The rise and rise of AMD
Intel's market share has shrunk by 20%, while AMD has gained significantly - controlling nearly 22% of the global processor market by Q3 of 2024, according to new analysis from Stocklytics.com. "Intel's manufacturing fumble in recent years has resulted in long delays...
Visa, Absa roll out women advocacy programme
Visa, in collaboration with Absa, has rolled out its advocacy programme, She's Next, across South Africa. The initiative, which spans across the globe, aims to create an inclusive and equitable environment for women-led businesses with networking, mentoring and...
Intel invests in data centre sustainability
Intel has announced two new investments to create more sustainable data centre technology solutions. First, Intel unveiled plans to invest more than $700-million for a 200 000-square-foot research and development mega lab focused on data centre technology innovation...
Ukraine war tests global food supply
An estimated 1,7-billion people - most of them in developing economies - could suffer severely increased food insecurity, higher energy prices, or greater debt burdens, according to the UN Task Team for the Global Crisis Response Group. Each of these individual...
How to retain female talent in the supply chain
In 2022, women account for 19% of C-level positions in the average supply chain organisation, up from 15% in 2021, according to a survey by Gartner and Awesom. However, women comprise 21% of VP-level roles, a decrease from 23% last year, and 39% of the total supply...
Local IT icon David Kan has died
By Mark Davison – One of the original founders of the South African IT channel and one of its most respected and revered executives, David Kan, CEO of JSE-listed Mustek, has died. Kan founded Mustek in 1987, a company that has grown to a listed entity comprising...
Companies need to rethink sales strategies
Sales leaders looking to cultivate an adaptable sales organisation should rethink their current sales efforts across three dimensions, according to Gartner, Inc. Those dimensions include: customer understanding, customer engagement and operating models. During the...
Modest spike in Q1 app downloads
According to data from StockApps.com, the combined Apple App Store and Google Play downloads amounted to roughly 36,9-billion in Q1 2022 - growth of 11% in year-over-year download totals. StockApps.com's Edith Reads says that the results were due to demand in a number...
The impact of hybrid working on company culture
Seventy-six percent of HR leaders feel that hybrid work challenges employees' connection to organisational culture, according to a recent survey by Gartner. A February 2022 Gartner poll of more than 200 HR leaders reveals the most challenging aspect of setting their...
MS Sites eats into Google’s search market
Microsoft Sites has increased its market share by 76% with its market share growing from 15,2% in January 2012 to 26,8% in January 2022, according to research by TradingPlatforms.com. The biggest loser from Microsoft Sites' surge is Google Search Engine. Although its...
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Embracing the omnichannel approach
Not so long ago, one of the most important things retailers had to worry about was the location of their brick-and-mortar shops in order to attract the most customers. However, now that consumers are becoming increasingly tech-savvy, the mantra "location, location,...
ROI and AV integration solutions
As the complexity of audiovisual (AV) solutions continues to grow and as they play an even larger part in the business, organisations need to start thinking more deeply about how they can maximise their return on investment (ROI) from their AV integration solutions....
Cloud is the perfect weapon for SMEs
The trend towards cloud computing gives smaller companies unprecedented access to enterprise-grade software and infrastructure services – allowing them to grow rapidly and compete with larger, more established competitors, AJ Hartenberg, portfolio manager: Data Centre...
Data trends that won’t change in 2015
As everyone begins making their New Year’s resolutions for 2015, Qlik highlights what’s in store for business intelligence in 2015. “Today, we live in a world where the way people interact with data is changing fast and mostly for the better. People express themselves...
Trusted data key to success in 2015
The wheels are turning ever faster in the telecom industry. For every year, there are new and often unexpected developments. As we face another eventful year, industry expert David King, CEO of leading data centre and power management systems supplier Flexenclosure,...
Adapt IT gives Nike data a brand new view
JSE-listed Adapt IT Holdings, a provider of specialised turnkey IT solutions and services to the education, mining & manufacturing, energy and financial services sectors, was appointed by Nike to implement optimised and automated business intelligence (BI)...
Securing the new era of big data
In the digital age, information is the new currency. And in order to get information, enterprises are mining data – and lots of it – for the knowledge that it can yield, says Perry Hutton, Fortinet Africa regional director. On the scale of Internet commerce or social...
CIOs, HR directors can drive business value
As the human resources (HR) function in most companies becomes more tech-driven and automated, so does the business partnership between the chief information officer (CIO) and the HR director become increasingly important. That’s the word from Fanie Jansen, CIO at...
A 2015 trend your business can’t ignore
Most companies double the number of documents they produce every two years. So, if your business is starting to buckle under the weight of endless paperwork and your employees are up to their eyeballs in filing (and threatening the printers with physical harm), it’s...
GIBS, DiData partner on programme
The University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and Dimension Data have announced the formation of the Dimension Data Programme in Digital Disruption, which will be funded by Dimension Data through a sponsorship endowment to GIBS. The...
Business Analyst I Debt Manager I Contract at IQbusiness – Gauteng Johannesburg
IQbusiness is a leading management consulting firm. We are currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst available immediately with "Collections" experience and has worked on a system called "Debt Manager". Must be open to contracting opportunties. Key...
IT Technician
Minimum Requirements 2+ years work experience in Network, Desktop and Server Support.Knowledge/experience in Microsoft 365 management and support.Knowledge of Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint.Good understanding of MS Office Suite.Desktop/Laptop setup, troubleshooting...
Junior Data Engineer
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 technical thought leadership for the Enterprise, deliver fit for purpose data products, and support...
Junior Data Engineer
A Leader in the Financial and Banking sector is on the look-out for a Junior Data Engineer.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 technical...
Business Analyst
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Identifying, investigating, and analyzing problems faced by business; propose documented solutions...
Business Analyst at IQbusiness
IQbusiness is a leading management consulting firm. We are currently looking for Business Analysts to join our growing Analyst Team. Key Responsibilities and/or output areas include, but are not limited to: Must have 6+ years of experience as an all-round BA (data,...
IT Technician
Minimum Requirements 2+ years work experience in Network, Desktop and Server Support.Knowledge/experience in Microsoft 365 management and support.Knowledge of Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint.Good understanding of MS Office Suite.Desktop/Laptop setup, troubleshooting...
Junior Data Engineer
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 technical thought leadership for the Enterprise, deliver fit for purpose data products, and support...
Junior Data Engineer
A Leader in the Financial and Banking sector is on the look-out for a Junior Data Engineer.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 technical...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Identifying, investigating, and analyzing problems faced by business; propose documented solutions...
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