Momentum builds in global smartphone market
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 6,5% year over year to 285,4-million units in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24). Although this marks the fourth...
Sextortion epidemic demands urgent action
Just hours before his untimely death, the life of 16-year-old Murray Dowey from Scotland seemed ordinary--a night of family bonding over television and plans for an upcoming holiday with friends. Little did his parents know that the following morning would shatter...
Legal and compliance issues raised by the Ukraine invasion
Legal and compliance leaders should consider their response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the context of three critical areas, according to Gartner. "The pressure for companies to take a firm stance on social issues has been building across the past two years,...
Laduma! MeerKAT spots distant megamaser
A powerful, naturally occurring “space laser”, called a megamaser, has been discovered with South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope in a galaxy nearly 5-billion light-years away. This is the most distant such megamaser found so far, and was probably forged in the...
Security spend is up but data losses continue
Despite spending more than ever on security and data protection, a big majority of organisations still suffer losses due to system crashes, human error and cyberattacks. This is one of the conclusions reached in Acronis's annual Cyber Protection Week Global Report...
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...
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SAP named enterprise mobile management leader
Industry analyst firms Forrester Research and IDC have named SAP a leader for enterprise mobile management (EMM) in their recently published reports, with the SAP Mobile Secure portfolio achieving a Leader position in both Forrester’s EMM Wave and the IDC MarketScape:...
How CIOs can capitalise on hybrid cloud
Understanding and capitalising on hybrid cloud are priorities for today’s CIOs. Because it incorporates public and private clouds, a hybrid cloud brings together the best of both worlds by enabling businesses and their IT organisations unprecedented flexibility in...
Single-minded approach to multidimensional communications
The constant evolution of customers’ communication preferences makes effective organisational communications seem difficult to achieve … but this is actually easier than it looks. Because communications technology has developed in phases, organisations have...
StorTech relaunches data centre
In response to market demand, solutions and systems integration specialist StorTech has re-launched its data centre as a fully-fledged Software Defined Data Centre (SDDC). Kishore Natvarlal, Managing Executive of StorTech’s Data Centre, says that innovation is being...
Partnership enables immediate delivery of cloud services
On the back of its partnership with cloud distributor Cloud On Demand, local cloud service provider Alto Africa has increased the speed and delivery of its shrink-wrapped cloud solutions to customers. Alto Africa is one of sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest growing cloud...
Veeam opens up Cloud Connect ecosystem
Veeam Software has announced Veeam Cloud Provider (VCP) partners that will support Veeam Cloud Connect on the same day new Veeam Availability Suite 8 becomes generally available, planned for later this quarter. Veeam Cloud Connect offers customers a fully integrated,...
DYOA boosts demand for PaaS
Research commissioned by Progress Software has revealed that the new age of ‘Develop Your Own Application' (DYOA), much like Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), is driving demand for rapid application development Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) technologies. Conducted by...
Otel secures funding for CloudAstrix
Otel Telecoms has secured a funding package from UK based private investors to support its continued global distribution of its CloudAstrix range of ISP software. With some of the world’s leading VoIP ITSPs and ISPs as clients, CloudAstrix saw a 150% growth in...
Dell offers enterprise-class storage hardware on a budget
Data is a vital asset to business today, and storing it requires nothing but the best technology. The new Dell PowerVault MD3 Storage Array series from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is the next generation of affordable, enterprise-class storage hardware....
4Di Privaca launches POPI impact self-assessment
With the advent of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act promulgated in November last year and with certain portions of the act becoming effective in April organisations are racing against the clock to take the reasonable steps to becoming compliant. With...
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Job Title: Support EngineerLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (6-month contract)Hybrid Roles and responsibilities: Assist to Manage applications throughout their lifecycle - implementation, remediation patches, upgrades, and maintenance.Assist to Manage the...
Junior Business Analyst
My client based in Cape Town (Woodstock) is currently looking for a Junior Business Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Requirement Elicitation and AnalysisWork closely with business stakeholders to understand their...
Software Tester
My client is based in Cape Town (Eastern suburbs) and they are looking for bright young graduates for a software testing role. Understanding of testing methods and a degree in IT, Computer Science of Engineering would be a match together with some knowledge of supply...
Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details:Our client is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company, catering to vendors of asset management solutions with their hosted software. They have carved a niche for themselves by offering affordable premium software across various industries. The...
Software Engineer (Go, Java, C/C++) (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:A leading provider of cutting-edge Telecommunications Solutions in Stellenbosch seeks a passionate coder to fill the role of its next Software Engineer with strong Go, Java and C or C++. Joining a highly skilled Agile team, you will work with a strong...
Junior IT Technician – Cape Town – Western Cape Cape Town
Qualifications: This person should have done some form of IT training course (6 months - 1 year) and understand the basics around PCs, laptops, printers, etc. It would be preferable that this person also has some basic networking and internet related experience.Job...
Web Developer / Social Media Manager – Gauteng Pretoria North
Join a large, well-established group of companies with businesses nationwide, spanning agriculture, retail, FMCG, and tourism. You will have a blend of technical web development skills and social media management expertise to implement and maintain a strong digital...
Support Engineer – Gauteng Sandown
Job Title: Support EngineerLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (6-month contract)Hybrid Roles and responsibilities: Assist to Manage applications throughout their lifecycle - implementation, remediation patches, upgrades, and maintenance.Assist to Manage the...
Junior Business Analyst – Western Cape Woodstock
My client based in Cape Town (Woodstock) is currently looking for a Junior Business Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Requirement Elicitation and AnalysisWork closely with business stakeholders to understand their...
Software Tester – Western Cape Cape Town
My client is based in Cape Town (Eastern suburbs) and they are looking for bright young graduates for a software testing role. Understanding of testing methods and a degree in IT, Computer Science of Engineering would be a match together with some knowledge of supply...
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