IITPSA ICT Skills Survey focuses on changing landscape
The 2024 edition of the IITPSA South African ICT Skills Survey has gone live for survey input. This survey was previously co-authored by Adrian Schofield, Professional Member and Fellow of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA),...
BankservAfrica and UPI ease e-commerce payments in Africa
BankservAfrica and UnionPay International (UPI) are collaborating to facilitate easier and safer e-commerce transactions for UPI cardholders across Africa's online merchants. The organisations have joined forces to introduce UPI e-commerce acceptance across several...
Seacom to acquire EOH businesses
Seacom has announced its intention to acquire EOH Network Solutions (EOH-NS) and Hymax, divisions of iOCO and part of EOH. To date, an "Intention to purchase" agreement between Seacom and EOH has been signed and submitted to the Competition Commission for approval....
Hawks move against Sassa fraud suspects
The Hawks are prosecuting 74 people for the illegal diversion of South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) grants. The suspects are mostly Sassa employees, with some from the South African Post Office (SAPO). According to a statement from the Directorate for...
ADP buys Sage SA’s outsourcing business
ADP, a global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, has acquired Sage's South Africa payroll outsourcing business. "The acquisition of Sage South Africa's payroll outsourcing business services into ADP further strengthens our global...
AMD expands data centre capabilities with Pensando acquisition
AMD has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pensando for approximately $1,9-billion. Pensando's distributed services platform includes a high-performance, fully programmable packet processor and comprehensive software stack that accelerate networking,...
Kaspersky patents blockchain technology for secure personal data transfer
Kaspersky's new patented blockchain technology eases the data management process and ensures the lawful sending and processing of information. It also guarantees authentication reliability of parties involved during data transfers and ensures information...
Strong investment support for edge solutions
The edge journey is well underway for many organisations as they seek to connect with customers in new ways, improve operational efficiency, and adopt digital technologies to support innovation. The EdgeView 2022 survey from International Data Corporation (IDC) found...
Hubble spots the furthest star ever seen
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has established a new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that existed within the first billion years after the universe's birth in the big bang - the farthest individual star ever seen to date. The find is a huge leap further back...
New opportunities for partners as digital transformation evolves
By Kathy Gibson - As end users digitally transform their businesses, it's vital that IT reseller partners transform as well. That's one of the messages from Dell Technologies, talking to partners about opportunities for partners in the year ahead. Doug Woolley, MD of...
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HDS expands cloud offerings
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has announced three new ways for customers, providers and partners to gain the benefits of the cloud without compromising the control, flexibility or security of their data. First is Hitachi...
Mobile payments improve customer experience
Mobile payment technologies are gradually beginning to make inroads into both cash and credit card payments in South Africa – mostly because of the convenience they offer to both the customer and the business owner. Vuyo Mpako, Head of Innovation and Channel Design at...
Global Micro, Microsoft aid SA enterprises
Global Micro, together with its long-term partner, Microsoft, today hosted a session with some of South Africa’s top enterprise clients. The partnership plans to support these companies in transitioning to a hybrid cloud solution, while leveraging the benefits of a...
More East African partners for Panda
Panda Security continues to increase its footprint in Africa recently appointing BA Internet Solutions as a premier partner. Panda Security and BA Internet see the partnership as an opportunity to grow the adoption of cloud technology within the region and provide...
How to differentiate customer experience
The battle for the customer is shifting to new ground, away from the telephone to digital (email, web chat) and social media (Facebook, Twitter, and others). However, the delivery mechanism for customer experience remains the same: the contact centre agent or customer...
Hosted PBX cuts costs, operational strain
Companies are increasingly turning towards the cloud – the umbrella term used to describe Internet-based computing where data, software, or applications are run and stored online instead of on the user's machine itself or housed elsewhere on site. It is therefore...
Eaton offers new 9E UPS
Power management company Eaton has launched a new range of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) which gives users access to comprehensive online double-conversion power protection at an affordable price in Africa. Models in the new 9E range combine exceptional...
Veeam Cloud Connect now in Azure Marketplace
Veeam Software, provider of solutions that deliver availability for the modern data centre, has announced the availability of Veeam Cloud Connect within the Azure Marketplace. Veeam Cloud Connect is available as a pre-configured Microsoft Azure Certified for Virtual...
Online businesses need to heed POPI
The promulgation of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act into law will result in severe penalties if an online business does not adequately secure the personal details of its customers stored online. According to the Act, personal information is defined...
Tips for running a successful sales team
Any company that wants to run a successful sales team that delivers sustainable results needs to create an environment where employees feel positive, motivated, empowered and confident. That's the word from Sandra Swanepoel, sales director at Sage VIP, who says that...
Agile Master (Senior) 1675
Agile Master ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Resource Planning and budget managementPrevious exposure to finance function (either in finance function or Agile Master for a team that services a finance function)Ability to manage a technical team using agile...
Data Engineer
This position reports to the Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining data architectures.Preparing data for descriptive, predictive and prescriptive modelingAutomating repetitive tasks and manual...
Mulesoft Integration Engineer
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Mulesoft Integration Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you...
Software Developer – Team Lead at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details: Our client, a successful FinTech company, collaborates with major banks, retailers, and MNOs to optimise transactions. They unite dedicated individuals to provide innovative enterprise solutions that foster economic growth. With a dynamic and...
Senior Team Lead Development: C# – Hybrid at Construct Executive Search – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer or Engineering Sciences.Must have 12-15 years of experience as a Senior Developer in software development.Must have knowledge of the SDLC process,...
IT Technician – Gauteng Midrand
Well known medical supplier based in Midrand is looking for an IT Administrator to join their team.Infrastructure:Coordinate with IT Manager to ensure availability and reliability of servers to meet business demandsEnsure physical security, integrity and safety of the...
Agile Master (Senior) 1675 – Gauteng Pretoria
Agile Master ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Resource Planning and budget managementPrevious exposure to finance function (either in finance function or Agile Master for a team that services a finance function)Ability to manage a technical team using agile...
Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
This position reports to the Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining data architectures.Preparing data for descriptive, predictive and prescriptive modelingAutomating repetitive tasks and manual...
Mulesoft Integration Engineer – Remote Remote
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Mulesoft Integration Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you...
Software Developer – Team Lead at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Client Details: Our client, a successful FinTech company, collaborates with major banks, retailers, and MNOs to optimise transactions. They unite dedicated individuals to provide innovative enterprise solutions that foster economic growth. With a dynamic and...
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