Behind the screens at the Las Vegas Sphere
Sphere is a new kind of entertainment medium in Las Vegas, captivating audiences with spectacular LED displays that cover nearly 750 000 square feet inside and outside the venue. Behind the screens, around 150 Nvidia RTX A6000 GPUs help power visuals on...
Serious concerns raised over 2022 census data
Professor Tom Moultrie and Emeritus Professor Rob Dorrington, demographers from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Actuarial Research (CARe), have identified significant issues with the 2022 South African census. Their expertise, particularly in analysing...
What happens now that the 5G auction is done?
By now you will know that over R14-billion was raised after the auction of broadband spectrum in South Africa, a figure that exceeded all expectations. By Nitesh Singh, MD: communications, media and technology at Accenture in Africa Most of the headlines have...
This is what South Africans have been searching for
Can't stop hearing about Will Smith and Chris Rock's Oscar incident? Disappointed at Bafana Bafana's performance against France in the friendly? A round-up of the top search queries generated by South Africans based on Google search activity shows that you weren't...
Incubation programme aims to develop youth entrepreneurs
Eight young, start-up entrepreneurs with innovative ideas in the ICT space, winners of the #MyStartUpMyStory social media campaign, have been selected as part of the first ever cohort of a new Innovator Trust Start-Up Incubation Programme. The Start-Up Incubation...
Global IT spend on track to reach $4,4trn this year
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,4-trillion in 2022, an increase of 4% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "This year is proving to be one of the noisiest years on record for CIOs," says John-David Lovelock, distinguished research...
Digital processes the new normal for procurement
Investment in digitalisation of procurement functions has brought mixed levels of success for organisations. This is one of the findings from PwC Global's fourth edition of its global study of the digitalisation of procurement functions, which polled more than 800...
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...
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DVT, BluePrintBI partner on process management
Software and services specialist DVT has entered into a strategic partnership with BluePrint Business Intelligence (BI) to extend its toolset for clients looking for a holistic, user friendly business process management (BPM) solution. Developed primarily for...
Softworx launches African growth initiative
EOH company and Infor Master Partner Softworx has launched the Africa Partner Network (Softworx APN) to channel Infor software sales and consulting services throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Softworx MD Jane Thomson says the partner network will provide businesses with...
Mobility key to realising technology
Nobody can doubt that technology has become the platform on which business runs, and thus that business executives are watching technology trends with increasing attention. But it’s important to see the trends in context - often the real business benefits area...
Veeam works with Vmware, Microsoft in the cloud
Veeam Software is collaborating with Microsoft and VMware to help partners extend their availability offerings to the cloud. Specifically, Veeam is working closely with both Microsoft and VMware to ensure that Veeam Cloud Providers (VCPs) will be able to seamlessly...
Africa beckons – but first understand the intricacies
Africa has been earmarked as a big growth market in which to operate, but you need to know what you’re doing to achieve any kind of success in this dynamic environment. This is the view of Louise Robinson, MD of CG Consulting and Database360, a Cape Town-based...
Security Awareness training needed in SA
With an ongoing increase in threat vectors, largely brought on by the proliferation of business trends such as cloud computing, bring your own device (BYOD), and the Internet of Things (IoT), security awareness and training is becoming a critical aspect to...
Growing demand for sustainable storage in Africa
According to the IDC’s second quarter storage tracker for 2014, the networked storage array is still losing revenue across the globe, albeit not as sharply as previous results showed earlier this year. However, the Europe, Middle East and African region (EMEA) and...
Design, programming for a multi-device future
Developers already have a difficult time with device manufacturers pushing their own development environments to reach consumers. Do developers specialise in one or two, or should they work across all of them? Not to mention how back-end and front-end programming...
Why business needs a multi-layered security plan
The “castle and moat” approach to IT security is ineffective in an era where threats are likely already within the enterprise, and the real risk lies in what leaves the enterprise, not what gets in, writes Fortinet security consultant Jonas Thulin. Back in the days...
Lexmark’s Corporate Cartridges boost sustainability benefits
Lexmark has announced a line of Corporate Cartridges for the EMEA region. Lexmark Regional GM South Africa Mark Hiller comments: “Lexmark has a strong tradition of innovation and commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability. This new line of...
Sales & Application Specialist – Nuclear – Gauteng Midrand
Well known and leading medical supplier requires a Sales & Application Specialist for their Nuclear division.Gr12 is a minimum requirement;Engineering or related equivalent degree with experience in Industrial and Mining IndustryMinimum of 3-5 years experience...
Hardware Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
PURPOSE The main purpose of this job is the hardware development of novel electronics components, modules, subsystems, and systems to further the goals of the Organisation. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Design and develop circuits for various electronic systemsProvide input...
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...
Software Tester – Gauteng Johannesburg
Test Planning: Define the scope of testing within the context of each release/delivery and create detailed, well-structured test plans and test cases.Ownership: The successful candidate will take ownership of testing and the testing environment to ensure the delivery...
Project Manager at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About the Role:As a Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in steering the successful execution of software development projects through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You will be responsible for meticulous project planning, resource...
Back-End Developer – TypeScript at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About the Role:As a Senior Backend TypeScript Developer, you will play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of our client's backend systems. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimising scalable and high-performance server-side...
Senior Team Lead Development: C# – Hybrid at Construct Executive Search
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
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
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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...
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