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...

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...

Network security growth stalls as industry shifts to cloud

The network security market saw a modest single-digit revenue growth in Q1 2024 reaching $5,5-billion, according to Dell'Oro Group. This muted growth, down from double-digits a year ago was driven by a significant decline in hardware-based solutions and a contrasting...

Cisco well-positioned following recent announcements

Cisco is demonstrating great strength in collaboration targeting both hybrid work and call centres following its recent announcements at Cisco Live in Las Vegas, says GlobalData. "Cisco is moving the needle in a meaningful way on both the hybrid work and contact...

Intelligent edge to drive supply chain decisions

Driven by evolving data communications networks, including 5G, Gartner predicts that 25% of supply chain decisions will be made across intelligent edge ecosystems through 2025. "Historically, digital supply chain investments prioritised large-scale, centralised...

Semiconductor revenue passed $500bn for the first time

Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 25,1% in 2021 to total $583,5-billion, crossing the $500-billion threshold for the first time, according to preliminary results by Gartner. "As the global economy bounced back in 2021, shortages appeared throughout the...

South Africans demonstrate climate change perception gap

More than half (58,9%) of South Africans are optimistic that the country will avert a climate crisis in their lifetime. This reveals a potentially damaging gap between perceptions of climate change and people's understanding of its catastrophic effects. Epson's global...

Hybrid work enables new gig economy

Workers are leaving jobs like never before, and it's causing a shortage of talent that has companies around the globe reeling. According to a survey by Citrix, 40% of 1 000 knowledge workers in the US have left at least one job in the past year or are considering...

State capture report exposes poor regulation of directors

Acting Chief Justice Zondo's State Capture Commission report highlights the need for formal regulation of the director profession. This is the word from Advocate Fay Mukaddam, chartered director (SA) and governance specialist at the Institute of Directors South Africa...

New tactics put industrial organisations under attack

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new, rapidly evolving, series of spyware campaigns, attacking more than 2 000 industrial enterprises across the globe. Unlike many mainstream spyware campaigns, these attacks stand out due to the limited number of targets in each...

Mobile calling declines for the first time

International call traffic declined by 7% in 2020, continuing a downhill trend from 2015 after just a slight increase in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. A new TeleGeography Report and Database analyzes how Covid-19, the over-the-top (OTT) effect and wholesale...

Cyberattacks the biggest potential risk in 2022

Cyber perils are the biggest concern for companies globally, South Africa, Africa and Middle East and Nigeria in 2022. According to the Allianz Risk Barometer, the threat of ransomware attacks, data breaches or major IT outages worries companies even more than...

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Top 10 contact centre strategies

The right staff and tools are key to contact centre success, says Martina Knappe, head of EMEA Marketing at Interactive Intelligence. With a new breed of consumer making new demands on business, contact centres are having to radically change their approach to...

FortiGate launches new next-gen firewall

Adding to its already impressive lineup of high-performance enterprise firewalls, Fortinet - a global leader in high-performance network security - launched its new high-performance next-generation firewall destined to disrupt the security market. The FortiGate -1500D...

Sophos Cloud promotes user-based approach

Sophos has announced the latest version of Sophos Cloud, the company’s cloud-based solution for small- and mid-sized organisations wanting a simpler approach to IT security. The new version of Sophos Cloud manages Windows, Mac and mobile devices from a single console....

Sisonke uses Xerox digital colour presses

Litho, Web and digital printing company Sisonke Printers and Signage Company has bought several production digital colour presses from Bytes Document Solutions, the authorised Xerox distributor in 26 sub-Saharan countries. These include two Xerox 1000’s, a Xerox iGen...

Riverbed renames products

Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, has introduced new product names that better describe what each product does and reflect how together they deliver unique strategic value as part of an integrated solution, the Riverbed...

Video conferencing could overtake e-mail

There is a very good chance that the world is about to experience a mini-revolution in the video technology marketplace –an advancement in transforming an already amazing collaboration tool into something far more beneficial to businesses, says Nicolette Kruger,...

Zambia, IBM to provide access to medicine

IBM has announced a collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Health to provide citizens with improved access to 200 lifesaving drugs. Supported by the World Bank, the Department for International Development, UNICEF and London Business School, Zambia’s Medical...

Veeam launches Availability Suite

Veeam Software, innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Centre, has announced Veeam Availability Suite (available Q3, 2014), a solution that ensures all applications and data are accessible whenever and wherever they are needed....

FNB improves building security with Jasco

As one of the largest banks in South Africa, security is a top priority for FNB. When the camera system at the bank’s Fairland building reached end of life, increasing security risks and adding to operational costs, upgrading it became paramount. FNB turned to Jasco...

Rectron offers new Seagate harddrive

South African ICT and consumer electronics distributor, Rectron, has announced availability of the Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD v4. The 6Tb hard disk drive (HDD) offers the fastest performance available for a nearline HDD and delivers up to 25% performance...

SNR FULL STACK / FRONT END DEVELOPER – Gauteng Menlyn

Skills and Experience At least 5 - 6 years as a Front-end Developer or a similar role working with thefollowing technologies:o React Nativeo TypeScripto C#o JavaScripto Experience with SQL Server beneficialo Experience with inclusion and integration of native IOS and...

Network Support Engineer (ISP – 2nd Line) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Role: Network Support Engineer (Level 2)Location: Illovo, JohannesburgA dynamic and successful ISP is looking for a Super-star Network Support Engineer to join their awesome team. Support Engineers are their professional technical resources responsible for providing...

PHP Software Developer

ENVIRONMENT:A prestigious digital command hub situated in Cape Town is in search of a skilled PHP (Tall) Software Developer with a strong stature to create software through code composition, rectify code issues, and oversee system testing and validation alongside...

Business Analyst Digital

As a business analyst you serve as a liaison among stakeholders. The incumbent is required to analyze underlying business needs (from what is being requested) and recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals via the use of technology or...

Neuro Linguistic Programming Consultant/Specialist

The below outlines the expected deliverables for each specialist area. The consultant required to provide a master plan outlining how the overall project will be executed or provide individual plans for each component. Key Deliverables Inception report and Final Work...

PHP Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A prestigious digital command hub situated in Cape Town is in search of a skilled PHP (Tall) Software Developer with a strong stature to create software through code composition, rectify code issues, and oversee system testing and validation alongside...

Business Analyst Digital – Gauteng Johannesburg

As a business analyst you serve as a liaison among stakeholders. The incumbent is required to analyze underlying business needs (from what is being requested) and recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals via the use of technology or...

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