Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Healthy growth forecast for 5G networks

The global 5G infrastructure market will reach $95,88-billion by 2030 - with a CAGR of 22,9% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. A surge in demand for 5G connections globally is vital in driving industry growth. The demand for a 5G...

Google’s smartphones face huge loyalty issues

Despite its maximum efforts to take market share from Apple and Samsung, Google still remains a niche player in the smartphone market, according to research group Stocklytics. Although the tech giant aims to win more new users with its latest model - Pixel 8a and its...

Solana tipped to outperform other cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency Solana is likely to again outperform both bitcoin and Ethereum, the world's two biggest digital currencies, in 2022. The bullish prediction from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, comes amid another sharp bearish dip for leading...

Thousands of organisations at risk from Kafdrop

Researchers at cybersecurity company Spectral have discovered a security flaw in Kafdrop, a popular open-source UI and management interface for Apache Kafka clusters that has been downloaded more than 20-million times. They believe companies that could be affected...

Smartphone shipments to grow despite supply chain constraints

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones will grow 5,3% year over year in 2021, reaching 1,35-billion shipments. However, due to the lower than expected third quarter and the continued...

Southern Ocean plays a vital role in absorbing CO2

Observations from research aircraft show that the Southern Ocean absorbs much more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases, confirming it is a very strong carbon sink and an important buffer for the effects of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to a...

Digital holiday shopping fraud continues to increase

A significant 17,5% of all global e-commerce transactions - and 7,8% of South African transactions - made between 25 and 29 November were potentially fraudulent, according to findings from TransUnion around global e-commerce fraud trends that occurred during the...

Notebook revenues still going strong

Notebook revenues through European distribution have continued their impressive performance in the first few weeks of Q4 2021 as organisations look to support the new hybrid workplace and consumer sales are up, according to new data from Context. The latest analysis...

Beware of online shopping delivery scams

Cybersecurity researchers are urging consumers to be on the lookout for delivery scams following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and in the lead up to the holidays. This comes after Mimecast's threat hunting team detected malicious emails and spoofed web pages...

Opt-out rate for mobile app tracking to decline by 2023

The opt-out rate for mobile app tracking will decline from 85% in 2021 to 60% by 2023 as consumers gain experience with untargeted ads, according to Gartner. While Apple has added new privacy features in iOS for consumers to manage how they are tracked, marketers must...

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WebFocus offers social media analytics tool

Social media analytics, to a large extent, are meaningless. The number of likes, comments and shares are mostly worthless statistics. The figures give no real insight into the actual value of social media and how it is impacting a brand. Research shows that an average...

Convergence increases tablet demand

The shifting dynamics of how people are opting to utilise their personal computers has resulted in a change in the type of device being chosen. Increasingly consumers are requiring mobile devices that can be utilised for both work and play.  The professional-consumer,...

Oracle release boosts workforce management

Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management 2.2 with new enhancements to help electric, gas and water utilities achieve greater operational efficiency by streamlining field crew management and supporting mobile worker safety....

Poll customers with satisfaction surveys

Customers are the lifeblood of any business. Business owners want them to be happy. That’s why the saying exists that “the customer is always right” – even if they are not. If the customer doesn’t complain, most business owners assume that they are indeed satisfied...

Engen rolls-out iPads to 630 forecourts

Engen is an African-based energy company focused on petroleum products and related businesses. The company’s core functions are the refining of crude oil, the marketing of petroleum products and the provision of an extensive retail network of service stations and...

Pinnacle Africa distributes Samsung products

Pinnacle Africa is proud to announce that it has been appointed as an official distributor of Samsung Techwin’s B2B CCTV products. Pinnacle Africa is an entirely owned subsidiary of the JSE listed Pinnacle Holdings and works in close synergy with the other...

Samsung focuses on digital working world

As the digital revolution increasingly permeates our work and private lives, IT is becoming the heart of a company. Yet for information technologies to truly offer added value, they must be seamlessly integrated into a network and aligned to meet the users’ needs. At...

MTN offers new PayAsYouGo bundles

MTN South Africa today introduced three new MTN PayAsYouGo bundles (R7, R12 and R17) that offers its prepaid customers more free value and a guaranteed rate of 99c per minute at any time of the day across all networks. The MTN PayAsYouGo bundles also include free...

Six steps to becoming a social business

With businesses today diving into the social space at a dizzying pace, Oracle Social Cloud and Altimeter Group have released a new e-book that details how organisations can evolve across an increasingly dynamic and competitive landscape and become socially enabled...

Collibra involves users in data governance

Master Data Management, the reseller for Collibra in South Africa, has announced the latest integration of Collibra’ Data Governance Centre with IBM Infosphere, extending clients’ investment in IBM Infosphere to a wider business audience. Historically, data management...

ICT Web And Mobile Developer – Gauteng Centurion

Are you passionate about web and mobile development, with a knack for creating innovative and user-friendly solutions? We're looking for a skilled ICT Web and Mobile Developer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, testing,...

Software Developer – Maui – Western Cape Cape Town

Senior .NET Maui Specialist - Cape Town, Western Cape and Johannesburg, Gauteng - Contract (12 Months)Our Conglomerate client within the Financial Services Industry is currently on the hunt for their next successor in Mobile Development.Duties and ResponsibilitiesFor...

Software Application Developer

Our client in the IT industry, based in Cape Town, is currently looking to employ an Application Developer.Main purpose of the position:You will have to design, develop and support solutions based on the below frameworks and technologies.Duties:Writing medium to...

Cloud DevOps Engineer

As a Cloud DevOps Engineer, you will have primary responsibility for operations engineering to deliver ongoing operational and business initiative outcomes. You will be providing DevOps technical support to your team and other IT product teams to deliver services and...

Applications Developer

Key Responsibilities:Assist industry vendors and clients during test efforts to drive success of the project.Conduct Unit and Performance testing.Address all audit findings and ensure corrective action is being taken. Identify and prioritize key risks based on urgency...

Software Architect at Parvana Recruitment

About our client: Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....

Software Application Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client in the IT industry, based in Cape Town, is currently looking to employ an Application Developer.Main purpose of the position:You will have to design, develop and support solutions based on the below frameworks and technologies.Duties:Writing medium to...

Cloud DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

As a Cloud DevOps Engineer, you will have primary responsibility for operations engineering to deliver ongoing operational and business initiative outcomes. You will be providing DevOps technical support to your team and other IT product teams to deliver services and...

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Key Responsibilities:Assist industry vendors and clients during test efforts to drive success of the project.Conduct Unit and Performance testing.Address all audit findings and ensure corrective action is being taken. Identify and prioritize key risks based on urgency...

Software Architect at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About our client: Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....

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