Most South Africans struggle with workplace stress
A massive 85% of South Africans grapple with stress at their jobs - but that only 39% of employees find their wellbeing programmes "fairly effective". This is according to a new survey by insuretech YuLife and IPSOS, which shares that another 32% of respondents found...
Intel showcases scientific supercomputers
Intel has showcased AI-accelerated high performance computing (HPC) with leadership performance for HPC and AI workloads across Intel Data Centre GPU Max Series, Intel Gaudi2 AI accelerators and Intel Xeon processors. In partnership with Argonne National Laboratory,...
Are NFTs part of this decade’s investment megatrend?
NFTs - or non-fungible tokens - will become an integral part of the "tech investment megatrend" of the next decade. This is the word from Nigel Green, deVere Group chief executive and founder, despite a drop of about 80% in recent days in the NFT market from a peak of...
Demand for data privacy management stays strong
The data privacy management software market saw soaring growth in 2020 with worldwide revenues up 46,1% year over year. International Data Corporation (IDC) expects this growth to continue over the next several years, driven by the further expansion of data privacy...
New study uncovers the origin of African jackals
New research published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society has found the origin of some of the most emblematic groups of African carnivorous mammals: jackals. The international group of researchers describe a new species of canid (current family that...
Cybercrimes Bill signed into law
The Cybercrimes Bill has been signed by the president. This bill will now be known as the Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 (the Cybercrimes Act). By Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Karl Blom and Wendy Tembedza from Webber Wentzel This development is a welcome move in the...
IITPSA welcomes SARS’ move to AI, urges caution
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has welcomed the plans by the South African Revenue Service to use big data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve revenue collection and locate tax evaders. IITPSA board member...
24% of SA adults to shop Prime Day 2021
At least 24% of South African adults, or an estimated 9,5-million people, plan to shop this year's Amazon Prime Day sales on 21 June. The 'Finder's Amazon Prime Day Shopping Report', which polled 1 202 South African adults, reveals that 14% plan to buy an Amazon...
MEA PC market to pick up after Q2 dip
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computer (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, is expected to decline 2,4% year on year in shipment terms during the second quarter of 2021. According to the latest Worldwide...
Digital solutions sought to revitalise township economy
The Covid-19 crisis and accompanying national lockdown had a dramatic effect on all businesses, but those operating in the township economy were hardest hit, with 67% being unable to operate at all under stricter lockdown levels and 75% reporting a reduction in their...
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HP unveils HP OneView
HP recently unveiled HP OneView, an industry-first, consumer-inspired infrastructure management platform for HP Converged Infrastructure that simplifies the most basic steps that underlay all data centre processes - allowing IT teams to dramatically improve operations...
iPads in education: where to draw the line
Apple's iPad is rapidly finding its way into education systems all over the world. Schools in countries as diverse as South Korea, the Netherlands, Thailand, the UK and the US are using the best-selling tablet to supplement, and in some cases even entirely replace,...
EMC doubles channel partner revenue
EMC Southern Africa is positioning itself as a vendor of choice for the channel through an aggressive business partner programme that drives most of its sales through a network of resellers, systems integrators and consulting partners. Over the past seven years, EMC...
Westcon-Comztek wins Microsoft award
Westcon-Comztek has once again come out on top at the recent Microsoft Partner Awards raking in the award as Volume Licensing and Cloud Distributor of the year for 2013. The award ceremony, held in Johannesburg at the end of September, acknowledges and recognises the...
Racks save SMBs space
When it comes to IT equipment, most small medium businesses (SMBs) experience the same problem. Cables all over the place, servers taking up valuable office space, and other equipment scattered across the floor and on desks as space permits. Other than looking untidy,...
Understanding and using SAFe
The software development world is seeing a second wave of enterprise agility starting to happen. The first wave saw development teams become agile. The second wave is focused on the entire enterprise – marketing, development, IT operations, finance and so on. Agile...
First BYOD, now BYOA challenges IT
First it was bring your own device (BYOD) and now it’s bring your own app (BYOA) – another growing trend that is taking company data out of companies’ control and causing a security struggle for IT departments. “Employees are finding and downloading their third-party...
Security best practices for local SMB
Cybercrime in South Africa is increasing at epidemic proportions and small to medium businesses have turned into key targets for cybercriminals. Small businesses rarely recover from cyber-attacks, but there are some very simple steps you can take to protect your...
Bad data causes businesses to fail
Gartner says that poor data quality is a primary reason for 40% of business initiatives failing to achieve their targeted benefits. Data quality also affects the overall labour productivity by as much as 20%. Information management and data integration are expected to...
Accsys launches PeopleWare Mobi
Business Connexion Group member Accsys has once again proven the value of its people and technology expertise with the launch of PeopleWare Mobi, the first-of-its-kind employee self-service (ESS) mobile app to the domestic market. Accsys is a national supplier of...
DevOps Engineer at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
This is a remote position. About our client: Their vision is to promote South Africa as a region of excellence and establish it as a recognised contributor to the international IT and software industry. Operating as an agile organisation, they selectively take on...
Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Product design, programming, bug verification, and testing of computer programs for software products and/or customer applications. Researching...
Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Client Details:Having been operating successfully since 2004, our client is a reputable, international specialist in ICT services. They create tailored solutions for a number of blue-chip clients across industries such as telecommunication, retail and financial...
Blaze Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Blaze Software Developer to join our team. As a Blaze Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining applications using Blaze, a powerful rapid development framework.Our FICO Blaze Developer...
Developer .Net at Parvana Recruitment
Client Details: Our client is a prominent worldwide supplier of software and service offerings. They collaborate with major corporations across the globe, working together to achieve customer triumph and address their most critical business obstacles, ensuring they...
Developer – Internship Role (CPT) at Parvana Recruitment
Parvana Role: Our highly successful national client is looking for a bright and ambitious developer for their team. You are not expected to know anything, you will be provided with courses as well as on the job training which will last for over 4 months. This role can...
Software Development Project Manager
Role:Our client is looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead andcoordinate both in-house and outsourced software development projects. The ideal candidatewill have a sound technical foundation, excellent project management skills, and the ability...
Senior DBA
We are looking for a SQL DBA with exposure to Azure.Join the team and share their passion for implementing, customizing and supporting high quality business solutions.Responsibilities include:Coordinate and prioritise Database Management tasks through the effective...
Developer .Net at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Client Details: Our client is a prominent worldwide supplier of software and service offerings. They collaborate with major corporations across the globe, working together to achieve customer triumph and address their most critical business obstacles, ensuring they...
Developer – Internship Role (CPT) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Parvana Role: Our highly successful national client is looking for a bright and ambitious developer for their team. You are not expected to know anything, you will be provided with courses as well as on the job training which will last for over 4 months. This role can...
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