The cyberthreats African industrial organisations should be aware of
According to Kaspersky statistics, in the first quarter of 2024 the percentage of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) computers globally on which malicious objects were blocked decreased by 1,3 percentage points from the first quarter of the previous year to 24,4%. In...
The future belongs to the innovators
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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...
This is who is most invested in cryptocurrency
According to the latest survey, conducted by Morning Consult, 15% of US adults have a "very favourable" opinion of cryptocurrency and 17% have a "somewhat favourable" opinion. On the other hand, 10% have a "somewhat unfavourable" opinion, and 11% have a "very...
What South Africans searched for in 2021
As the pandemic entered the second year, “Sassa status check” emerged as the top trending search in 2021, demonstrating the impact Covid-19 has had on the livelihoods of South Africans. Google’s 2021 Year in Seach also reveals the country's uncompromising love of...
5G live stream showcases endangered penguins
Huawei and Telkom have supported a 5G live stream of Africa's endangered penguins to highlight role of 5G and supporting technology for conservation and environmental protection as well as other 5G use case. The live stream from Boulders Beach in Cape Town, home to...
Most workers support mask, vaccine mandates
There is widespread support among workers across the world for workplace Covid-control mandates. On average, about three in four employed adults agree that everyone in their workplace should be fully vaccinated (78%), undergo frequent testing if unvaccinated (74%),...
Covid-19 drives dramatic workplace shifts
While workplaces have seen major economic, social, environmental, and technological changes recently, the pandemic accelerated trends including remote working, shifting employees' expectations, learning and development, purpose and belonging at work, and employee...
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New workforce demands mobility
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Infor announces CloudSuite
Infor, a leading provider of business application software, has announced Infor CloudSuite, the first group of industry-specific application suites available on Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud. Infor CloudSuite provides beautiful software with deep industry...
SA still tier one as Africa moves into cloud
Despite African countries' uptake of the cloud seeming to outpace South Africa's, Red Hat continues to view the country as tier one. Research by WorldWideWorx shows that, during 2014, 24% of companies in Kenya, 44% in Nigeria and 16% in South Africa intend to use...
Microsoft VL financing for Rectron customers
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Fortinet delivers FortiGate for AWS
Fortinet has announced that the company’s flagship award-winning FortiGate security platform is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS), a division of Amazon.com, in the AWS Marketplace. FortiGate-VM is strategically designed to help customers better mitigate...
DVT Academy announces new Agile courses
Software development company DVT has announced a new series of Agile-certified training courses to be held in April and May in Johannesburg and Cape Town respectively. The two courses – Leading SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and Agile@Scale – will appeal to program and...
Manufacturers move to the cloud
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Networked economy trends transform Africa
We live in a networked world in which, like it or not, we are all connected to communities that keep us informed and can help us learn, share and consume more efficiently. Organisations are now inextricably tied into a networked economy, as they are connected more...
Q-KON, Ruckus grow wireless in Africa
Q-KON has joined the Ruckus Wireless Big Dog Partner Program. As a Big Dog Partner, Q-KON has committed to represent the Ruckus brand in Africa and add value to projects by helping companies to monetise WiFi. Ruckus Wireless is a global supplier of advanced wireless...
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)
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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
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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....
Tax Technical Consultant – Gauteng Menlyn
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