT professionals still find it challenging at times...
Top tips for online start-ups
So you've decided to go online. Here are a few basic tips by Wilmari Strachan, director and tech specialist at Werksmans Attorneys. Register a domain name, trademarks and get social media handles Firstly, make sure that the name you want to use is not already being...
New appointment for EMC Southern Africa
EMC Southern Africa has appointed Rudi van Rensburg as Head of XtremIO for Africa. EMC’s XtremIO product line fully capitalises flash technology and enables the data centre of the future. Van Rensburg joined EMC Southern Africa in April 2008 as channel sales lead and...
Mobile technology grows African businesses
With smartphone penetration ramping up across Africa, the continent’s businesses have an opportunity to use mobile technology to become more efficient, productive, and responsive in the way they do business. According to the Ericsson Mobility Report for 2015, there...
Understand, leverage cloud opportunities
The threat to a company’s data continues to escalate globally, and, according to IT security experts, the only proven way to effectively protect this critical resource is to apply the most advanced data protection software available – and introduce tried and trusted...
Integrat rebrands as InTarget
Leading mobile services aggregator Integrat is now InTarget after completing a rebranding exercise that will see it better-positioned to explore opportunities as a diversified mobile advertising and related solutions provider. As one of South Africa's most established...
SimpliVity, Comstor sign agreement
WestconGroup, the leading value-added global distributor of security, unified communication, network infrastructure, and data centre solutions, has announced the company’s Comstor business unit has signed an EMEA partnership with SimpliVity to distribute the company’s...
NBC, Jasco extend contract
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has recently signed a three-year Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Jasco Broadcast Solutions, extending the original SLA of one year. This SLA covers second-line support across a variety of equipment from studios to final...
UX Designer (JavaScript) (CPT ONLY) – Western Cape Century City
ENVIRONMENT:YOUR keen eye for beautiful digital aesthetics is sought to fill the role of a UX Designer by a dynamic Digital Transformation Specialist. Your role will entail developing systems according to scoping document, write well-designed, testable, efficient code...
IT Infrastructure Manager – Western Cape Oakdale
Our client in the logistics industry is urgently looking to employ an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager at their organizationOur client in the logistics industry is urgently looking to employ an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager at their organizationLocation:...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
Analyse Business requirements.Capture user stories and validate with customer.Provide Onboarding User training.Attend Daily Standups.Attend UAT sessions if needed.Continuous discovery (e.g. continuous improvement analysis).Develop training material (user guides,...
Data Architect at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Highly innovative organisation which only employs the best. Their focus is on continual learning, constantly adapting and keeping ahead of the market. The focus is on R&D, you will have the opportunity to work on new projects (no boring legacy...
Specialist Developer
Specialist DeveloperTo use domain knowledge and experience to provide specialist insight into enterprise-wide technology-based challenges and solutions and so contribute to the achievement of the company's strategic priorities.Key Responsibilities: Contribute to...
Software Engineer (TypeScript, Python, AWS) (CPT/JHB/DBN Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A dedicated Solar Partner for businesses across Asia and Africa seeks the coding talents of a Software Engineer to join its team and help take solar into a new realm with a new set of tools. The role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of...
Solutions Architect (Electrical Engineer)
Our client, a prominent IT company, is seeking employ an experienced Solutions Architect (Electrical Engineer) to join their management team. This role is based in Sandton, Johannesburg.The Solutions Specialist contributes to the establishment of our client as the...
Solutions Architect
Formulate and document solutions (large requirements).Provide work breakdown and estimates (input to sprint planning).Maintain system design documents (updating architecture with tweaks and feature enhancements, processes and workflows).Complete Security SPDA...
Data Architect at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Highly innovative organisation which only employs the best. Their focus is on continual learning, constantly adapting and keeping ahead of the market. The focus is on R&D, you will have the opportunity to work on new projects (no boring legacy...
Specialist Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein
Specialist DeveloperTo use domain knowledge and experience to provide specialist insight into enterprise-wide technology-based challenges and solutions and so contribute to the achievement of the company's strategic priorities.Key Responsibilities: Contribute to...
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