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)...

Webb snaps images of how a star is born

For the first time, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to directly image has been captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). In this stunning image of the Serpens Nebula, the discovery lies in the northern area (seen at the...

Scammers can guess your password within a minute

Kaspersky experts have conducted a large-scale study on the resistance of 193-million English passwords - compromised by infostealers and available on the darknet - to brute force and smart guessing attacks. The results show that 45% of all analysed passwords...

Tough decisions needed ahead of 2022 Budget

As we head towards the 2022 Budget Speech, set to take place on 23 February, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has a mammoth task ahead of him - one that will require the grit and wisdom to make difficult decisions. That's the opinion of Mike Teuchert, national...

B2B e-commerce tipped to reach R250bn by 2030

Business to Business (b2b) e-commerce is expected to grow by at least 25% this year and be worth R250-billion by the end of the decade. This is the word from Denny Mo, MD of Commerce24, who says that two years of pandemic-fueled consumer growth in online sales could...

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...

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KuppingerCole rates CA Technologies

CA Southern Africa has announced that CA Technologies has been named an “overall leader” in identity provisioning in the recent Leadership Compass report issued by KuppingerCole, a leading analyst firm focused on identity-centric information security. CA...

Cisco, NetApp announce $3bn FlexPod sales

Cisco and NetApp have announced that the FlexPod integrated infrastructure solution has generated $3-billion in joint sales since its launch in 2010. FlexPod unit shipments have grown 81% year-over-year, with demand for FlexPod solutions now reaching a $2-billion...

Corporate SA has not embraced data analytics

While already collating and storing core, vital data, South African businesses are not yet fully proficient in extracting actionable insights from this information. Besides the need to get a handle on privacy, security and transparency issues, corporate South Africa...

Gartner lauds Interactive Intelligence

Interactive Intelligence Group, a global provider of software and services designed to improve the customer experience, has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant of its 2014 Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure report. The Gartner report,...

Gartner places McAfee in Magic Quadrant

McAfee, part of Intel Security, has announced that leading research firm Gartner has positioned the company in the leaders quadrant in its Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management, as published on 25 June, 2014. According to the report, “Broad...

Kaspersky patent to protect corporate CI

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent 8739287 to Kaspersky Lab for a technology that detects threats in corporate IT infrastructure without compromising confidential information (CI). Not all threats can be detected using locally...

CommVault positioned in leaders quadrant

CommVault has announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the “leaders” quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances for the fourth consecutive year. According to Gartner, the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software...

Dell grows OptiPlex portfolio

Businesses have more options than ever to consider when choosing a device in today’s evolving workforce. Not only do they need specific features and performance, they also require flexible technologies that can be used in multiple environments, are easily managed and...

Comstor helps Cisco weed out grey products

Local Cisco distributor Comstor is helping customers more effectively address the grey import problem, without them breaking the bank through the support of the Cisco Certified Refurbishment Equipment (CCRE) programme. While the company acknowledges that not all grey...

BlackBerry launches BlackBerry Z3 in SA

BlackBerry has introduced the new BlackBerry Z3 smartphone in South Africa. The BlackBerry Z3 smartphone will be available to Vodacom customers in stores and online from mid July 2014. The device has the recommended selling price of R2 999 and will also be available...

Database Administrator – Western Cape Oakdale

Database Administrator Role:The Database Administrator's role is to design, support, monitor, maintain, and performance tune production databases while ensuring high levels of data availability. This individual is also responsible for developing, implementing, and...

Senior Front End Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

FULLY REMOTE Senior Front-end developer - HPC & Cloud Solutions Are you creative, resourceful, curious and seeking technology and business firsts? Are looking for an exciting career in cloud software development? ?Would you like to work at a publicly traded global...

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....

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...

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