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)...

For the first time, smartphone sales overtake feature phones in Africa

Africa's smartphone market showed remarkable resilience in the face of macroeconomic challenges and forex issues in Q1 2024, with shipments increasing 17,9% year on year (YoY) to reach 20,2-million units. That's according to the latest insights from International Data...

Smartphone shipments on the road to recovery

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 4% YoY in 2024 to 1,21-billion units, according to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The growth in 2024 adds momentum to the overall recovery IDC expects...

Offender monitoring market sees rapid growth

Berg Insight has released new findings on the market for Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders. The number of participants in EM programmes on a daily basis in Europe, North America and Latin America amounted to about 46 000, 282 000 and 71 000 respectively during...

Hybrid shopping, AI help meet shifting consumer preferences

Hybrid shopping – mixing physical and digital channels in shopping journeys – is on the rise as shopping habits consumers adopted out of necessity during the Covid-19 pandemic are becoming routine. This is among the findings of a global study, “Consumers want it all”,...

2021 ties for sixth-warmest year on record

Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according to independent analyses done by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global...

More than a third of telehealth clinicians had patient data compromised

Global research unveils that 37% of healthcare providers across the META region have experienced cases where their employees compromised customers’ personal information during remote consultations. In addition to this, nearly half (45%) of providers believe that their...

Double-digit investments in edge computing expected

Worldwide spending on edge computing is expected to be $176-billion in 2022, an increase of 14,8% over 2021. Enterprise and service provider spending on hardware, software, and services for edge solutions is forecast to sustain this pace of growth through 2025 when...

Retail trends set to prevail in 2022

2021 was a year of readjustment marked by a slow economic recovery, still engulfed by the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to spread across the nation. In this climate, the retail sector has adopted a flexible strategy that makes it easier to adjust to new consumer...

Tourism critical for economic recovery in 2022

The important role that tourism will play in the recovery of national economies and global trade has been highlighted in the 2022 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report by the United Nations. Drawing on data from the World Tourism...

New grant opportunity for African entrepreneurs

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened applications for the 2022 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing businesses under five years, are encouraged to apply now for $5 000 seed capital, mentorship, business...

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Social media and the conversation centre

Social media blunders strike fear into the heart of any marketing manager. In the case of First National Bank, a distasteful response to a harmless query caused outrage on social media and left an unsightly blemish on the company’s otherwise polished social media...

Check Point joins AxizWorkgroup

Check Point Software Technologies recently joined forces with South African IT distributor AxizWorkgroup, in a bid to bolster their services to the African market. Advanced Technology, the AxizWorkgroup department that has taken the reins on the account, have a wealth...

Service management goes open source

OSCOSM, launched in 2013, has partnered with publicly listed German-based company, OTRS AG, the world's leading provider of open source help desk software, which includes OTRS Help Desk and ITSM suite, OTRS ITSM. OSCOSM, a company that consults and specialises in...

Work collaboration made easier

Today's global economy is an information economy and the workers that drive it are knowledge workers more than anything else. Jobs consisting of knowledge work make up nearly half the workforce in some markets. At the same time as the Internet connects us anytime and...

EMC announces ECS Appliance

At EMC World 2014, EMC Corporation announced the EMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage) Appliance (formerly known as Project Nile), a breakthrough hyperscale cloud storage infrastructure that redefines the economic benefits of cloud storage for service providers and...

Legacy transformation and SA insurers

Cloud, data, mobile and social media are all transforming the way consumers interact with their insurers. This represents an exciting opportunity for South African insurers that are willing to invest in new core technology. Historically, South African insurers have...

EOH SAP Services expands retail offering

The retail industry is a fascinating place to be. Consumer demands are increasing at a higher rate than ever before, cross communication and collaboration has never been so important and it doesn’t stop there. The ability to interact with customers on a personal level...

Content nodes accelerate Africa’s Internet

African Internet users are starting to enjoy the benefits of faster access to key Web resources as well as lower latencies, as telecom providers step up the roll out of content delivery networks (CDNs). That’s according to Mark Tinka, head of Engineering at...

CommVault extends Microsoft relationship

CommVault has announced an extension of its 15-year relationship with Microsoft to provide new, highly scalable solutions for managing and protecting data in Hyper-V virtual environments, managing workloads in Microsoft Azure, and new integration for Exchange, Office...

Oracle offers updated BI Applications

Oracle has introduced Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications 11.1.1.8.1 which includes prebuilt connectors between Oracle Procurement and Spend Analytics and Oracle’s JD Edwards. Additionally, a new Oracle Human Resources Analytics module for developing and...

Intermediate Software Developer – Remote Remote

Our client is seeking a talented Intermediate Software Developer to join their team who is passionate about leveraging their programming and development skills to drive business success through effective business/process analysis and product configuration. The ideal...

Senior Systems Engineer

A well-established business is seeking a Senior System EngineerQualification:B.Tech (Eng) with 6+ years; ORB.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) with 4+ yearsM.Eng/M.Sc (Eng) with 3+ yearsPhD/D.Eng with 1+ yearsExperience:A background in development of systems in radio astronomy, radar,...

CRM Developer at DAV

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Requirements: MS Dynamics Certification/ equivalentBanking/ financial industry specific exposureParticipate in requirements analysisCollaborate with internal teams to produce software design and architectureWrite clean, scalable code...

Specialist Server Administrator (2024_16 – LW)

Duties:5 Years + of the following:Deliver a portfolio of IM services to a defined client base. Hold vendors to account for SLA indicators. Liaise with solutions design and architecture to make sure that roadmaps are followed, and services are introduced with...

Snr Java Developer – Pretoria

Providing Asset and Maintenance Management Services to industry. The main objective is to reduce downtime, improve yield, to provide Asset and Maintenance strategies, policies and plans, to ensure that maintenance is performed on time and on location. In order to...

Senior Systems Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

A well-established business is seeking a Senior System EngineerQualification:B.Tech (Eng) with 6+ years; ORB.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) with 4+ yearsM.Eng/M.Sc (Eng) with 3+ yearsPhD/D.Eng with 1+ yearsExperience:A background in development of systems in radio astronomy, radar,...

CRM Developer at DAV – Gauteng Sandton

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer Requirements: MS Dynamics Certification/ equivalentBanking/ financial industry specific exposureParticipate in requirements analysisCollaborate with internal teams to produce software design and architectureWrite clean, scalable code...

Snr Java Developer – Pretoria – Gauteng Pretoria

Providing Asset and Maintenance Management Services to industry. The main objective is to reduce downtime, improve yield, to provide Asset and Maintenance strategies, policies and plans, to ensure that maintenance is performed on time and on location. In order to...

Project Manager & Business Analyst

Our Client is looking for a Project Manager & Business Analyst to join their teamArea: Menlyn Maine, PretoriaRoleProject Manager Multiscale in Business Analysis:As the Project Managers primary task is to manage the Project, the Risk, and the Issues to ensure the...

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