Africa Data Centres adds 6MW in Cape Town
Africa Data Centres is expanding its CPT1 facility in Cape Town, adding three halls in new areas on the campus that provide another 6MW of IT load. This effectively doubles the data centre's current capacity. The new expansion was implemented with support from the US...
Crowdstrike and Microsoft stocks down but global searches soar
Worldwide searches for "CrowdStrike stock" and "Microsoft stock" have surged 3 054% and 981% respectively over the past week after the global IT crash. However, each corporation's daily stock value dropped on 19 July. This is following an outage that spread globally...
BT, MTN Business in strategic African alliance
BT and MTN Business have announced a strategic alliance which will offer world class security and communications services to business customers across Africa. New and existing MTN Business customers will get access to solutions including cloud-based security and...
Huge increase in new cloud regions expected
Cloud providers launched 18 new regions in 2021 after launching an average of 15 per year since 2013, according to TeleGeography's refreshed cloud and WAN Infrastructure research. According to the research firm, over the next few years, nearly 50 new cloud regions are...
What did South Africans look at in Street View?
In the 15 years since its launch, Google Street View has come a long way. From going under water to capture the Great Barrier Reef in 2012, being available in VR in 2015, to exploring the 'Top of the World' in Canada in 2017, Street View has achieved a number of...
Avoid scammers and enjoy the UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid will take place this Saturday (28 May). This is a massive event with a huge audience - according to UEFA statistics, in 2020 the cumulative audience for live matches was 5,2-billion, with the final...
A lot more must be done to realise AfCFTA benefits
The digital transformation of customs and borders in Africa could improve efficiencies in processes, such as administration at customs and borders, and yield trade gains on the continent of $20-billion a year. A new report by the World Economic Forum, Growing...
Covid likely to affect fraud statistics for years to come
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on the fraud cases that have been reported among businesses over the last two years. Indeed, around 52% of businesses that reported fraud in their organisations during the course of 2020 and 2021, indicated that...
Permanent solutions needed for unemployment crisis
In the years leading up to the pandemic, chronically high unemployment had already begun eroding South Africa's economic position. Now, post-pandemic, record-high unemployment seems an impenetrable barrier to economic recovery. While the government has implemented...
Multinationals bank on new generation of African leaders
A clear trend has emerged from leadership search briefing patterns over the past six years, of global multinationals moving away from filling top African roles with expatriates towards seeking explicitly to place local leaders in key roles. An analysis by executive...
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Syntech in Asus distribution deal
Asus South Africa is pleased to announce a new partnership with Syntech. 2015 is a big year for Asus with 500-million motherboards sold to date. We look forward to selling 500-million more with the help of brilliant partners like Syntech. Syntech will be stocking the...
Kaseya announces Release 9
Kaseya has announced the availability of Release 9 of its product portfolio. This release delivers a new, comprehensive solution for mobility management, and also includes the launch of Kaseya's new private cloud infrastructure, which delivers unprecedented levels of...
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 810 Processor
Qualcomm has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, has a growing customer design pipeline in excess of 60 premium tier mobile devices based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. New devices based on Snapdragon 810 include the LG G Flex2 and the...
Ericsson, Landis+Gyr partner on smart grids
Landis+Gyr, global provider of energy management solutions and Ericsson, global technology communications and services provider, have created a partnership to address the Middle East’s Smart Metering and Smart Grid transformation projects. Under the terms of the...
The top five uses of powerful tech tools
Today’s recruiter has a range of powerful tools at his or her disposal to help make the recruitment process more efficient and cost-effective. From online jobs portals to social media, these tools make it easier to reach high-quality applicants, manage the flow of...
EMC announces Vspex Blue appliance
EMC Corporation has announced availability of the EMC Vspex Blue hyper-converged infrastructure appliance that delivers compute, storage, networking and management powered by VMware EVO:RAIL and EMC software. The Vspex Blue hyper- converged infrastructure appliance...
VMware, partners aid business transformation
VMware Partner Exchange 2015, VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has announced new programs, new and updated solution competencies, and momentum for the VMware Partner Network. Partners from around the globe will attend VMware...
A cloud of your own
In a world where consumers often own multiple connected devices, from tablets and notebooks to smartphones - all of which are used to create and consume a variety of media - data storage has become a growing challenge, says Michael Watts, business unit manager at DCC....
Xerox to sponsor Africa Print Expo
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa’s leading document management technology and solutions company, and the authorised Xerox distributor in 26 sub-Saharan countries, has signed on as the Platinum sponsor for the 2015 Africa Print Expo. The sponsorship covers the...
Fortinet joins VMware NSX Partner ecosystem
Fortinet has announced that the company has joined the VMware NSX partner ecosystem. Committed to providing leading security solutions for virtualisation, Fortinet also revealed its new FortiGate-VMX firewall appliance, which will enable greater security for customers...
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...
IT Support Engineer
Position: IT Support EngineerHire Resolves client is seeking a talented IT Support Engineer to join their growing team in Cape Town, Western Cape. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical support to the employees and customers, resolving...
Data Manager (24 Months Contract Wits SBIMB) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Main purpose of the job:To manage research data and associated activities for Mental Health Projects at the SBIMB.To develop and maintain databases, including REDCap, by tracking data collection and storage, managing quality control of data for research...
Software Developer II – 2 x Senior Developers Java Spring (Vigie) – EPP project – Gauteng Randburg
Our Client is looking for an exceptional individual to build Java integration services and applications using their Framework with an enthusiasm for solving interesting technical challenges in a banking environment. Be involved in all aspects of development playing a...
Cloud Solution Architect – Gauteng Randburg
Job FamilyInformation TechnologyCareer StreamIT ArchitectureLeadership PipelineManage Self: TechnicalJob PurposeTo provide overall application systems design and balance requirements against resource utilisation and architectural factors and in line with company...
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...
IT Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Position: IT Support EngineerHire Resolves client is seeking a talented IT Support Engineer to join their growing team in Cape Town, Western Cape. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical support to the employees and customers, resolving...
Power Platform Developer
We are seeking a Microsoft Power Platform developer to join our Automation team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft Power Platform-based automation solutions/ business applications that meet our clients'...
Regulatory Reporting Analyst
Job PurposeProduce and supply regulatory reporting requirements for the CIB business unit contributing toward the client and the group requirements to relevant parties as well as internal stakeholders.Perform financial analysis on business data in order to influence...
Operational Business Analyst
We are looking for an Operational Business Analyst professional who focuses on improving and optimizing business processes within an organization. Your primary responsibility is to analyze current operations, identify inefficiencies, and develop strategies to enhance...
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