Cybercriminals are ready for the Olympics. Are you?
Major sporting events like the Olympics attract billions of viewers and are prime opportunities for cybercriminals. Over the past decade, cyberattacks targeting major events have surged, increasing from 212-million documented attacks at the London 2012 Games to...
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...
‘Splinternet’ makes safeguarding the Internet more difficult
The traditional Internet is increasingly under threat from the "Splinternet", which is a term used to describe the fragmentation of the Internet into competing technospheres. Nation-states are imposing restrictions, increasing the pressure on the Internet governance...
Bank ombud secures millions for wronged customers
Over the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the traditional banking model, testing it to its limit, and banks are still battling to address this. Reana Steyn, the Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS) points out that 2021 brought with it some...
Congratulations SA taxpayers … you’ve paid government
Before you earn a cent, government takes a chunk out of your pay packet in taxes. Today, 12 May, marks Tax Freedom Day (TFD) 2022 which is a measure of how much time you spend working for someone else's benefit - government GDP - rather than your own. The Free Market...
Digital transformation goes beyond the tech
Kathy Gibson is at the IDC CIO Summit 2022 - There can be no doubt about the need for digital transformation as business needs undergo rapid and often disruptive change. An AWS survey demonstrates that 94% of business leaders say the pandemic forced accelerated...
Adaptability and the need to change
Kathy Gibson is at the IDC CIO Summit 2022 - People and organisations change for one of two reasons: they are forced to change; or they want to. But often the work required to make a change is just too daunting and they give up. This is according to Aurelia Edwards,...
CIOs embrace post-pandemic realities in a digital-first world
Kathy Gibson is at the IDC CIO Summit 2022 - Many companies have brought forward their digital transformation projects by two years or more in response to the global pandemic - and they are reaping the benefit - but CIOs need to prepare now for the post-pandemic...
Complete digital employee experience essential in the hybrid workplace
VMware has unveiled research on how to improve the employee experience for anywhere work. The commissioned study, titled "Optimising Digital Employee Experience for Anywhere Work" and conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of VMware, found digital employee...
WAPA encourages ICASA to release 1,200GHz of WiFi 6E spectrum
South Africa could benefit by up to nearly $58-billion over the next 10 years by enabling 1 200 license-exempt megahertz in the 6GHz band, helping the country to bridge the digital divide as well as improve access to remote education, work, and commerce. But ICASA has...
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The research potential of microjobbing
In today’s fast-paced business world, business decisions require real-time insights, which are often hard to get. While research houses are adapting, there is increased pressure to offer these “in-the-moment” insights from a wide range of people, says Andre Hugo,...
PWC and partners launch SignCloud
PWC has partnered with nVisionIT, a leading systems integrator, and ARX, the global leader in Electronic Signature technology, to deliver SignCloud. SignCloud is an easy-to-use and easy-to-integrate Electronic Signature cloud solution. Hosted in South Africa, it will...
Experian SA offers fraud prevention solution
Experian SA has launched the National Fraud Prevention Solution to address the significant threat of identity and credit application fraud in South Africa. And SA’s largest mobile company, Vodacom, is the first to join the National Fraud Prevention Solution. South...
Make mobile printing painless for business
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Opportunity matching apps to change HR
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The third platform will disrupt business
The third platform is currently described as the convergence of four technology trends on business. These trends are mobility, cloud, social and big data – they fundamentally change the way people and businesses relate to technology. As we embark on the true...
Partnerships key to ERP success
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) has fast become an essential business tool, and many organisations are looking to extend this functionality into customer relationship management (CRM), business acceleration and other areas, says Collin Govender, vice-president...
BDS site at Standard Bank wins award
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), the largest Xerox distributor in the world, and a division of Bytes Technology Group, has awarded its third Xerox Global Services (XGS) Environmental Award to the Xerox Global Site (XGS) site at Standard Bank in the Johannesburg CBD....
Data analytics technology in buildings
Buildings are central to modern life. Considering they account for up to 40 percent of energy use in most countries, buildings are a prime target for cutting waste, saving money and using resources more effectively, Artur Socha, products application engineer:...
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Our client a railway maintenance company is urgently looking to employ an experienced Safety and Systems Officer at their organization.Our client a railway maintenance company is urgently looking to employ an experienced Safety and Systems Officer at their...
Software QA (Remote CPT/JHB ONLY) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:CREATE, review and execute software testing specifications being involved in both the Development team as well as mentoring other team members as the next Software QA sought by a leading eCommerce platform. The role includes responsibility for creating and...
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We're seeking a talented and motivated Technical Analyst to join our growing team. You will have the opportunity to translate Finance business requirements into technical specifications and solutions, and build required workflows, cube views, forms and other...
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