Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

Healthy growth forecast for next generation non-volatile memory

The global next generation non-volatile memory market is expected to reach $18,23-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 17,8% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new study by Grand View Research which says the increasing need for fast and economical storage solutions...

Cybercriminals adopting new tools, open source threats, hacktivism

While some cyber threat actors have maintained their usual patterns in the second quarter of 2024, others have significantly updated their tools and broadened the scope of their activities, according to new research from Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team...

Light distortion is a matter of perspective

A team led by researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand, with collaborators from the University of Pretoria, as well as Mexico and Scotland, have made a new discovery on how light behaves in complex media, media that tends to distort light significantly. They...

Safer lithium battery transport needs government support

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to further support the safe carriage of lithium batteries y developing and implementing global standards for screening, fire-testing, and incident information sharing. As with many products...

Amazon Prime Day sales on the SA radar

One-third (34%) of South African adults - an estimated 13,6-million people - plan to shop this year's Amazon Prime Day sales. Finder's Amazon Prime Day Shopping Report, which surveyed 1 206 South African Internet users, reveals the most popular category to shop for is...

Asset-tracking spend to hit $45bn by 2027

A new study from Juniper Research has found that global spend on asset tracking by enterprises will increase from $16-billion in 2022 to $45-billion in 2027 - a substantial growth of 184%. The management and security of high-value assets is becoming of increasingly...

APT group targets building automation systems

In mid-October 2021, Kaspersky ICS CERT discovered a previously unknown Chinese-speaking threat actor attacking telecommunications, manufacturing, and transport organisations in several Asian countries. During the initial attacks, the group exploited MS Exchange...

Human leadership the next priority to focus on

The human aspects of leadership are becoming increasingly important for companies to succeed - but fewer than a third of them are actually doing it. A Gartner survey of more than 230 HR leaders revealed that 90% believe that to succeed in today's work environment,...

Businesses show fighting spirit despite high inflation

Statistics South Africa released its latest consumer price index with inflation recorded at 6,5% in May 2022, up from 5,9% in April 2022. Despite this, all but four out of the 27 industries monitored by Skynamo's Industry Thermometer bounced back with positive growth...

Good commercial demand balances weak consumer market for PC monitors

New results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker show that the global PC monitor market posted flat results in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22), registering a 0,3% increase in shipment volume compared to the same quarter...

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DCC offers Targus Black notebook cases

Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced several new additions to the Black range of notebook carry cases from CSD Targus Distribution. The Black range combines style and sophistication with superior performance and functionality, offering users a...

Commercial vehicles under siege

According to Cartrack, the incidence of hijacking across commercial and private vehicles has risen sharply in the last year. South Africa’s official crime statistics show a 12,3% increase in carjacking to 11 221 reported cases in the last year while truck hijackings...

CT hosts technology boot camp

Technology is at the core of nearly every industry in the world, and with more and more businesses looking to employ those with online engineering skills, the best language to study is no longer Mandarin: it is coding. This is according to Aaron Fuchs, CEO and founder...

Managing the customer experience

The ultimate result of today’s many business challenges is that it is more important now than ever that companies know their customers better. That is the end goal of customer experience management, and yet, many companies still fail in obtaining a holistic...

Laptop, desktop sales grow for Esquire

While South Africa’s economic growth appears to be crimped, with concerns that the economy will be negatively affected by the impact of unemployment, load-shedding and industrial action during 2015, it would seem that the small and medium enterprise (SME) market is...

Engineering, manufacturing supply chains lag

The report, The Resiliency Challenge: Constructing the Agile Supply Chain for Heavy Industry, says companies have been slow to respond to changing patterns of demand, cost pressures and the rise of consumer expectations in industrial manufacturing industries, says Jan...

It’s not a revolution anymore

For years, people have been talking about the mobile revolution, but that time has gone. It is not a revolution anymore, it is now part of our daily routine. Everywhere you look, you find organisations scrambling to create a mobile strategy. CIOs are faced with the...

New country manager for Red Hat

Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, has announced the appointment of Mark Bannerman to country manager for Red Hat in sub-Saharan Africa. As country manager, Bannerman will be responsible for management and growth of Red Hat across all...

FNB expands cardless features

FNB has announced that the cardless cash withdrawal feature is available on the latest version of the FNB Banking App. The feature allows customers to withdraw money at an ATM without using their bank cards. This launch to the 1,2-million active devices that currently...

Worry-free backups for SMBs

The world is becoming more and more digital. Even in smaller companies, not directly operating in the technology industry, a great amount of data is created for every single process, says Anamika Budree, sales manager, Branded Products at WD South Africa. This...

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Item Coding Analyst at Circana

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Business Analyst – ServiceNow

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Scrum Master (ILR) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

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Data Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

A leader in the Banking and Financial space is on the lookout for a Data Engineer to join their team. The purpose of the Data Engineer is to leverage their data expertise and data related technologies, in line with the Company's Data Architecture Roadmap, to advance...

Item Coding Analyst at Circana – Western Cape Cape Town Region

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Business Analyst – ServiceNow – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced ServiceNow Business Analyst to join our team on a contract basis. The successful candidate will play a critical role in optimizing and enhancing our ServiceNow platform to meet business needs. This role requires a deep...

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