Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

IITPSA ICT Skills Survey focuses on changing landscape

The 2024 edition of the IITPSA South African ICT Skills Survey has gone live for survey input. This survey was previously co-authored by Adrian Schofield, Professional Member and Fellow of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA),...

BankservAfrica and UPI ease e-commerce payments in Africa

BankservAfrica and UnionPay International (UPI) are collaborating to facilitate easier and safer e-commerce transactions for UPI cardholders across Africa's online merchants. The organisations have joined forces to introduce UPI e-commerce acceptance across several...

TransUnion confirms customer data is at risk

Credit bureau TransUnion has confirmed that customer data is at risk following a recent security breach.. The company says a criminal third party obtained access to a TransUnio"We have received an extortion demand and it will not be paid," TransUnion says in a...

The growing influence of the CCO

Eighty-three percent of chief communication officers (CCOs) have reported that their C-Suite influence is growing, according to Gartner. The research group's survey of 182 communications leaders in the US, Canada, France, Germany and the UK from November to December...

Global broadband less affordable in 2021

Internet connectivity became less affordable around the world in 2021, according to the latest statistical analysis by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). The share of people's incomes spent on fixed...

Rotation from growth to value on the cards for SA investors

Market volatility made a dramatic return in the past few weeks, with the S&P 500 index plunging more than -10,81% year to date and its counterpart, the tech-heavy Nasdaq, down nearly -16,72%. But while investors may be tempted to chase the highs and lows of this...

Internet gives side-hustling South Africans the earning edge

South Africans are no strangers to the concept of a side hustle. In fact, according to data from a recent Momentum/Unisa Household Index, an estimated 14% of all households are currently engaged in side hustles. While many people wear multiple work hats out of a...

Altron sells document solutions unit

Altron Document Solutions, which has represented Xerox in the southern Africa region for decades, has been sold by parent company Altron to Xerotech, a subsidiary of Bi-Africa Investment Holdings. "Altron is selling this business so we can focus on the core ICT...

Hardcopy peripherals take a knock

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market saw unit shipments decline 17,6% year on year to 22,3-million units in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Shipment value was also down 12,3% for the same...

National Water Week – an opportunity to tap into new standards

South Africa can significantly improve water and energy efficiency by aligning its tap labelling programme with international standards, according to a new study released ahead of next week's National Water Week. The week aims to raise awareness and call to action...

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Seagate ships first 8Tb hard drive

Seagate Technology has announced that it is shipping the world’s first 8Tb hard disk drive. An important step forward in storage, the 8Tb hard disk drive provides scale-out data infrastructures with supersized-capacity, energy-efficiency and the lowest total cost of...

KZN learners provided with ICT training

A total of 25 rural KwaZulu-Natal students – all of them recent school-leavers – have successfully completed NQF Level 4 learnerships in ICT technical support, an invaluable qualification given the current employment crisis. The programme is the result of a...

DHL Express forecast to grow in Africa

Despite a challenging global economic environment, import and export trade volumes for DHL Express sub-Saharan Africa remain strong and are forecast to grow. This is according to Charles Brewer, MD for DHL Express sub-Saharan Africa, who adds, “The first half of 2014,...

Stand out with optimised WFM

In a market in which business success hinges on acquiring the right service from the right provider at the right time, competitive advantage means everything. Service providers focused on technology to streamline business management processes believe the area of...

RS, Allied Electronics expand offering

RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics (Allied) have signed an agreement with ROHM Semiconductor that positions RS and Allied as an authorised global distribution partner of the electronic component vendor. RS and Allied hold a sizeable inventory of several hundred...

NetTraveler gets 10th anniversary makeover

In 2014 the actors behind global cyber-espionage campaign Operation NetTraveler celebrate 10 years of activity. Although the earliest samples appeared to have been compiled in 2005, certain indicators point to 2004 as the year when the malicious activity started. For...

Schneider showcases PV Box ST

Schneider Electric will showcase the organisation’s new PV Box ST at the Xperience Efficiency event in Johannesburg on 26 and 27 August 2014. The New PV Box ST is a containerised plug and play conversion system designed for centralised photovoltaic (PV) power plants...

T-Systems honoured by Frost & Sullivan

T-Systems in South Africa has been named Frost & Sullivan’s Company of the Year in the IT Services Industry for 2014. Each year, this award is presented to the company that has demonstrated the highest level of excellence in terms of growth strategy and...

Use analytics to make informed decisions

In today’s business world, a continuous flow of information is filtered every minute from operational and transactional systems, scanning and facilities management systems, inbound and outbound customer contact points, and from mobile media and the Web, says Volker...

Schneider’s StruxureWare boosts BMS space

When it comes to building automation, it used to be that companies thought about the very small, or the very large buildings – either residential or skyscraper – but not about what rests in the middle. Today, however, many new entrants look at the mid-market space and...

IT Risk Manager – Western Cape Cape Town Region

What will you do? The role of IT Risk Manager resides in the Governance, Risk and Business Engagement function of the business that is responsible for Governance and IT Risk Management within the company. The IT Risk Manager will be actively involved in defining,...

Systems Coordinator

A specialist warehouse and distribution company has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, customer service-oriented Systems Coordinator in the Western CapeThe Systems Coordinator is responsible for the upkeep, configuration and reliable operation of computer...

Junior Software Developer at Ciba Industries

Job Title: Junior Software Developer Location: Fourways, Johannesburg Contract type: Permanent Hybrid Junior Software Developer Purpose: As the Junior Software Developer, you will be responsible for supporting in the development and maintenance of internal and...

Full Stack Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Riverhorse Valley

Our client is looking for a self-motivated Full-Stack Intermediate Developer who is sufficiently independent and able to perform the majority of tasks without hands-on supervision. Responsibilities: Create clean code, with emphasis on good architecture.Involved in all...

Data Engineer BI Developer

An exciting new opportunity has become available for a Data Engineer in the IT Operations Space. The Data Engineer will report into the Business Unit area and will provide BI Development and Data Analysis across all departments. The successful Data Engineer will be...

IT Project Manager

Our clients in the consulting space are on the hunt for a seasoned IT Project Manager who will be responsible for the management of moderate to highly complex programs consisting of multiple related projects. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in project management,...

Systems Analyst

Industry Information Technology / E-commerce RetailLocation Rosebank, Johannesburg. Hybrid (while we encourage our team members to work at the office as we believe communication is a key to collaboration; we are also open to a hybrid model: can be mostly remote).Who...

Developer – OpenEdge at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

Systems Coordinator – Western Cape Western Cape

A specialist warehouse and distribution company has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, customer service-oriented Systems Coordinator in the Western CapeThe Systems Coordinator is responsible for the upkeep, configuration and reliable operation of computer...

Junior Software Developer at Ciba Industries – Gauteng Fourways

Job Title: Junior Software Developer Location: Fourways, Johannesburg Contract type: Permanent Hybrid Junior Software Developer Purpose: As the Junior Software Developer, you will be responsible for supporting in the development and maintenance of internal and...

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