Lack of AI skills slows innovation
There is a vital human skills gap when it comes to maximising the potential of AI and cloud, with almost all organisations recognising that they have to prioritise workforce upskilling. This is among the findings from SoftwareOne's Cloud Skills Report, which...
AI both a security solution and a risk
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the term on everyone's lips in 2024. In the context of cybersecurity, AI is a greater threat than ever before, while also providing new tools for combatting attacks. Cybersecurity companies need to shift from...
Great results from high-growth entrepreneur programme
The Local Scale Up (LSU) was launched by Endeavor and the SA SME Fund early in 2021, with a focus on helping to scale a cohort of 18 tech-enabled businesses both locally and internationally. In the past year, the collective revenue of these businesses grew by...
Online retail set to continue growth trajectory
South African online retailers have learned to meet the demands of Black Friday and the Christmas season, with nine out of 10 saying they coped with extra staffing demands and more than two-thirds saying their technology could handle the increased traffic at the end...
Cloud spend predicted to overtake traditional IT in 2025
Enterprise IT spending on public cloud computing, within addressable market segments, will overtake spending on traditional IT in 2025, according to Gartner. Gartner’s ‘cloud shift’ research includes only those enterprise IT categories that can transition to cloud,...
DSA advances affordable connectivity in underserved countries
A partnership between the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme (DAP) and the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) is contributing towards digital inclusion in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. By encouraging “a new spectrum mindset”, the DSA and DAP...
NFTs could become standard in investment portfolios
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) could become a standard feature of investment portfolios within five years. The prediction from Nigel Green of deVere Group, comes as international brands become increasingly interested in the NFT market. Last week, Nike filed a lawsuit...
Net1 continues recovery journey
Net 1 UEPS Technologies is moving towards profitability, with more positive results reported for the quarter ended 31 December 2021. Continued momentum in Easy Pay Everywhere (EPE) saw that business ending the quarter with just under 1,1-million EPE accounts. Overall,...
LNG imports could make up Russian gas shortfalls in Europe
Supplies of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine have already fallen - and been replaced by LNG imports - to such a degree that shutting off the remaining gas that is still flowing through Ukraine would have relatively limited additional impact on European supply,...
Pinnacle, Syntech tops in Channelwise Distributor of the Year awards
Pinnacle has won the coveted Distributor of the Year 2021 Award at the Channelwise Awards, while Syntech Distribution once again scooped the Customer Care Distributor of the Year trophy. The Channelwise Awards poll resellers on their favourite vendors and distributors...
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Assessing a contact centre recovery site
Contact or call centres have become vital sales and support hubs for many companies, which mean that a recovery plan forms a vital component of their business continuity strategies. But an effective disaster recovery site for a contact centre must meet certain...
Bytes named Genesys partner of the year
Genesys has named Bytes Systems Integration Partner of the Year for the Southern African region. Genesys also recognised Bytes’ success in selling its new Business Edition Premise software package. The awards took place at an event in London recently. “Today’s...
Upgrading to ultra HD
Ultra high definition (UHD) is here and it is beautiful, says Paul Divall, MD: Broadcast and Managed Solutions, Jasco. At 2160p compared to Full HD’s 1080p – that’s roughly four times the amount of pixels and 60 frames per second, not 24 - it’s a “see it to believe...
Mitel takes market share lead in EMEA
Mitel has announced that in the first quarter of 2014, the company claimed the number one market share position in two of the largest geographic regions in the world – Western Europe and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Significant market share strength in...
Pinnacle Africa launches high tech hub
Pinnacle Africa is proud to announce the launch of The Division – its new high-tech hub focussed on extremely high performance computing and electronics. The Division is made up of a team of technology experts and exists with the sole purpose of cherry-picking the...
Qualities of a modern accounting system
Today’s small and medium business needs an accounting package based on the latest technology, one that allows it to be more productive, efficient and integrated in the way it does business, says Steven Cohen, MD of Sage Pastel. SME owners today are busy, tech-savvy...
Zetes goes green, wins ISO certification
Zetes has been awarded ISO 14001 certification for its travel and identity document and card production site. Zetes has already received recognition for its quality standards and holds accreditation under ISO 27001 for its secure document production site and under ISO...
A checklist for cloud readiness
South African companies are continuing a steady migration to cloud services in the wake of more reliable bandwidth, a maturing market driven by large multinational cloud services providers and a better understanding of the value proposition of cloud services. But,...
The fiduciary duties of employees
For employees who think a fiduciary duty - a legal duty to act solely in another party’s interests - exists only between company directors and the company, this is not so, writes Gareth Cremen, partner at Ramsay Webber Attorneys. A fiduciary duty can exist between a...
Moving past the hype of SDN
Software-defined networking (SDN) is already one of the most hyped concepts in IT. Brent Lees, senior product marketing manager for EMEA of Riverbed Technology, looks at ways to start realising the promised benefits. With agility increasingly seen as a key to business...
Desktop Developer
Windows Desktop DeveloperRemote position - Work from homeR50 000 - R80 000Develop and maintain Windows desktop applications.C#Utilize relational databases (Sqlite and SQL Server) for data management.Implement unit testing for ensuring code quality and...
Senior Business Analyst – Integration
About the Role:The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for delivering enterprise integration solutions. This is a dynamic role that will support project teams in requirements gathering, data mapping, testing, training and post-deployment support as well as working...
Intermediate Software Developer
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Senior Software Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
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Desktop Developer – Remote Remote
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Senior Business Analyst – Integration – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Intermediate Software Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our client in the IT industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ an Intermediate Developer. The purpose of the position:The purpose of this position is to develop solutions through the involvement in various aspects of the software development...
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Yearning for More in Your Career? iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a Field Support Engineer to join our team and provide on-site technical support and assistance to clients or customers. As a Field Support Engineer,...
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Embrace a New Chapter Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a well-versedCloud Engineer (AWS / Azure / Terraform) to join our team. Must be proficient in AWS and Terraform and possess expertise in designing, implementing, managing, troubleshooting, and deploying...
Intermediate support engineer at Adapt IT
Introduction The right candidate will form part of the NG-VAS Domain Team and will be responsible for ongoing 2nd/3rd level Customer support for multiple local/foreign-based clients and any other solution streams that may fall within the space over time. They will be...
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