Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis for businesses

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

CFOs must get past these enterprise AI stalls

Investments in AI are at an all-time high with the market set to double to $300-billion by 2027, but chief financial officers (CFOs) adopting the technology are unlikely to realize the anticipated enterprise benefits unless they mitigate four common stalls that hinder...

AMD expands EPYC CPU portfolio

AMD has announced the availability of the AMD EPYC 4004 Series processors that complement the existing AMD EPYC server CPU portfolio with new cost-optimised offerings that deliver enterprise-class features and leadership performance for small and medium businesses and...

Top five payment scams to look out for

All businesses are at risk of being scammed at some point, and just one incident can cost a company millions. Ryan Mer, CEO of Know Your Payee (KYP) platform provider eftsure Africa, says that fraudsters are constantly finding new ways to exploit vulnerabilities and...

Original Banksy work offered as an NFT edition

A unique mural by the UK artist Banksy is to be made available as an NFT edition. The work, which is commonly known as 'Gorilla in a Pink Mask', was executed twenty years ago in Bristol, the city where Banksy grew up and cut his teeth as a graffiti artist in the early...

Solutions sought for Africa’s most pressing problems

In sub-Saharan Africa alone, about 17-million tons of plastic waste are produced annually, and 2,9-megatons of e-waste are generated on the continent. To address these and other issues, KTN Global Alliance Africa has announced the launch of five challenges as part of...

Intel sets up Moore’s Law for the next decade

Intel has announced key packaging, transistor and quantum physics breakthroughs fundamental to advancing Moore's Law and driving computing well into the next decade. At the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) 2021, Intel outlined its path toward more...

The state of SA’s national roads this festive season

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has issued advice of the state of the national road network, during the upcoming festive season. While the national road network makes up just over 22 000km of South Africa's total road network of 750 000km, it...

SD-WAN market hits record level

The worldwide SD-WAN market grew 45% in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the prior year, according to a new report by Dell'Oro Group. Cisco maintained the top position for the revenue share for the quarter and was followed by Fortinet and VMware in the second and...

AI-guided selling solutions go mainstream

By 2025, 75% of business-to-business (B2B) sales organisations will augment traditional sales playbooks with artificial intelligence (AI) guided selling solutions, according to Gartner. Despite current low adoption rates, increasing pressure created by massive amounts...

Gig economy takes off

The gig economy has ushered in a new way of connecting people with consumers and those that want to hire them. A new Pew Research Centre report finds that 16% of Americans have ever earned money through an online gig platform in at least one of six ways measured in...

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Oracle announces Mobile Authenticator

Oracle has introduced Oracle Mobile Authenticator, a token-based authentication application that enables organisations to cost-effectively provide strong authentication and prevent unauthorised access to vital company and customer data. Removing the cost and...

QlikView announces QlikView.Next

Acknowledged as a leading innovator in user-driven business intelligence (BI), Qlik will continue to advance a pioneering tradition with the beta release of its next version, QlikView.Next. Speaking at the recent ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit, John Sands, product...

Ricoh launches Ink Jet Centre

Ricoh Europe is expanding its ability to support the growing demand for its industrial ink jet print heads, used in wide format graphics, textile and 3D printing, with the launch of a new European Ink Jet Technical Centre. Ricoh has a longstanding heritage in the...

Channel can help bridge the XP security gap

Microsoft Windows XP reached its official end-of-life (EOL) on 8 April 2014 – yet almost a third of the world’s machines are still running Windows XP, leaving smaller businesses at risk of major security breaches, says Chanel Homan, channel manager South Africa,...

Finding a career mentor

Many successful people acknowledge that without the influence, guidance and advice of a mentor, they would not have achieved as much as they have. A mentor is someone who voluntarily offers his or her time and knowledge to advise and assist another. Whether a formal...

AxizWorkgroup signs up Tripp Lite

As AxizWorkgroup adds formidable data centre infrastructure and power management manufacturer Tripp Lite to its battery of IT vendors, it introduces a new force to the playing field. Tripp Lite’s firm position as an industry leader will help it rapidly spread its full...

Improve safety this Easter with LBS

If you’re one of the millions of South Africans taking to the roads for the Easter holidays, keep in mind that there are a range of mobile location-based services (LBS) that can help you travel more safely and conveniently to your destination. These services can...

Realtime price changes increase margins

Local business solutions provider MyERP Software has announced that it has seamlessly integrated the Innolutions Electronic Shelf Labelling system into its Palladium Accounting Software package, giving retailers the ability to increase prices realtime at the time of...

Oracle CPQ Cloud helps sales professionals

Oracle has announced Oracle CPQ Cloud’s on-going commitment to providing value to customers through new features and improvements. With the latest release of Oracle CPQ Cloud, sales professionals and partners can now access the entire CPQ suite via mobile tablets from...

Attix5 solutions are Heartbleed-free

Executive leadership at Attix5 has confirmed that the Attix5 Pro backup software is not affected by the Heartbleed bug - a security vulnerability in certain versions of the commonly used OpenSSL security library. Danie Marais, founder and development director at...

IT Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

Responsible for 1st line hardware and software Helpdesk support as well as provide user support in accordance with company policies and procedures.REQUIREMENTS:A+/N+, MCSE or equivalent certification will be an advantage.Minimum of 2 year's appropriate...

Technical Business Analyst (Advanced) 2578 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Engagement with stakeholders to understand business problems and needs and translate those into detailed technical and/or functional requirements that include process, data, people, and technical workflow specifications.Analyse and understand the end-to-end flow of...

Application Developer – Remote Remote

African Black Candidates OnlyJob purpose:A developer is required to develop, test, document and implement application/systems using the latest version of dot net. The type of projects include Web API, Blazor, SQL and Azure development. He/she will also be required to...

Data Manager (Wits ILTBRU)

Main purpose of the job:Coordinate the data processing and management activities of research projects such as developing standard operating procedures, overseeing data capturing, and providing analysis output and data quality controlLocation:Jose Pearson TB Hospital,...

Senior Control Software Engineer

The Senior Control Software Engineer plans, implements, modifies, administers and evaluates Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for the company-Mid telescope. As a senior member of the team, they work with the company Observation Monitoring and...

Application Analyst at Electrolux

Reports To - IT ManagerFunctional Area- ITDivision-Sales Area Southern Africa YourRole Understand Sage X3 processes in Sales, Purchasing and Distribution (Manufacturing Advantageous) Fundamental accounting knowledge. Understand Business processes used in South Africa....

Tax Technical Consultant

Duties & Responsibilities Manage Client Queries: Efficiently handle queries from clients, providing timely and accurate responses.SARS Liaison: Facilitate the escalation and finalisation of client queries with SARS. Act as the primary point of contact for...

Data Manager (Wits ILTBRU) – Eastern Cape Gqebera

Main purpose of the job:Coordinate the data processing and management activities of research projects such as developing standard operating procedures, overseeing data capturing, and providing analysis output and data quality controlLocation:Jose Pearson TB Hospital,...

Senior Control Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

The Senior Control Software Engineer plans, implements, modifies, administers and evaluates Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for the company-Mid telescope. As a senior member of the team, they work with the company Observation Monitoring and...

Application Analyst at Electrolux – Gauteng Benoni

Reports To - IT ManagerFunctional Area- ITDivision-Sales Area Southern Africa YourRole Understand Sage X3 processes in Sales, Purchasing and Distribution (Manufacturing Advantageous) Fundamental accounting knowledge. Understand Business processes used in South Africa....

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