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...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Julian Assange could be going home soon

A close to 15-year legal stand-off between Julian Assange and US authorities could be drawing to a close with news that the WikiLeaks founder has agreed to plead guilty to charges of illegally obtaining and disclosing national security material in exchange for his...

AI skilling among major risks for SA employers

Organisations in South Africa face a range of employee-related risks which could, if left unaddressed, have a dramatic impact on their future success. A global report from Mercer Marsh Benefits, People Risk 2024, draws on the views of 4 575 human resources (HR) and...

Vehicle hijacking levels continue to rise

Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the period July to December 2021 reveal that the nature of vehicle crime has changed. For the past three years, hijacking has been on the rise and has overtaken theft as the predominant percentage of vehicle crime activities....

Top 5 automotive technology trends for 2022

Research group Gartner has identified the top five technology trends for 2022 that CIOs need to consider to better prepare for the software, hardware and digital transformations occurring in the automotive sector. "For the last 100 years, automakers have focused on...

Parbhoo to head up Westcon-Comstor MEA

Westcon-Comstor will be combining its Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa (MEA) operations as part of a group-wide strategy to improve efficiency, drive profitability, and streamline engagement with partners and vendors. Effective 1 March 2022, the new structure will...

Three actions to improve supply chain customer experience

Due to the increased pace of change in customer preferences and expectations chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must take three actions to improve supply chain customer experience (CX), according to Gartner. "Supply chain customers today are looking for improvements...

Strong demand for electric vehicles

In new research on the global electric vehicle (EV) market, research group Canalys estimates that 6,5-million electric vehicles (EVs) were sold worldwide in 2021, up 109% on 2020. EVs include fully electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars. The total global car...

Consumers are not that clued up about the metaverse

More than one-third of consumers (35%) have never heard of the metaverse. A Gartner survey found that 58% of respondents to a recent survey have either heard of the metaverse but do not know what it means, or think they understand the metaverse but would struggle to...

Get a response strategy in place for social fractures

Societal volatility is one of the biggest risks to business performance, so executive leaders must plot a future-fit strategy on how to deal with social fractures. This is according to Gartner, which defines social fracture as divisions in society, causing people and...

How resilient is your digital infrastructure?

Digital infrastructure resiliency - the ability to seamlessly adapt infrastructure and the business services it supports to unexpected changes in user demand, security breaches, service outages, or environmental disruptions - is critical to overall digital business...

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Tintri sees positive growth

Tintri has announced its customers have deployed 200 000 virtual machines (VMs) on Tintri storage systems. Comprised of more than 16 petabytes of user data, these VMs run large scale private cloud deployments, business critical databases, enterprise applications and...

Tropa offers emotional voicemail with Voxeo

Tropa Services, a mobile marketing company based in Switzerland, specialises in innovative customer communication. Delivering emotional voice messages to mobile phone voice boxes with its voiceTRO offering, has developed into a main business. For the technical...

Lessons from successful entrepreneurs

It’s a rare entrepreneur who sets out to build a business based on billing more efficiently than the competition - but for Brian Timperley and Louis Jardim of Turrito Networks, streamlined billing turned out to be one of the unexpected factors behind their success....

Vox Telecom, Mimecast offer e-mail solution

South African telecommunications company Vox Telecom has announced its partnership with Mimecast South Africa, a leading provider of cloud-based e-mail archiving, continuity and security. It believes this partnership makes it the first vendor able to deliver a turnkey...

Practicing good information governance

In today’s information-driven world, data is at the heart of enabling businesses to operate and innovate effectively. However, the exponential growth of data, combined with increasing regulation, has left many organisations struggling with the complexity of compliance...

How safe is your child’s school network?

Schools and universities are seeing the value in providing Internet access to students but few consider the ramifications of an unrestricted and improperly managed network. Increased mobility is paving the way for the GenMobile classroom, which takes full advantage of...

MasterCard launches MasterPass in SA

South Africans will now benefit from a more seamless, speedy and secure online shopping checkout with the launch of the innovative MasterCard digital service, MasterPass. MasterPass enables consumers to make convenient, simple, fast and secure digital payments....

Senegal begins mDiabetes project

Alcatel-Lucent is supporting the Senegalese government, represented by the Minister of Health and Social Action, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy and local partners, by participating in the "mDiabetes" programme launched by the World Health...

Wizardz doubles output volume with Xerox

Wizardz Design and Print, one of Cape Town’s busiest print houses, has more than doubled its production volume since investing in the city’s first Xerox Colour 1000 digital colour press from Oxbow and Bytes Document Solutions. “We’ve never shied away from investing in...

Experian launches PowerCurve

Experian has announced the availability of PowerCurve, its successful latest generation decision management platform, across Europe, Middle East and Africa. PowerCurve is currently being deployed by a number of leading global and regional banks and financial...

QA Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

This role can be fully remote.. A Test Engineer's job duties include planning, designing, and evaluating products, as well as collaborating with production management. The Test Engineer makes sure that the finished product can be identified easily and tested...

Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Are you passionate about analyzing business needs and translating them into actionable requirements? We're looking for a skilled Business Analyst to join our team. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with stakeholders,...

Automation Engineer (Fully Remote)

The automation engineer role is aimed not only at our clients' internal requirements, but also at providing automation projects and efficiency improvements for our clients customers which will be scoped individually as required.Responsibilities Include:Detailed...

Desktop Support and Systems Administrator

Key Objective of role Day to day support of IT requirements for the company's users.Intermediation between users and IT service providers (Microsoft patching and anti-virus; other application support; NetSurIT Cloud operation security centre).Computer builds (standard...

PLC Programmer

Our client, a specialist in mechanical, electrical, and automation design and manufacturing are looking for a qualified and experienced PLC Programmer to join their team. RequirementsTertiary qualification in Mechatronics or Electronics or Electrical Engineering. 5...

Demand Analyst at Food Lovers Market Holdings

Location: Western Cape This position will be based in our Food Lovers Market Head Office in Brackenfell, Cape Town. SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: This position will form part of the demand analytics team and will report directly to the Project Manager -WMS.Our team is...

Automation Engineer (Fully Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town

The automation engineer role is aimed not only at our clients' internal requirements, but also at providing automation projects and efficiency improvements for our clients customers which will be scoped individually as required.Responsibilities Include:Detailed...

Desktop Support and Systems Administrator – Gauteng Sandhurst

Key Objective of role Day to day support of IT requirements for the company's users.Intermediation between users and IT service providers (Microsoft patching and anti-virus; other application support; NetSurIT Cloud operation security centre).Computer builds (standard...

PLC Programmer – Eastern Cape Uitenhage

Our client, a specialist in mechanical, electrical, and automation design and manufacturing are looking for a qualified and experienced PLC Programmer to join their team. RequirementsTertiary qualification in Mechatronics or Electronics or Electrical Engineering. 5...

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