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...

Interest in NFTs continues to fade

The last two years have been rough for the NFT market, and 2024 doesn't look much better. With falling sales and investors losing appetite for digital artwork, market projections became less optimistic, showing only a modest 2,6% annual growth by 2028, twenty times...

Global telecom, network API spend set for 57% CAGR

Worldwide revenues for telecom and network APIs will reach $6,7-billion in 2028, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 57,1% over the 2023-2028 forecast period. Worldwide market...

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...

Watch the Falcon 9 launch

On Thursday (January 13) at 10:25 a.m. EST, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-3, SpaceX’s third dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the tenth launch and landing of this...

SA workers communicate better when they work remotely

Most South African employees (73%) don't feel isolated while working remotely - in fact, a massive 44% of remote workers manage to communicate even better with their colleagues this way. However, while the extensive use of non-corporate communication services enables...

Digital tools key for frontline workers

Technology can help to unlock a new future for frontline workers, according to a Work Trend Index Special Report released by Microsoft. The 2-billion frontline workers worldwide represent 80% of the global workforce, with 88% of organisations employing people in...

IDC says PC growth streak unabated

Worldwide shipments of Traditional PCs (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) reached 92,7- million units during the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21), marking 1% growth over the same quarter in 2020, according to preliminary results from the International Data...

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Obscuring your digital footprints

These days, most people have several online accounts. Anyone with a smartphone or who uses a PC regularly probably has multiple accounts – from social media, blogs, Web sites or special offer sites. Unfortunately, this means that our most personal information is...

Sony launches One Stadium Live

With the kick-off of the 2014 FIFA World Cup a month away, Sony Corporation, an official FIFA partner, announced on 12 May the launch of One Stadium Live, a one-of-a-kind social network site dedicated to football fans around the world. One Stadium Live is the latest...

TecnoChem rolls out SAP Business One

TecnoChem, manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of household and general cleaning chemicals, supplies product to both the consumer and industrial cleaning industry. Following significant growth over the last few years, TecnoChem found itself lacking the...

Kanhym Estates cuts costs with Ricoh

Kanhym Estates has decreased printed document output by 1-million pages; cut R480 000 per annum from its print expenditure; improved cash flow; reduced debtor days; and sped up processes based on a document workflow solution from Ricoh SA. Kanhym Estates is an...

Cyberoam, IP Dimension partner in SA

Cyberoam has announced the appointment of IP Dimension as their partner in South Africa. This partnership is line with the company’s recent expansion activities in South Africa - a security market poised to grow at a projected annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6 per cent...

Tintri unveils the future of smart storage

Tintri has announced the industry’s first storage with VM-level data management support for multi-hypervisor platforms. The company will demonstrate Tintri for Hyper-V at booth 109 at Microsoft TechEd in Houston, Texas. Designed from the ground up for virtualised...

Global Micro makes strategic appointments

Global Micro, South Africa’s most experienced hosted infrastructure IT provider, has announced two strategic appointments, as it diversifies its distribution strategy around its core cloud offerings. Izak Laubscher has been appointed chief cloud architect, taking over...

Fortinet unveils FortiOS 5.2

Fortinet has unveiled a major update to the company’s FortiOS Network Security operating system that powers the FortiGate platform. This release incorporates numerous innovations that strengthen Fortinet’s Advanced Threat Protection Framework, providing enterprises...

EMC unveils new partner programme

EMC Corporation has announced the new global Business Partner Programme (BPP) providing EMC partners with a common, unified framework. The new BPP brings together all previous EMC partner programs to create a simple, predictable and profitable experience for each...

Turning the innovation agenda inside out

In today’s digitally-driven economies, organisations’ entire operating models are popping up and disappearing, and being recreated again, almost overnight. The rise of mobility – weaved into almost every facet of the modern enterprises’ architecture – is emerging as a...

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...

Senior Engineering Applications Engineer

Our client is currently recruiting for a Senior Engineering Applications Engineer with 8 years extensive experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical or similar sector of the industry. The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the...

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