Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

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...

Singularity SA returns in physical format

Singularity South Africa has announced the plans for the upcoming Summit, returning in physical format this year, in collaboration with Old Mutual. With more than 1 500 delegates expected, the summit will take place on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 October 2024 at the...

SA consumers more discerning in seeking ‘bang for their buck’

South African consumers spent R112-billion in the first quarter of 2024 - a YoY increase of R7,7-billion (7,3%) - with ambient foods (including rice, sugar, and UHT milk), soft drinks, beer and frozen meat among the most significant contributors to this growth. This...

Pressure on consumer credit mounts

With unemployment still at record levels, and consumer price inflation above average household income growth, the pressure on South African finances remains and is clear to see in the latest consumer credit data. TransUnion's Q3 2021 South Africa Industry Insights...

Hearables lead wearables growth

Global shipments for wearables grew 9,9% during the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) reaching 138,4-million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Hearables led the growth as the category...

Fujitsu, MIT develop AI that recognises unseen data

Fujitsu and the Centre for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM) headquartered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have achieved an important milestone in a joint initiative to deliver improvements in the accuracy of artificial intelligence (AI) models. The...

Challenging year-end for MEA PCs

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, is expected to suffer a year-on-year decline in shipments of 8,3% in shipments for the final quarter of 2021, according to...

Emotet is back, 140k victims hit

Check Point Research (CPR) warns of potential ransomware attacks, as it sees samples of Emotet fast-spreading via Trickbot. Since Emotet's takedown by law enforcement, CPR estimates there have been 140 000 victims of Trickbot, across 149 countries in only 10 months....

When should you ignore an instruction from your boss?

As organisations around the world spend ever more on cybersecurity tools, cyber criminals are increasingly using a simple yet effective way to access organisations' data or money - business email compromise (BEC) or CEO fraud. International security awareness...

This is what the future looks like for customers and consumers

The Future of Customers and Consumers predictions for 2022 from International Data Corporation (IDC) show that technology will be the cornerstone of brands that try to reestablish relationships with customers and consumers in a new version of the physical and digital...

Trust must be hard-wired into the business

There is an old saying about trust: it takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair, writes Tom Rosamilia, senior vice-president of IBM Software. The saying is spot on, and there are critical lessons here for all of us in business, particularly those...

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Managing risk under IP licences

A lot is written about structuring robust intellectual property licensing programmes, whether from the perspective of licensors or licensees of intellectual property rights. This requires a careful consideration of legal, tax and regulatory issues that impact on the...

Communication key to achieving goals

Effective communication that reaches all employees across the business is the best way to help position a company to meet its goals. The days of ivory tower-like managerial approaches where all information is provided on a need-to-know basis and goals are...

SA telco space impedes solution delivery

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Infor CloudSuite for aerospace, defence

Infor has announced Infor CloudSuite Aerospace & Defence (A&D) to offer industry customers access to applications within the cloud environment. Infor CloudSuite A&D builds upon Infor’s offerings available on Amazon Web Services (AWS), combining software...

Unearthing the value of the WiFi landscape

In the online-driven society of today, receiving something for free is generally understood to be part and parcel of the environment, says Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO of Q-KON Africa. Why then the debate over the sustainability and feasibility of providing free WiFi...

Accsys helps users avoid payroll errors

Human error in payroll is a significant challenge and can cost companies millions. Fortunately, in addition to systems that help administrators and managers to prevent errors, there are processes that can be put in place to reduce the risk, say payroll experts at...

The battle for broadband

The fast-paced telecoms sector is one of the fastest growing industries in South Africa. Even so, we still lag behind the rest of the world in terms of Internet penetration, speed and cost. In recent years, with the arrival of new undersea fibre optic cables piping...

Data centre containment solutions

Containment solutions can eliminate hot spots and provide energy savings over traditional uncontained data centre designs. However, the best containment solution for an existing facility will depend on its constraints. While ducted hot aisle containment is preferred...

Tracking customer patterns with technology

Understanding customer patterns within retail centres and stores and anticipating changing trends in their movements is critical to strategic planning and the on-going success of any retail business, says Elad Segev, CEO of Syenap Property, which has entered into a...

SMEs embrace the new way of working

South African small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are warming up to working differently as they embrace the gradual move away from being secured to a physical desk. They’re also allowing employees to use whatever devices they want, and secondly, ensure they’re able to...

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An exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager (Hybrid) with business analysis experience to join a well-known innovative software consulting house. The ideal candidate must have working experience with Microsoft Modern Workplace...

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An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting house with over 3 decades of tech driven solutions using the latest cutting-edge technology. Our client is seeking a Data Scientist with a strong background in machine learning. The ideal candidate must be willing...

SAP BPC Consultant (S4/HANA/Data Analytics/BI) On-site (TB)

Job functions:My client is moving from SAP ECC6 to SAP S/4HANA by next year so the candidate must have SAP ECC6 experience, and would prefer that the candidate has already been part of a migration project that moved from ECC6 to S/4HANA. There is a lot of BI work...

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The position reports to the Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Design and build solutions to assist our business users, and improve customer experienceArchitect and design solutions with fellow team membersResearching how solutions are...

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Data Scientist – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal

An exciting opportunity to join a software consulting house with over 3 decades of tech driven solutions using the latest cutting-edge technology. Our client is seeking a Data Scientist with a strong background in machine learning. The ideal candidate must be willing...

Software Engineer Full stack – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

The position reports to the Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Design and build solutions to assist our business users, and improve customer experienceArchitect and design solutions with fellow team membersResearching how solutions are...

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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...

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