Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

City Power load reductions could prove costly for businesses

To protect the grid from total collapse, Johannesburg's City Power has implemented load reductions in parts of the city where high usage levels threaten to overload the system. While primarily impacting residences, these outages could significantly disrupt local...

HPE, Nvidia partner on Private Cloud AI

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Nvidia have announced Nvidia AI Computing by HPE, a portfolio of co-developed AI solutions and joint go-to-market integrations that enable enterprises to accelerate adoption of generative AI (GenAI). Among the portfolio's key...

Governments set their sights on AI

Governments around the world are increasingly prioritising artificial intelligence (AI), as a new report by Oxford Insights shows. The 2021 Government AI Readiness Index ranks 160 countries by how prepared their governments are to use AI in public services. Nearly 40%...

McAfee, FireEye come together in Trellix

Symphony Technology Group (STG) has announced the launch of Trellix, a new business delivering extended detection and response (XDR) to organisations with a focus on accelerating technology innovation through machine learning and automation. Trellix emerges from the...

AARTO still in effect, says RTIA

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) has issued a statement noting the Pretoria High Court ruling on the constitutionality of the principal Administrative Adjudication of the Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act of 1998, and its subsequent Amendment Act of 2019....

Audi, GridCars add ultra-fast EV charging stations

Audi South Africa has announced a partnership with GridCars to install ultra-fast charging stations across the country, becoming the first electric vehicle brand to invest in this technology through publicly-accessible sites. The 150kW public chargers initiated by...

BT selects Rackspace Technology as cloud partner

BT and Rackspace Technology have announced a partnership agreement to transform BT's multinational customers' cloud services. Under the terms of the agreement, BT hybrid cloud services will be based on Rackspace Technology's cutting-edge solutions, which the company...

Unemployment levels keep SA consumers in the red

More than half of South African consumers (55%) say their household income remained negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic towards the end of 2021. According to research conducted by TransUnion in November, this number was the lowest in the year, down from 61%...

Oracle opens first cloud region in Africa

Oracle has opened it Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region, the company's first cloud region in Africa. "The fourth industrial revolution, which is powered by cloud-led technologies, has significantly accelerated in South Africa and the wider African continent," says...

Microsoft to acquire gaming publisher Activision Blizzard

Microsoft has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, a leader in game development and interactive entertainment content publisher, for $68,7-billion. This acquisition will accelerate the growth in Microsoft's gaming business across mobile, PC, console and...

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Metrofile launches personal archive product

Metrofile Records Management has launched the Metrofile Personal Archive (MPA), an electronic document management system for SMME and SOHO users. According to Mike Grey, GM of Solutions at Metrofile Records Management, it's estimated that managers spend an average of...

Marval announces Xtraction R14.1

Marval South Africa, a provider of service management (SM) solutions, education and consultancy, has recently announced the release of Xtraction R14.1 – a dashboard and reporting technology developed specifically for SM environments. This reporting tool complements a...

African content to boost connectivity growth

There’s a new wave of growth on the horizon for African Internet companies and it’s being driven by an innovative worldwide phenomenon called remote peering. NAPAfrica - Africa’s fastest growing neutral internet exchange point (IXP) – is the first African exchange to...

The changing face of modern business

There is no escaping the changing face of modern business. The traditional picture of a company located in an "easy-to-travel" to building where employees physically work alongside each other, in a fixed and networked computing environment, no longer rings true,...

DCC introduces the Pro X Series printer

Recognised by the Guinness World Records as the World’s Fastest Desktop Colour Printer, the HP Pro X Series is now available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The Pro X Series is ideal for environmentally conscious professionals in small to medium...

Centracom offers flexible VoIP

When selecting a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider, many consumers think it is important to look towards a company that has its own network or interconnects. This is not necessarily the case, says Mitchell Barker, founder and CEO of WhichVoIP.co.za, a...

Riverbed announces SteelFusion 3.0

Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, announced Riverbed SteelFusion 3.0 (formerly known as Riverbed Granite), the first branch converged infrastructure that centralises data in the data centre and delivers local performance and...

Skilled programmers in short supply

More than ever before in history, business needs people who can program. Software is becoming a large part of ordinary life, so much so that entire industries and job descriptions are being supplanted by code. Or as a Netscape founder put it, "software is eating the...

UASC improves IT efficiency with Quintica

When the United Arab Shipping Company identified a need to better manage and support its mission critical applications, such as TRUST, its integrated Liner Management software, the company turned to Quintica to help it map a path to efficiency. The United Arab...

Junior to Intermediate Systems Analyst – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Junior to Intermediate Systems Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Experience Financial services exposureAccounting exposureBI and DashboardsIf you are ready for...

Dynamics CRM Developer – Gauteng Sandton

We are seeking a talented Microsoft Dynamics CRM Developer to join our innovative team. If you are a skilled developer with a passion for creating customized solutions, integrating systems, and leading the way in technical integrity, we want to hear from you.Role:As a...

Intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer

Hire Resolve's client is seeking a skilled Intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer to join their team. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining software applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and...

Junior to Intermediate Data Analyst

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Junior to Intermediate Data Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Experience Sound Financial AcumenData Analysis / BI ExposureSQL ExposureIf you are ready for the...

SAP EWM Consultant (Advanced) 2703 TT

We work in a DevOps team together with international IT and business product teams:Close coordination with developers to make go lives safe and successfulFollowing up on incident tickets to make long term improvementActively making suggestions to reduce the number of...

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ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic organization specializing in Research Data Infrastructure seeks the expertise of a seasoned Systems Engineer. The role entails designing and implementing automation pipelines for both data and metadata. These pipelines will support the management...

Intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Hire Resolve's client is seeking a skilled Intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer to join their team. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining software applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and...

Junior to Intermediate Data Analyst – Western Cape Bellville

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SAP EWM Consultant (Advanced) 2703 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

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