How wind energy contributes to energy security
Wind energy continues to lead the energy transition from a fossil-fuel-based economy to a low-carbon renewable energy future in South Africa, with an installed capacity of 3442MW and generating more than 11 000 GWh annually through 34 operational wind farms. With...
Intel Gaudi enables lower-cost AI compute and GenAI
MLCommons' results of its industry AI performance benchmark, MLPerf Training v4.0, demonstrate the choice that Intel Gaudi 2 AI accelerators give enterprises and customers. Community-based software simplifies generative AI (GenAI) development and industry-standard...
Consumers may have the right to access open-source software in devices
A US body has launched a legal challenge to Vizio, a TV manufacturer, for failing to provide the source code for the software in its smart TV, which may have implications for other software developers. By Leanne Mostert, partner and Cindy Leibowitz, knowledge lawyer...
New earnings threshold comes into effect
As of 1 March 2022, South Africans will see the implementation of the increased annual earnings threshold determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour (Minister) in the amount of R224 080.48. This represents an increase of R12 484.18 from the previous amount of...
IBM acquires Microsoft Azure consultancy Neudesic
IBM has acquired Neudesic, a US cloud services consultancy specialising primarily in the Microsoft Azure platform, along with bringing skills in multicloud. The acquisition will significantly expand IBM's portfolio of hybrid multicloud services and further advance the...
Intel to acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5,4bn
Intel and Tower Semiconductor, a foundry for analog semiconductor solutions, have announced a definitive agreement under which Intel will acquire Tower for $53 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $5,4-billion. The acquisition...
AMD completes acquisition of Xilinx
AMD has concluded its acquisition of Xilinx in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition, originally announced on October 27, 2020, creates the industry's high-performance and adaptive computing leader with significantly expanded scale and the strongest portfolio of...
Supply chain continues to stifle HCP market
Supply chain issues that impacted growth of the hard copy peripherals (HCP) market in 3Q21 continued into 4Q21 and are in all likelihood set to continue throughout 2022. The issues started with microchip and other component shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic as...
AMD EPYC processors to power new Google Cloud offering
AMD EPYC processors have been selected to power the new C2D virtual machine offering from Google Cloud, bringing customers strong performance and compute power for high-performance (HPC) memory-bound workloads in areas like electronic design automation (EDA) and...
Regional end-user spend on security, risk management set for growth
End-user spending on security and risk management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is forecast to total $2,6-billion in 2022, an increase of 11,2% from 2021, according to Gartner. “Cyber-attacks have become more sophisticated over the last two years,...
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Practical tech solutions key to SMME growth
Mercantile Bank has taken its eBureau online portal, which is custom designed for bulk payment and collection processing, and packaged it in a way that business owners can simply plug their own financial systems into the system.The eBureau systems can help simplify...
Sage VIP named ADP Streamline partner
ADP Streamline, a multinational provider of outsourced payroll and HR services solutions, has selected Sage VIP Payroll & HR as its channel and service partner for Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Botswana. This extends an existing relationship between the companies for...
Ericsson prepared World Cup network
Ericsson Key Event Experience solution has been implemented to support Telefonica | Vivo in 2014 World Cup, held in Brazil. The solution, used at events that usually lead to a drastic increase in mobile traffic, was used for the first time in Brazil by the operator....
Your laptop could harm your business
Love your laptop? Of course you do. But it could also be a dangerous agent which can bring a business to its knees. That’s because a good number of professionals don’t do anything about protecting the information which is contained on these very useful, but very...
Cloud convergence to transform the channel
New cloud service providers are making dangerous inroads into the solution plays of traditional channel organisations, representing a real threat to their businesses – but also an opportunity. The likes of Amazon, Dropbox and others are providing businesses with a new...
Intuate Group wins Noble Systems award
South African owned integrated solutions specialist, Intuate Group, has won Noble Systems’ Select Noble User Group (SNUG) Award for EMEA Partner of the Year. This is the second consecutive year that Intuate Group has been awarded this title.Noble Systems, a global...
1Stream supports contact centre gamification
Hosted contact centre provider 1Stream says its clients will soon be able to use new gamification technologies to increase engagement and productivity in the workplace.“Gamification is about applying elements of game design to everyday work experience to make it more...
NetApp, Comstor offer hybrid storage
Customers with changing data centre demands can now benefit from an enhanced range of storage platforms, tapping into the newly launched benefits of NetApp’s enterprise-level FAS8080 EX and entry-level FAS2500 available locally from Comstor.The products are a core...
Consensus wins Ricoh award
Consensus has won Ricoh Business Partner of the Year for the second year running. The North West-based business is a Ricoh Platinum Partner that has qualified at the highest levels of Ricoh SA’s new partner programme and gained technical certifications from Ricoh SA...
Accessible banking is key in Africa
Nedbank launches Send-iMali, a cost-effective way to send money to anyone, even if they do not have a bank account. In its continuing commitment to making banking more accessible to all, Nedbank has launched Send-iMali, a cost-effective way to send money. Send-iMali...
Business Systems Analyst
Job Title: Business Systems AnalystHire Resolves client is seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Business Systems Analyst to join their team in Cape Town, Western Cape. The ideal candidate will be responsible for analysing business processes, systems, and...
Senior Data Developer (Azure)
iOCO is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Developer to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience in developing and maintaining software and applications, with expertise in utilizing Azure Stack technologies. This individual will...
DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....
Developer – C# (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Responsibilities: Deliver code that is functional, understandable, maintainable and testable. Work closely with analysts, documenters and testers. Automated testing of features developed. Deliver technical documentation as and when required. Act as a mentor to...
Business Analyst (CPT)
The role of the Business Analyst is to ensure the smooth and effective running the Intermediary Support and Compliance business systems and applications, related processes, and integration points with other systems and applications. The role is also responsible to...
Data Analyst
This is a Head Office role working with the Finance Manager, Data team and IT. Key Responsibilities:Building of Data modelsAutomating Data modelsUpdating DashboardsCreate Financial models The purpose of the role is to create models to ensure proactive Management...
IT Auditor
Assist in attending to management queries.Build / maintain relationships with the clients companiesFacilitate the maintenance of risk profiles (inherent & residual view of IT risks).Challenge risk management information received from the business and provide...
Business Systems Analyst
Job Title: Business Systems AnalystHire Resolves client is seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Business Systems Analyst to join their team in Cape Town, Western Cape. The ideal candidate will be responsible for analysing business processes, systems, and...
Senior Data Developer (Azure)
iOCO is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Developer to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience in developing and maintaining software and applications, with expertise in utilizing Azure Stack technologies. This individual will...
DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....
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