Malatsi takes on Communications and Digital Technologies portfolio
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Cost-effective sustainable IT initiatives are underutilised
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Healthcare industry slowly switching on to multicloud
Healthcare organisations appear to be in the early phases of cloud adoption and behind the cross-industry global respondent average. However, adoption is expected to jump from 27% to 51% in the next three years, in line with the global trend of evolving to a...
15 startups chosen for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa
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Worldwide private LTE/5G wireless infrastructure market could hit $8,3bn
New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts worldwide private LTE/5G wireless infrastructure revenues will reach $8,3-billion by 2026, a significant increase from revenues of $1,7-billion in 2021. The market is expected to achieve a five-year...
Dormant IPv4 addresses could help mitigate expected network outages
Global internet outages have been increasing since the beginning of the pandemic. And the world's reliance on a stable internet connection will only continue to grow, which has led to gloomy predictions regarding its resiliency due to immense user traffic. However,...
SA IT industry loses a leading light
By Mark Davison - One of the South African IT industry’s most admired and ebullient executives, Jacques Malherbe, chief technology officer of the Axiz group of companies, has died. He was 67-years-old. He suffered a suspected heart attack at his home in Johannesburg...
Shenzhen lockdown could impact tech supply chain
The global technology supply chain could be adversely affected by the latest round of lockdowns in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. The city, home to more than 17-million people, houses the head offices of Huawei and Tencent, as well as the factories that turn out most...
Employers should brace for mass talent exodus
IT workers are more inclined to quit their jobs than employees in other functions, with a 10,2% lower intent to stay than non-IT employees -- the lowest out of all corporate functions, according to a survey by Gartner. Gartner surveyed 18 000 employees globally in Q4...
US consumers think brands should reconsider Russian business
Sixty percent of US consumers believe that brands should reconsider doing business in Russia or partnering with Russian companies in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 281 consumers based in the US between 25...
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Jasco sponsors Telkom Centre of Excellence
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