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...
CFOs must treat cybersecurity as a business decision
With more executives identifying security as critical for enterprise revenue growth, the CFO needs to be comfortable handling cybersecurity investments that provide defensible performance and outcomes to business stakeholders, says Gartner. Paul Proctor, distinguished...
Study finds which data-driven security practices work
Security teams that have a modern, cloud-based IT are more likely to maintain pace of business, as it's twice as likely their technology is kept up to date. This is one of the findings from Cisco's latest cybersecurity report, Security Outcomes Study Volume 2, which...
Private 5G networks on the drawing board
New research shows that just over half of companies (51%) in the UK, US, Japan, and Germany planning to deploy a private 5G network will do so within the next six to 24 months to improve security, reliability, and speed. According to , "Private 5G here and now", a new...
Data maturity still tops leadership agenda
The growth rate of companies' data maturity has almost doubled since 2018, from 8% to 15%. Thirteen percent of companies are at the highest level of data maturity in 2021, compared with only 3% in 2015, according to a survey of more than 1 100 companies across...
Data centre switch sales hit all-time high
Global data centre switch revenue was up 11% year-over-year in 3Q 2021, reaching an all-time high. According to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group, Arista and white box switch suppliers captured most of the growth and gained more than one point of revenue share each....
Enterprise WLAN market maintains growth
Growth rates remained strong in the enterprise segment of the wireless local area networking (WLAN) market in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) as the market increased 11,9% year over year to $1,9-billion. In the consumer-class WLAN market, revenues declined 7,3% in...
Tourism body calls for end to blanket travel restrictions
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) of the United Nations calls out against the introduction of blanket restrictions on travel, as witnessed in recent days. The call echoes the concerns raised by UNWTO Members during the 24th UNWTO General Assembly (30 November-3...
Africa’s savannah conservation land in a bad way
New research suggests that over 80% of Africa's savannah conservation land is failing or deteriorating with just 10% in a state of success or recovery. The study, published in Conservation Letters, assessed the performance of 516 protected areas and community...
SAIPA announces Olympiad winners
The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) has awarded the winners of its National Accounting and Maths Olympiad (NAMO). "This year, we took the competition in a whole new direction and the results were outstanding," says Professor Rashied Small,...
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Proactive surveillance curbs heists
Of the many aspects of cash handling, cash-in-transit has typically been the most difficult to secure. Transportation of luxury goods and cash have always been targets for crime syndicates, and while the frequency of cash-in-transit heists may have reduced in recent...
Seacom enhances IP/MPLS network
Seacom has announced that it has chosen Juniper and Cisco to provide their latest technology for a complete upgrade of the Seacom global IP & MPLS network. The network equipment upgrade is all part of Seacom’s continuing commitment to provide its customers with...
Kaspersky offers interactive cyberthreat map
Kaspersky Lab has launched an interactive cyberthreat map that visualises cyber security incidents occurring worldwide in realtime. The types of threats displayed include malicious objects detected during on-access and on-demand scans, e-mail and Web antivirus...
Torque IT wins Oracle award
Leading ICT training solutions provider Torque IT has won the 2013 Best Oracle Approved Education Reseller (OAER) Partners Business Growth Award in South Africa, beating more than 206 other resellers of Oracle products in the country. This award is based on business...
AngloGold Ashanti wins SAP award
For the third year in a row, an African company has scooped top honours at the SAP Quality Awards for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), highlighting the continent’s leading role when it comes to qualitative and innovative SAP software implementation. SAP’s...
Ensuring personalised customer communication
Social media is becoming an increasingly popular channel of communication for consumers wanting to lodge complaints about poor service or inferior products. Does this mark a change in preference over more traditional routes, such as telephone, fax, e-mail and the Web?...
Trend Micro grows cloud security solutions
Reinforcing on-going support of the AWS shared security model, Trend Micro Incorporated, an AWS (Amazon Web Services) Advanced Technology Partner and global leader in cloud security, announced at the AWS Summit 2014 new initiatives that will help organisations fulfil...
Debunking virtualisation myths
It can be tempting to think of virtualisation as a magic potion that will automatically allow IT departments to do more with less – but, says Warren Olivier, regional manager at Veeam Software, really making it work requires some changes in attitude, approach and...
Stratus introduces everRun Enterprise
Stratus Technology has announced the availability of everRun Enterprise, a next-generation software defined availability solution for downtime prevention. Designed to deliver mainframe-like reliability to virtualised workloads, everRun Enterprise keeps Windows and...
Data centres support cloud-based services
Data centres in South Africa are riding a wave of opportunity as the increased availability of bandwidth, proliferation of connected devices, and regulatory compliance requirements have caused explosive growth in data loads. In particular, the need for enterprises to...
Data Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:An international and highly regarded organisation dedicated to "doing good" for society, they are renowned for their ethics, upliftment programs and while their tech environment is leading edge, this organisation is ideal for someone who wants to make...
Remedy Tester – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Join our dynamic team as a Remedy Tester, where innovation meets impact! At the forefront of global strategy, our Consulting company in Cape Town invites you to pioneer change and shape industries. Elevate your career with unparalleled opportunities and be part of a...
Devops Engineer – Gauteng Midrand
Are you ready to groove into a dynamic role where you'll be the mastermind behind our global IT network operations? If you're passionate about automation, cloud infrastructure, and keeping things funky fresh, we want you to join us as our DevOps Maestro - Network...
Data Engineer (CPT/JHB Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:CREATE and implement scalable data architectures, develop and optimize ETL processes while ensuring the availability, quality and integrity of data throughout the organization of a leading Group operating a portfolio of leading responsible travel companies...
Junior IT Support Engineer
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join our team as a Junior IT Support Engineer. The ideal candidate will have a passion for technology, excellent problem-solving skills, and a desire to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment. The Junior IT...
IFS Tester
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Data Engineer (CPT/JHB Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:CREATE and implement scalable data architectures, develop and optimize ETL processes while ensuring the availability, quality and integrity of data throughout the organization of a leading Group operating a portfolio of leading responsible travel companies...
Junior IT Support Engineer – Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join our team as a Junior IT Support Engineer. The ideal candidate will have a passion for technology, excellent problem-solving skills, and a desire to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment. The Junior IT...
IFS Tester – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Join our dynamic team as a IFS Tester, where innovation meets impact! At the forefront of global strategy, our Consulting company in Cape Town invites you to pioneer change and shape industries. Elevate your career with unparalleled opportunities and be part of a...
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