SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

IBM makes Mistral Large model available on watsonx

IBM has announced the availability of Mistral Large on watsonx.ai, as part of our commitment to make high quality, performant foundation models widely accessible to enterprises - and deployable on their own terms. By Armand Ruiz, vice-president: watsonx.ai &...

Half of all satellites belong to Musk’s Starlink

Elon Musk's Starlink is operating total of 6 111 active satellites, accounting for about 50% of all global satellites in space. According to Stocklytics.com, these Starlink satellites primarily consist of LEO satellites, operating at exceptionally low altitudes...

Lotteries scandal once again raises question of serial directors

Media reports about the luxurious mansion inhabited by the previous chairman of the National Lotteries Commission--reportedly funded by kickbacks--have provided a lot of information to worry and disgust even corruption-weary South Africans. "But what about the snippet...

Red flag for ransomware …

Sophos has released findings on how attackers are using the Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver backdoors and profiling scripts to unpatched VMware Horizon servers, paving the way for persistent access and future ransomware attacks. A new technical paper, "Horde of...

How scammers use phishing kits

In 2021, Kaspersky researchers blocked 1,2-million individual phishing pages based on 469 phishing kits - which are ready-made fake page templates - that allow cybercriminals to launch phishing attacks effortlessly. Since a phishing site can be blocked quickly,...

15m new jobs needed to combat Africa’s unemployment crisis

More than 15-million decent jobs must be created for Africa by 2025 if governments are serious about making a dent in its unemployment crisis, according to a new charter launched today. The People's Charter on Jobs in Africa - created by the Jobs Now Africa Coalition...

Advanced cancer patients at high risk of pain and depression

Researchers from the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Division of Interdisciplinary Palliative Care and Medicine and the Division of Radiation Oncology, in collaboration with colleagues in private practice and at King's College London, have found a high physical and...

Reliability most important factor when choosing flights in SA

A study by academics in the Faculty of Management Sciences at Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) found airline reliability to be the most important attribute that influences customer preference and choice of airline in South Africa, ahead of ticket prices and...

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Financial firms need big data strategies

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Unravelling a financial cyber-attack

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Avaya, Wind River collaborate on vSwitch

Avaya is collaborating with Wind River to take a significant step toward data centre simplification through the development of “hands-free” vSwitch network services configuration. This capability, which the companies expect to submit to the Open Source domain, can...

LG brand ambassador opens for The Fray

LG Electronics is proud to announce that Connell Cruise, official LG G3 brand ambassador, will be the opening act for The Fray, when they perform to the Johannesburg audience on, 19 September 2014.  LG is giving fans a chance to win tickets to the concert at The Dome...

Hybrid cloud is the future of enterprise IT

Cloud computing is universally accepted as one of the major disruptive forces impacting IT today. But few enterprises are ready to migrate all their data and applications to a public cloud. With key concerns including latency, security and control over critical data...

Capitalising on African mobile trends

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Ericsson grows TV product portfolio

Since the acquisition of Mediaroom in September 2013, Ericsson has accelerated efforts and investments to further extend its television and media leadership in the Pay TV space. As part of this effort, Ericsson has announced a number of solutions that deliver new...

ITIL still going strong after 25 years

In a short amount of time the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) has positioned itself as the most widely accepted approach to IT service management in the world. Now that ITIL is in its 25th year, local industries are still keen (if not more so), to...

Eaton achieves VCE certification

Power management company Eaton recently announced that its integrated power management solutions suite is now certified as Vblock Ready through the VCE Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. Eaton can now deliver advanced power monitoring, management and control...

SWIFT’s Sanctions Screening service grows

SWIFT announces that its Sanctions Screening service has surpassed the 230-customer milestone just two years after its introduction as the first solution in SWIFT’s financial crime compliance services portfolio. Sanctions Screening is a shared service that screens...

IT Technician – Gauteng Centurion

Opportunity for an IT Technician to manage and support the IT infrastructure. Requirements: Degree in Computer Science, engineering, or relevant fieldCompTIA A+ CertificationMicrosoft Certified IT Professional3 - 5 years proven experience as IT Technician or related...

Senior Full Stack Developer (JHB) (Hybrid) – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:You're being offered the position of Senior Full Stack Developer for a Community Upliftment Programme based in Joburg. Your main responsibilities include leading and managing the development and documentation of software solutions to support the program's...

Senior IT Technician – Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth

Senior IT TechnicianMarket related salary offered. Our client is seeking to appoint a good all rounder who has worked in the private sector as a Senior IT Technician.Successful incumbent will report to the IT Manager must have a knowledge of Pastel installation,...

Senior Software Developer (C++, Delphi) (CH1012)

Our client in the financial services industry is looking for a Senior Software DeveloperThe Senior Developer will part of an inhouse development team that produce software solutions. The developer work together with a team of business analysts and other developers to...

Senior Front End Developer

Details of RoleWrite, develop and test high-quality codes.Peer review work.Mentor more junior developers.Lead on designs for software solutions and large projects.Essential CompetenciesProven formal software development experience.Must be technically strong with a...

Technical Support

Are you GREAT on the phone and able to type quickly?Are you willing to work full time on site everyday?Then this role is for you!Having worked previously on email/Excel,CRM and ticketing systemsCustomer and technical support experienceMUST have similar industry...

Senior Full Stack Developer (JHB) (Hybrid) – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:You're being offered the position of Senior Full Stack Developer for a Community Upliftment Programme based in Joburg. Your main responsibilities include leading and managing the development and documentation of software solutions to support the program's...

Senior IT Technician – Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth

Senior IT TechnicianMarket related salary offered. Our client is seeking to appoint a good all rounder who has worked in the private sector as a Senior IT Technician.Successful incumbent will report to the IT Manager must have a knowledge of Pastel installation,...

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