Edge computing investments set to hit $232bn this year
Worldwide spending on edge computing is expected to be $232-billion in 2024, an increase of 15,4% over 2023. According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Edge Spending Guide, combined enterprise and service provider spending...
JSE turns to AWS to modernise technology
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to modernise its technology, leverage edge computing infrastructure, explore AI to deliver innovative market solutions and drive operational efficiencies. The move will also improve...
The most in-demand coding languages for 2022
Python will be the most in-demand coding language in 2022, according to research carried out by CodingNomads. Analysis of job postings conducted in the US and Europe shows Python in the top spot, closely followed by Java and JavaScript. Research also showed that even...
Johannesburg mall prepares for solar Christmas
The lights won't be going out at one Johannesburg mall this festive season. That's because Eastgate in the east rand of Johannesburg has installed a solar plant on its roof. The centre also recently installed three solar trees on its piazza to light up the popular...
Hidden parasite discovered in Microsoft Exchange add-on
Kaspersky has uncovered a previously unknown IIS module (a piece of software aimed at providing additional features to Microsoft web servers) they have since dubbed Owowa that steals credentials entered by a user when logging into Outlook Web Access (OWA); it also...
Act now to avert climate catastrophe, warns Nobel laureate
The poorest countries will bear the worst effects of climate change and the highest costs in terms of economic production and higher mortality, according to Nobel laureate Esther Duflo. The 2019 Economics Nobel Laureate and professor of economics at the Massachusetts...
What do South Africans think, feel and worry about most?
On Thursday, 5 March 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of Covid-19 had tested positive. This was South Africa's first reported case - a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy with his wife and were part of a group...
Fewer than a quarter of consumers completely trust the health industry
The world is currently undergoing a crisis of trust, and every organisation must act. Indeed, Edelman's 2021 Trust Barometer found that in the last year, trust has dipped across nearly every single industry sector -- including healthcare. Marc Benioff, chairman and...
Public sector slow to address cybersecurity issues
There's nothing quite like a global pandemic with legally enforceable lockdowns to expose the public sector's dependence on ageing digital infrastructure. While the SolarWinds "sunburst" attack made headlines in 2020 for its impact on private corporations like Cisco...
Digital transformation set to take off across the region
Digital transformation investments in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) are set to double across the 2020 to 2025 period, according to the latest forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). The researcher says that digital transformation spending in...
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Breaking the cycle of recruiting, training and churning
There are few business operations that are more challenging from a human resources perspective than running a call centre, writes Ivanna Granelli, founder of Can!Do Consulting. Here, at the front lines of customer service, businesses face a tension between the need to...
WiFi in education cannot be overlooked
Ruckus Wireless will be presenting at the e-Learning and Technology Summit, taking place at the Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg beginning today (16 October). The summit will explore major technology developments taking place in the e-learning space and how it is...
SAP named enterprise mobile management leader
Industry analyst firms Forrester Research and IDC have named SAP a leader for enterprise mobile management (EMM) in their recently published reports, with the SAP Mobile Secure portfolio achieving a Leader position in both Forrester’s EMM Wave and the IDC MarketScape:...
How CIOs can capitalise on hybrid cloud
Understanding and capitalising on hybrid cloud are priorities for today’s CIOs. Because it incorporates public and private clouds, a hybrid cloud brings together the best of both worlds by enabling businesses and their IT organisations unprecedented flexibility in...
Single-minded approach to multidimensional communications
The constant evolution of customers’ communication preferences makes effective organisational communications seem difficult to achieve … but this is actually easier than it looks. Because communications technology has developed in phases, organisations have...
StorTech relaunches data centre
In response to market demand, solutions and systems integration specialist StorTech has re-launched its data centre as a fully-fledged Software Defined Data Centre (SDDC). Kishore Natvarlal, Managing Executive of StorTech’s Data Centre, says that innovation is being...
Partnership enables immediate delivery of cloud services
On the back of its partnership with cloud distributor Cloud On Demand, local cloud service provider Alto Africa has increased the speed and delivery of its shrink-wrapped cloud solutions to customers. Alto Africa is one of sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest growing cloud...
Veeam opens up Cloud Connect ecosystem
Veeam Software has announced Veeam Cloud Provider (VCP) partners that will support Veeam Cloud Connect on the same day new Veeam Availability Suite 8 becomes generally available, planned for later this quarter. Veeam Cloud Connect offers customers a fully integrated,...
DYOA boosts demand for PaaS
Research commissioned by Progress Software has revealed that the new age of ‘Develop Your Own Application' (DYOA), much like Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), is driving demand for rapid application development Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) technologies. Conducted by...
Otel secures funding for CloudAstrix
Otel Telecoms has secured a funding package from UK based private investors to support its continued global distribution of its CloudAstrix range of ISP software. With some of the world’s leading VoIP ITSPs and ISPs as clients, CloudAstrix saw a 150% growth in...
JAVA Developer – Gauteng Houghton Estate
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Senior JAVA Developer to join our financial services client based in Johannesburg for a 6-months contract role.What you will be...
Software Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Our client is a dynamic and ambitious family owned and run export trading business based in Durban. We have been in existence for the last 50 years with a third generation in place. They specialize in the export of FMCG's, fruit and vegetables, meat, wines and...
Functional Specialist at DAV
Our client based in Midrand, Gauteng is seeking a Senior Functional Specialist to provide in-depth knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics D365 application and serve as an SME by evaluating the customers' requirements, business processes, and current issues to develop...
Business Analyst
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 1-year contract roleTo apply a set of tasks and...
Junior Software Developer
Our client is a dynamic and ambitious family owned and run export trading business based in Durban. They have been in existence for the last 50 years with a third generation in place. We specialize in the export of FMCG's, fruit and vegetables, meat, wines and...
Functional Specialist at DAV – Gauteng Midrand
Our client based in Midrand, Gauteng is seeking a Senior Functional Specialist to provide in-depth knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics D365 application and serve as an SME by evaluating the customers' requirements, business processes, and current issues to develop...
Business Analyst – Gauteng Houghton Estate
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 1-year contract roleTo apply a set of tasks and...
Junior Software Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Our client is a dynamic and ambitious family owned and run export trading business based in Durban. They have been in existence for the last 50 years with a third generation in place. We specialize in the export of FMCG's, fruit and vegetables, meat, wines and...
Junior BI Developer (JHB Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Tech Company in Joburg seeks an ambitious Junior BI Developer with strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data sets and draw actionable insights. You will play a pivotal role in assisting data-driven decision-making within...
Automation Test Analyst (SQE)
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Automation Test Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be...
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