Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Big increase in attacks on vulnerable Windows drivers

Attackers are increasingly targeting Windows by exploiting vulnerable drivers and, in the second quarter of 2024, the number of systems attacked using this technique increased by nearly 23% compared to the first quarter, says Kaspersky. Vulnerable drivers may be...

AI, automation can curb data breach costs

The average data breach cost has snowballed over the years causing companies more financial damage than ever and, despite considerable investments in security technology and solutions to prevent cybercrime, the average data breach cost has grown by more than...

CMOs should look beyond digital for differentiation

Marketing teams that are effective at scaled judgment and empathetic influence are more likely to report revenue growth, according to Gartner, In fact, marketing teams who implemented these skills were 11% more likely to report organisational revenue growth in 2021....

Regional displacement tracking scales up

More than 8-million people are internally displaced in Ukraine due to the war, and a further 6,5-million have fled to safety across international borders. In response, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is scaling up the use of its Displacement...

Government sector increasingly targeted by cybercriminals

Research based on the analysis of incidents reported to customers of Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) has revealed that the share of critical incidents experienced by organisations increased from one-in-ten (9%) in 2020, to one-in-seven (14%) in 2021....

Marketing budgets on the increase

Marketing budgets have climbed to 9,5% of total company revenue in 2022, an increase from 6,4% in 2021, according to Gartner. But while marketing budgets are increasing this year, they still lag pre-pandemic spending levels. The annual Gartner 2022 CMO Spend and...

African entrepreneurs set for take-off

African business leaders are expecting the entrepreneurial spirit to take off across the continent over the next three years on the back of an improved environment for business and greater political stability, according to new research from World Mobile. The study...

Holistic care central in employee benefits post-pandemic

One of the key insights to come out of the 2022 Sanlam Benchmark Survey - an annual body of research into the state of retirement funds and retirees in South Africa - is the emergence of a new "currency" in South Africa: post-pandemic job security. As many as...

Strong growth for consumer asset tracking devices

The number of active consumer asset tracking devices in Europe and North America reached 11,2-million at the end of 2021, according to Berg Insight. Growing at a CAGR of 20,4% the active installed base is estimated to reach 28,3-million units in 2026, with market...

New pothole app for Gauteng motorists

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has launched a new province-wide app - PotholeFixGP - allowing road users to report poor road conditions and other road maintenance issues. The new app can currently be downloaded from the Google Play Store and will soon...

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Electronic signatures boost paperless office

The paperless office is a goal many organisations have been striving towards for a decade or more, with the aim of enhancing efficiency, saving money and improving green credentials. However, one of the biggest challenges in the quest to reduce paper usage is the...

CA innovates with lifecycle management

CA Southern Africa has revealed that CA Technologies has announced availability of CA Application Lifecycle Conductor, a new lifecycle management solution that automates and manages application development spanning mobile to mainframe environments - from the initial...

Innovative SAP Hana option from Barnstone

SAP Hana offers businesses the ability to turn vast volumes of data into insight extremely rapidly, thus allowing them to operate more smartly in realtime. A real competitive advantage in today’s fast-moving markets. However, in today’s tough economic climate,...

Is printing still an art?

Litho printing is one of the few printing processes that is used as both an art form and commercially, with machine minders still having a sense of pride in the quality of the print that they produce; man and machine working in harmony to produce high quality print...

Lorge boosts literacy with books initiative

Financial and business management software solutions specialist Lorge has embarked on an initiative to uplift the reading abilities of junior school pupils and develop an enlightened society that thrives on knowledge. A long-standing supplier and supporter of Sage 300...

Solving your e-discovery challenges

eDiscovery, the process of discovery in litigation in electronic formats, requires proactive management of information and records for potential eDiscovery requests, says Bryan Balfe, enterprise account manager at CommVault. Various corporates, legal and IT...

Alcatel-Lucent brings IP routing to cloud

Alcatel-Lucent is delivering the industry’s most complete IP edge routing software portfolio built to meet the demands of any carrier cloud environment.

F5 Networks announces Silverline

F5 Networks has announced new hybrid service capabilities to help organisations scale IT resources across dynamic cloud and data centre deployments. Under the company’s new Silverline banner, F5 will offer extended security, optimisation and availability services from...

Data movement in the hybrid cloud

Seemingly everyone with any interest in cloud services today—buyers, sellers, consultants, industry analysts—is talking about the hybrid cloud model. Indeed, numerous organisations are exploring deployment of IT managed hybrid cloud infrastructure, and many more see a...

Fujitsu introduces TeamPoS 7000 S-Series

Fujitsu has mades in-store retail more adaptable and responsive, while optimising Point of Sale (PoS) economics at any scale, with the introduction of the TeamPoS 7000 S-Series modular controller. Designed to address the challenges of retailing in a hyperconnected...

Junior Network Specialist (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of cutting-edge Networking Solutions seeks a strong technical Junior Network Specialist who excels at solving complex networking challenges to join its Cape Town division. Joining a team that values expertise, fosters growth, and is...

FULL STACK DEVELOPER (python /postgresSql/angular/django)

The candidate will be reposible for building and launching a fullweb application (API and Frontend) using containers hosted inAWS(the AWS infrastructure will be built out by the cloudengineering team)We have build a program that brings together several data Problem to...

Senior IT Business Analyst – Investment Management

Key ResponsibilitiesProduces logical and technical specifications from functional specifications for the application environments. Does component level design utilising mainly Technology and Data Architecture Models.Assists with the designing of new systems and major...

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (Wits RHI) – Gauteng Berea

Main purpose of the job:To support the development and implementation of procedures, to enhance the accuracy and integrity of Ward21 CRS's dataPerforming data cleaning, collaborating with the data manager to enhance data collection and storage procedures, and...

Senior Scrum Master / Project Manager – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior Scrum Master / Project Manager to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Project ManagementManagement and administration of IT and Business projects...

Technical Support Manager – Gauteng Centurion

Are you a seasoned Technical Support Manager with a passion for leading high-performing teams in the ISP industry? We are looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to helm our clients' technical support department, drive exceptional customer service, and...

Junior Network Specialist (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of cutting-edge Networking Solutions seeks a strong technical Junior Network Specialist who excels at solving complex networking challenges to join its Cape Town division. Joining a team that values expertise, fosters growth, and is...

Project Managers (x 3 Wits RHI)

Main purpose of the job:The project manager/study coordinator is responsible for coordinating all clinical trial activities according to good clinical practice, the study protocol, and the site's standard operating proceduresLocation:22 Esselen Street, Hillbrow,...

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