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...

Governance key to health sector success

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has released a consensus study report titled "Achieving Good Governance and Management in the South African Health System”. Conducted by a seven-member expert panel, explores the critical governance issues impacting the...

Automotive chips address shifting market

Automotive chips are progressing towards high performance, high integration, and high reliability to meet the escalating complexity and technical requirements of the automotive sector, with ongoing technological innovations poised to expedite this evolution. A recent...

New Windows, Office 365 updates make hybrid work easier

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as the world strives to create a new normal, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that most companies are going to embrace some form of hybrid working. Panos Panay, executive vice-president and chief product officer at Microsoft,...

Impact and attitudes to fraud across the world and generations

Geographies and generations differ greatly in the frequency and impact of financial fraud, as well as their attitudes toward fraud detection and the institutions responsible for protecting them from bad actors. This is according to the 2022 IBM Global Financial Fraud...

Flaws in proactive customer service cause more harm than good

Two-thirds of customers contact customer service after receiving proactive outreach from a brand, often using costly assisted channels because they needed additional information or confirmation, according to Gartner. This flawed approach to proactive customer service...

SA gets first Green Finance Taxonomy

South Africa has launched its first national Green Finance Taxonomy through which investors, issuers, lenders and other financial sector participants can track, monitor, and demonstrate the credentials of their green activities in a more confident and efficient way. A...

Strong growth for insurance telematics policies

According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the number of insurance telematics policies in force on the European market reached 16,1-million in Q4-2021. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21,5%, this number is expected to reach 35,1-million...

Technology helps African farmers weather climate change

Case studies across Africa demonstrate the positive impact that access to even the most basic mobile technology can offer smallholder farmers. This underscores the importance of driving inclusive access to digital technology, especially mobile-based, to help the...

Confidence in short-term insurers nosedives

The short-term insurance industry is facing an increasingly critical customer when it comes to service delivery, meeting expectations, quality, value, and price. Customer loyalty is on the decline and short-term insurers are struggling to articulate their customer...

Uber looks to iron out safety concerns

Looking to address issues around the safety of users of e-hailing applications, Uber has held a safety roundtable discussion with Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and safety experts. According to Kagiso Khaole, head of mobility operations for Sub-Saharan Africa at Uber and...

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CommVault automates data protection

CommVault has announced it has added data management and protection support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that includes robust cloud reporting as well as self-service virtual machine provisioning, recovery and resource management with snapshot-based data protection....

Mobile networks leverage device insights

Mobile marketing has long promised to be an extraordinarily effective way for networks to reach their customers with relevant, timely messages - but getting the reality to match the promise is often costly, and rarely easy.  There’s one key insight, however, that can...

Cashless payment solutions lower risks

Getting to grips with cashless payment solutions can give small business owners peace of mind during the busy festive season, when crime and business robberies are expected to be at their peak. The festive season often leads to increased sales, but this is against the...

Service improvement hinges on SMOs

The IT department of any organisation has traditionally operated in a silo, viewed as a cost centre rather than a driver of value, and not seen as a customer-facing activity of the business. However, as IT has become increasingly important for the daily operations for...

Innovation key in shifting telecoms market

The advent of cloud computing, the digital era and the growing phenomenon of bring your own everything or BYOx has caused a dramatic shift in the telecommunications market, says Dean Young, portfolio manager: Connectivity Services at T-Systems in South Africa....

EOH’s Bohbot wins entrepreneur award

Asher Bohbot, CEO of EOH, has walked away with the Master entrepreneur award in EY’s 2014 Southern Africa Chapter of the World Entrepreneur Awards programme.

Cloud is not just about hosting

Cloud computing is not just about moving your data to the internet. Hosting, virtualisation, and storage are all vital components when it comes to something that has become an accepted part of business conversations, says Muggie van Staden, MD of Obsidian Systems. But...

New biometric solutions from OneVault

OneVault announced the launch of their hosted Proof-of-Life voice biometric solution which assists companies to confirm identity and life via a remote channel. ‘Proof-of-Life’ or ‘Certificate of Existence’ is a requirement of many organisations, specifically the likes...

Why your company should consider BCM

It’s hard to imagine, but some companies still don’t see any positive value in implementing a business continuity management (BCM) programme. For many, it’s just a box to tick in order to comply with King III or other governance codes to which the board adheres. “The...

Pick n Pay launches Christmas site

Pick n Pay has launched its Christmas campaign, designed to encourage South Africans to embrace the traditional Christmas festivities.The online destination offers everything consumers could need for a hassle-free, South African Christmas.

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Our client, a prominent IT and data center infrastructure provider headquartered in Bryanston, Johannesburg, is seeking a skilled and visionary Data Center Solutions Architect to join their dynamic team. Renowned for their commitment to delivering cutting-edge...

Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

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Senior Front-End Developer – Western Cape Somerset West

Senior Front-End DeveloperResponsibilities/Tasks:·Implement new Front-End requirements using Angular/Typescript and Bootstrap with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS.·Maintain existing Front-End applications written in Angular/Typescript.·Implement the SARS ‘look and feel' and...

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