Business leaders bet big on robots, but few are ready

Robotics is no longer a bet on the future - it's a plan for the next five years – but according to new research from Intel, most organisations are moving faster than their operating models can support. The new study – The Robotics Readiness Gap - finds a stark...

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on

AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...

C-suite execs say AI will impact their businesses

A survey by Gartner has revealed that 62% of CFOs and 58% of CEOs believe that AI will have the most significant impact on their industries in the next three years. The Gartner survey of 247 CEOs and CFOs was conducted to examine CEO and senior business executive...

Trust imperative as consumers face massive challenges

Kathy Gibson reports - The last few years have been challenging for consumers hit by low GDP growth, high unemployment, less disposable income, rapidly-changing technology and climate change. In these circumstances, building trust has never been more important for...

Shipping losses fall, but waters are still muddy

The international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of around 90% of world trade, so vessel safety is critical. The sector continued its long-term positive safety trend over the past year but Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the growing number of costly...

Ransomware hits more than half of SA companies

Sophos's new State of Ransomware 2022 report shows that 51% of South African organisations surveyed were hit with ransomware in 2021. Forty-nine percent of the organisations that had data encrypted paid the ransom to get their data back, even if they had other means...

Spectrum key to driving digital and economic transformation

It has been more than a decade since the significant release of spectrum for mobile broadband services in South Africa - a limitation that has impacted the industry and citizens in measurable ways. It has constrained growth within the telecommunications market and...

NASA rocket aims to measure Earth’s life-supporting secret

Why does Earth support life, while Venus and Mars - and for all we know, any other planet in the universe - do not? "It's one of the most fundamental questions in all of science: Why are we here? And it's what Endurance is after," says Glyn Collinson, a space...

Accessibility stymies SA smart home adoption

South Africa lags behind the world in smart home ownership, with a 23% gap between South African and global consumers when it comes to embracing the use of internet-connected devices to enable the remote monitoring and management of appliances and systems. "While...

Good growth in global telecoms services but future is uncertain

Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1.566 billion in 2021, an increase of 1.6% year over year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. IDC expects worldwide spending on...

Buy now pay later gets twice as many recommendations as banks

South African customers who have used buy now, pay later to purchase goods would overwhelmingly recommend it as a payment method. In contrast, customers of South African banks aren't even half as likely to recommend financial services from their banks. This emerged in...

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Veeam’s predictions for 2015

Veeam predicts that 2015 will see fundamental changes across the IT industry, driven by end-users demanding 24/7 access to data and applications, with recovery times of minutes, not hours and days. The pressure being placed on today’s IT infrastructure has never been greater. But what does 2015 have in store? Warren Olivier, regional manager of southern Africa at Veeam Software, outlines the top technology trends for 2015.

The business case for satellites

Surprisingly, the debate surrounding satellite as a feasible and sustainable communication technology continues. Usually these debates discuss satellite as an alternative option to fibre cable networks and how fibre will replace satellite and then, almost inevitably,...

Gain a competitive edge with VoIP

Today's unpredictable economy is demanding new levels of insight and innovation from company executives, and they need to work together to meet new strategic and tactical challenges. This is according to local entrepreneur and Euphoria Telecom CEO George Golding. In...

DCC offers HP 250 and 3500 devices

Get all of the performance you need for essential productivity both at your desk and on the go at a price that suits even the tightest budget with the new HP 250 Notebook and the HP Pro 3500 Microtower Business PC. Available from distributor Drive Control Corporation...

Jasco Rooftop Solutions boosts telecoms

The rooftops of multi-tenant buildings such as malls and office towers are typically home to a wide variety of different telecommunications infrastructure, from masts and antennas to satellite dishes, security cameras and communication transceivers. Managing this...

Aruba expands EMEA channel programme

Aruba Networks has announced that it is expanding its EMEA Aruba PartnerEdge Programme to better address the needs of small to mid-sized enterprises (SME) and the channel partners that serve them with recently introduced 802.11ac products designed for the SME, a wide...

Why small contact centres need cloud

Cloud technology holds just as much, if not more, power for small businesses and their call centres as it does for large ones, says Jed Hewson, director at cloud contact centre technology provider, 1Stream. “A lot of people think that cloud technology is best suited...

MainOne unveils MDX-i

MainOne, Nigeria’s leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, has announced the opening of its premier Tier III Lekki Data Centre to address the growing demand for Colocation, Cloud and Disaster Recovery...

Deploying networks in municipalities

Following a recent string of legal battles between municipalities and several telecommunications companies, most notably the judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in favour of Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) over the Msunduzi municipality, a number of companies are...

Huawei Culture Club sponsors Ultra SA 2015

Huawei South Africa is excited to confirm its official sponsorship of the highly anticipated second edition of Ultra South Africa, through its recently launched Huawei Culture Club. Ultra is one of the world’s most powerful dance events and the South African edition...

DevOps Engineer (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client: Our client, established in the 90's and headquartered in Cape Town, has a global presence with 500+ employees. They are a diverse team of engineers, developers and specialists in finance, HR, digital infrastructure and marketing who love utilising...

Data Warehouse Business Analyst/Business Intelligence Analyst

Our client in the finance/investment space is urgently looking to employ an experienced Data Warehouse Business Analyst/ BI Analyst at their organization.Our client in the finance/investment space is urgently looking to employ an experienced Data Warehouse Business...

Cloud Engineer: Database Services (Hybrid) – Remote Remote

To implement and maintain the private and hybrid cloud environments in line with client's Cloud Strategy in order to optimise IT expenditure and deliver efficiencies through automation.Job ResponsibilitiesEngage and collaborate with Infrastructure Designers and...

Java Full Stack Developer (Advanced) 2429 – Gauteng Pretoria

Java Full Stack Developer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Back End: Java EE/Jakarta EE, PL/SQL, Payara. Optional Quarkus, MicroprofileFront End: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax. Angular Optional JSF/JSP, StrutsCI/CD: Version Control, Build and Deployment Pipelines (Maven,...

Mid-Senior iOS Mobile Developer (Remote CPT/JHB ONLY)

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding expertise of a passionate & forward-thinking Mid-Senior iOS Mobile Developer is sought by a leading eCommerce platform to join its team and help build an exciting global platform. The successful incumbent must possess a Degree/Diploma in...

Senior Cloud Engineer: Database Services

Job PurposeTo implement and maintain the private and hybrid cloud environments in line with Cloud Strategy in order to optimise IT expenditure and deliver efficiencies through automation.Job ResponsibilitiesEngage and collaborate with Infrastructure Designers and...

Software Development Engineer Full Stack C# at Adapt IT

Introduction The purpose of the Full Stack C# software engineer is to provide technical advice, choices and solutions and to monitor the work of other developers in the team. The software engineer is further focused on ensuring that developers meet delivery dates on...

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