GenAI drives massive growth in AI spend
Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence (AI), including AI-enabled applications*, infrastructure, and related IT and business services, will more than double by 2028 when it is expected to reach $632-billion, according to a new forecast from the International...
China powers ahead with GenAI patents
China's rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) highlight its determination to lead the global AI landscape. The significant surge in GenAI patent filings - nearly 50% of the global total - reflects the country's aggressive push towards...
R100m cloud SME investment as Huawei accelerates cloud plans
Huawei has announced that its third data centre availability zone is set to go live three years ahead of schedule, as well as its R100-million Cloud Spark programme, which is set to provide support to more than 1 000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) over the...
Better security helps employees to innovate
Kathy Gibson reports – A massive 91% of IT leaders say that security is important to their business, a pointer to how vulnerabilities can cripple innovation. This is among the findings of the State of Cybersecurity in South Africa study conducted for Dell and Intel by...
Worldwide PC shipments dive
Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs declined 15,3% year over year to 71,3-million units in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This...
Standard Bank Group reviews Covid-19 vaccination policy
With 95% of its employees vaccinated, Standard Bank South Africa has withdrawn its Covid-19 vaccination policy with immediate effect. On 23 June 2022, Standard Bank South Africa chief executive Lungisa Fuzile informed employees that the country had reached a...
Can you refuse to go to work if vaccines aren’t mandatory?
The Covid-19 working challenge continues as companies and employees face a new challenge – office working without vaccination. Companies in South Africa are rebooting the office and restarting traditional ways of working. A reality that has several repercussions, not...
Security key to innovation
Kathy Gibson reports – Companies need to change and step up innovation in the businesses – and security is a critical component in achieving this. This is the word from Doug Woolley, GM of Dell Southern Africa, who points out that crime today is not the way we...
Smart cities could help ease rising urban population pressure
Although migration to urban centres has a long history, an increasing number of rural people are being attracted to cities by the potential for jobs and a better life overall. In fact, this increasing migration is accelerating the need for digital transformation, as...
Foodtech programme tackles African food security
In collaboration with Anza Capital, the SA Innovation Summit has launched The Foodtech Programme that offers promising South African foodtech innovators and fast-growing businesses an investment partnership, mentorship, and investment readiness support. Selected...
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DCC offers the HP EliteBook Folio 1020
Mobility is the ultimate competitive edge in today’s fast-paced business world, and the ability to work whenever you want from any location has become essential. With this in mind, the new HP EliteBook Folio 1020 from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is the...
Make security part of your company’s DNA
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MasterCard launches SME discount portal
South African MasterCard business cardholders now have access to an array of exclusive offers with the launch of MasterCard Business Perks, an online portal of discounted products and services designed to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs).The National...
Motivate employees by investing in wellbeing
Whilst the growth of the South African economy is already hindered by a high unemployment rate at 24,3% as per Statistics SA’s latest results, there are additional factors to consider within the workforce that have an influence in this regard. Some of the most...
The vulnerability of things
There is a disconnect between business and the IT department, as most executives on the ‘business’ side don’t fully grasp the very real risks posed by today’s advanced cyber threats. Coupled with this, the technical department too often doesn’t have the influence...
New SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls released
Dell has announced the release of the new SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls. Featuring a dramatic increase in network performance to support faster Internet speeds, the ability to analyse encrypted SSL traffic, and an integrated wireless controller, the new solutions deliver enterprise-class security at a price point that is attractive for small businesses and large, multi-site distributed organisations.
Tunleys buys Xerox Impika press
Tunleys Mail and Print, a mail processing company with branches in Johannesburg and Cape Town, has bought a Xerox Impika continuous feed inkjet production system from Bytes Document Solutions, total value R30-million. This is the first Impika installation in the...
Qlik introduces Qlik Sense Enterprise 2.0
Qlik has previewed Qlik Sense Enterprise 2.0, the newest release of its modern, platform-based approach to business intelligence (BI) available in June 2015. Qlik Sense Enterprise spans use cases across the organisation ranging from self-service data visualisation, to...
AfricaOnline Namibia sees growth
AfricaOnline Namibia one of Africa’s leading ISPs, and a Gondwana International Networks (GIN) company, says that its managed infrastructure and services solution has seen significant uptake within the SME sector, with a 60% increase in sales over the past year. Ryno...
Dell introduces new PowerEdge server
Dell has announced an expansion of its 13th generation PowerEdge servers including the PowerEdge R930, Dell’s most powerful server specifically designed for the most demanding enterprise applications such as in-memory databases, customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Once the domain of UNIX systems, these enterprise applications are increasingly shifting to x86 platforms for increased innovation, additional capabilities and lower total cost of ownership.
IT Desktop Support Technician – Western Cape Jamestown
ENVIRONMENT:ENSURE daily tickets are completed and resolved within a reasonable time as your strong technical skills are sought to fill the role of an IT Desktop Support Technician for a dynamic Investment & Management Firm in Stellenbosch. You will provide...
Developer / Consultant (JHB) (1002127) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Role: Our client is looking to add a highly qualified graduate, with at least a Masters Degree, however our client will prefer a PhD degree. Due to on-going company growth our client is now looking to recruit additional. Consultants to assist customers with...
Item Coding Analyst at Circana
Working as part of the item coding team you will be responsible for analysing data from different sources, performing gap analyses and coding missing product attributes (e.g. the weight of the product, the name of the manufacturer, etc.). These need to be recorded...
Senior Functional Tester (CH1021)
Our client, a company that provide various HR Solutions is looking for a Senior Fuctional Tester.The Senior Functional Tester is primarily responsible for assessing and maintaining, with little supervision, a level of quality for the systems and products offered to...
SAP ABAP Developer
SAP ABAP Developer opportunity on a fixed term contract. This role will include understanding business requirements, preparing AS-IS, documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design documents. Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information...
Developer / Consultant (JHB) (1002127) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Parvana Role: Our client is looking to add a highly qualified graduate, with at least a Masters Degree, however our client will prefer a PhD degree. Due to on-going company growth our client is now looking to recruit additional. Consultants to assist customers with...
Item Coding Analyst at Circana – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Working as part of the item coding team you will be responsible for analysing data from different sources, performing gap analyses and coding missing product attributes (e.g. the weight of the product, the name of the manufacturer, etc.). These need to be recorded...
Senior Functional Tester (CH1021) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client, a company that provide various HR Solutions is looking for a Senior Fuctional Tester.The Senior Functional Tester is primarily responsible for assessing and maintaining, with little supervision, a level of quality for the systems and products offered to...
SAP ABAP Developer – Gauteng Midrand
SAP ABAP Developer opportunity on a fixed term contract. This role will include understanding business requirements, preparing AS-IS, documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design documents. Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information...
DBA Specialist (Linux) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client: Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a...
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