Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

New attacks personalise bulk campaigns

Kaspersky experts have identified a new phishing attack trend where elements of spear phishing are being used in bulk campaigns. Traditional bulk phishing emails target large audiences with generic messages, often rife with typos and simplistic formatting. In...

Europe faces severe skills shortage

Despite the continuous decline in European unemployment, the challenge of finding and retaining skilled workers is escalating for employers across Europe. The issue has reached a critical level with Europe's largest economy, Germany, facing a severe shortage of...

Executives start to shoulder responsibility for AI ethics

There has been a radical shift in the roles responsible for leading and upholding AI ethics at organisations. A new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study asked which function is primarily accountable for AI ethics, 80% of respondents pointed to a non-technical...

Elon Musk, Twitter board discuss takeover bid

Elon Musk is one step closer to his goal of acquiring Twitter. The world's richest man met with the Twitter board yesterday, apparently to discuss details of a potential deal. Musk earlier this week announced his intention to acquire the company through a hostile...

Global smartphone shipments down

Worldwide smartphone shipments fell 11% year on year amid unfavorable economic conditions and sluggish seasonal demand in the first quarter of 2022, according to Canalys research. Samsung led the market with a 24% share, up from 19% in Q4 2021 as the vendor revamped...

These are the top ransomware attacks to be wary of this year

In 2022, ransomware will continue to harm businesses all over the world, with cybercriminals' attack types and strategies evolving all the time. The increase in ransomware attacks on businesses means that businesses must be hypervigilant about cybercrimes and be aware...

Greater investments needed to unlock power of digital economy

South Africa's trouble is not a lack of innovation. It's investment and support for entrepreneurs and small businesses that is the major stumbling block preventing the country from harnessing the transformative power of the digital economy. By Dr Andrew De Vries, GM:...

Few CIOs have a good relationship with the CFO

Only 30% of CFO-CIO relationships are characterised by strong collegiality and business centricity, according to a recent survey by Gartner. These two key attributes define a strong digital partnership without which organizations struggle to find funding for digital...

Video telematics installed base set for growth

The North American video telematics market is three times the size of the European, which is so far largely dominated by activities in the UK, according to a new Berg Insight market study covering the video telematics market. Berg Insight estimates that the installed...

Africans are silent on impending climate change disaster

Africa has become the face of the global climate crisis, yet Greta Thunberg has emerged as the continent's leading voice of advocacy - even among African activists, according to the newly launched report, "Climate Change in Africa: Are Africans sleepwalking to...

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Intel Capital invests $62m in 16 companies

Intel Capital, Intel Corporation’s global investment organisation, has announced at the Intel Capital Global Summit investments in 16 technology companies. Totalling approximately $62 million, the investments cover a broad spectrum of innovative technologies. “Intel...

Ocedo enters fast-growing SDN space

Ocedo, an enterprise networking company represented in South Africa by NetXactics, has announced its entry in the fast growing software defined networking (SDN) market. Ocedo was started by the founders of Astaro, a network security vendor that over the course of a...

LBS to enhance consumer targeting

With increasing pressure on retailers to enhance their customer experience there is a massive global evolution happening in the retail space to utilise mobile to literally power connections between brands and customers in–store. “With consumers devoting more attention...

E-tailers aren’t heroes of e-commerce

The Web has entered a new, participatory and social phase. Some have dubbed it Web 2.0, others refer to the third wave of the net, but one thing is clear – consumers are the producers of the web, the not-so-silent partners of the e-commerce world. The early stages of...

Exergy celebrates 10th anniversary

SilverBridge, one of Africa's premier software solutions providers to the financial services industry, recently celebrated 10 years of excellence of its innovative and advanced insurance administration software - Exergy. Demonstrating its relevance in today’s...

Protection in the IoT age

We all have so many devices and so many technology toys, and we are loving the ability to link our lives to the cloud, says Mark McCallum, Orange Business Services, head of Global Services Africa. We’re learning more about ourselves too, as wearable devices become...

Kaspsersky delivers 4Pb of security updates

Kaspersky Lab delivers 60,000 updates a month to all of its protection products worldwide. The total size of these updates is equivalent to four petabytes. That is roughly the same as 1 million movies, or more than 10 million books. If you stacked all those tomes in a...

Tablet PCs drive business innovation

Tablet PC sales continue to grow and it’s not just consumers that are buying. Businesses are increasingly recognising tablet PCs as a platform for innovation. New specification tablet PCs – which now combine portability with the power of a laptop and experience of a...

Smart info management key for governance

Information volumes continue to grow at an unprecedented rate, particularly in the area of randomly generated unstructured user data, says Chris Hathaway, director at Soarsoft International. This is a result of the way the modern “information worker” interacts and...

Altech Collab wins Huawei award

Altech Collab was recently presented with Best Service Capabilities award for 2014 at the Huawei Enterprise Annual Channel Conference. The company also scooped awards for Name Account Development and Best IP Sales. Altech Collab is the business unit within the Altron...

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My client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement new systems and features, as well as modify and maintain existing systems to adapt to business and technology changes. This role involves direct engagement with management, development teams,...

Senior Full Stack Software Developer – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal

An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting company in Durban. The ideal candidate should be able to design, develop and test the products required for the company's needs. This position is office based.Responsibilities:Develop and designing relevant code on...

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Our client, Financial Services Company based In Newlands, Cape Town, is looking for an experienced Full Stack / Web Developer join their team. Preferred tech stack includes Go for the backend, React for the frontend, Google Cloud for infrastructure, and GitHub for...

Senior Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

My client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement new systems and features, as well as modify and maintain existing systems to adapt to business and technology changes. This role involves direct engagement with management, development teams,...

Senior Database Developer at Financial Intelligence Centre

JOB PURPOSE Design, develop and maintain high performance scalable and secure database solution in order to ensure successful and efficient database solutions meeting the business requirements. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: • Requirements gathering - through engagement with...

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Analyse/ assimilate project documentation to build a thorough understanding of the business and technical requirements of systems to be tested. These typically include business requirements, functional specifications, process/data flow diagrams, and use cases. Liaise...

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Our client is looking for a technical, entry-level Software Tester to help test their application and build test/demo databases. This role offers growth opportunities into positions such as Customer Support Manager, Developer, or Supply Chain Consultant. Key...

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