SA consumers continue to show resilience
According to TransUnion's Q1 2024 South Africa Industry Insights Report, consumers' credit appetite continued to grow despite the sustained high interest rate environment as consumer confidence improved slightly during this quarter - along with lower inflation metrics...
Hybrid multicloud adoption in financial services
While the current adoption of hybrid multicloud deployments remains consistent year-over-year in the financial services sector, respondents expect a significant 3x increase in adoption in the next three years, making it the leading IT model in the sector. This is the...
NVidia adds new GeForce devices, partners, omniverse for creators
At CES, NVidia has set out a new direction for the ultimate platform for gamers and creators, unveiling more than 160 gaming and laptop designs based on Studio GeForce, as well as new desktop and laptop GeForce RTX GPUs and technologies. The company also announced new...
AMD unveils new mobile graphics
AMD has unveiled additions and enhancements to the AMD Radeon graphics portfolio to deliver incredible, next-level experiences to more gamers. Bringing higher levels of performance to power a new class of premium laptops, the new solutions expand the AMD Radeon RX...
Will more countries adopt bitcoin as legal tender?
Bitcoin will be adopted as legal tender in three more countries in 2022, predicts Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. His prediction follows a forecast made on Sunday by Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador who tweeted a series of predictions about bitcoin to his...
Telkom confirms Interdict against ICASA ITA
Telkom confirms that it has filed an application asking the Gauteng High Court to review and set aside the Invitations To Apply (ITAs) published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on the 10 December 2021. The application includes an...
Sustainable packaging commitments won’t be met by 2025
While enterprise commitments to sustainable packaging have centered on 100% of packaging being reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, Gartner predicts that 90% of those public sustainable packaging commitments won’t be met by 2025 due to reliance on plastics and...
Digital Reality to buy majority stake in Teraco
Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Teraco Data Environments from a consortium of investors, including...
Campus switch sales hit an all-time high
Worldwide, campus switch market revenue reached a record level in 3Q 2021, according to a report by Dell’Oro Group. Growth was mostly propelled by 1 Gbps, which reached a record level in shipments during the quarter, while NBase-T ports were down Y/Y. “We have been...
Off-highway vehicle telematics systems set for rapid growth
Berg Insight estimates that the global installed base of active off-highway vehicle telematics systems reached 5,2-million units in 2020. This includes connected units deployed on various off-highway vehicles across the construction, mining, agriculture and forestry...
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NetApp delivers new unified storage solution
Customers moving to unbound clouds struggle to manage their data freely across both private and public clouds. To address this challenge, NetApp delivers new unified, scale-out innovations that enable enterprise customers to flexibly and efficiently manage and control...
Samsung launches Smart Trade programme in SA
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced a Smart Trade Programme; another first for the leading device manufacturer – which will see consumers trade a variety of old smartphone devices for a new Samsung phone, at a discounted rate. “Samsung is committed to...
Symantec appoints new country manager
Symantec announced it has appointed Nick Christodoulou as its new country manager in South Africa. Nick will be responsible for growing Symantec’s consumer, commercial and enterprise business, while strengthening cooperation with partners. The recent appointment...
How to monetise business data
As mobility, big data and mobile broadband continue to grow in significance, they are changing the personal and enterprise computing landscape. At the same time, data monetisation is emerging as a major topic of discussion, because each of these trends has potential...
Schneider holds counterfeit products survey
Schneider Electric, global specialist in energy management, has announced that it is behind the largest ever survey into counterfeit electrical products in Africa. This unprecedented survey involved 37 interviewers over a two-month period. Over 300 professionals were...
MTN Nigeria uses Ericsson managed services
Ericsson has signed a five-year managed services agreement with MTN, a leading telecommunications company with presence in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East, for its Nigeria operations. MTN Nigeria is the largest mobile operator in Nigeria and West Africa...
Teraco helps businesses connect to Africa
Despite uncertain economic times globally, Teraco, Africa’s first vendor neutral data centre, celebrated excellent growth during 2013. CEO Lex van Wyk says that Teraco is the fastest growing colocation provider on the continent and the company’s strong operational...
Netiq offers disaster recovery solution
Taking the guesswork out of estimating the infrastructure required to protect virtual and physical server workloads reduces back-up costs and improves operational efficiency. Most enterprises size their virtualised environments for optimal consolidation and...
Link acquires majority stake in Esop Shop
Link Market Services (Link), a leading provider of share registry and associated value-added services in Australasia has acquired a 70% equity stake in South Africa’s The Esop Shop, a company that provides expert advisory services on the design and establishment of...
Touch screen with a desktop interface
The latest version of Windows Operating Systems (OS), Windows 8.1, is now available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Combining the innovative touch-optimised features of Windows 8 with a familiar, desktop-friendly interface, along with several...
User Experience Designer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
User Experience DesignerLocation: Cape Town & JohannesburgAbout Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their...
SKA Mid – Snr Control Software Engineer at NRF National Research Foundation – Western Cape Observatory
Postion Summary: The Senior Control Software Engineer plans, implements, modifies, administers and evaluates Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for the SKA-Mid telescope. As a senior member of the team, they work with the SKA Observation...
Intermediate PHP Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
Our client, a leader in the broader IT space is seeking to employ an experienced an Intermediate PHP Developer to their team. This is an office based position; viz. Newton Park, Port Elizabeth. 3 years related PHP experience secures.An exciting career opportunity...
Software Engineer – Western Cape Observatory
They are responsible for writing the software that controls and monitor the telescope. Junior Software Engineers develop, test and maintain software solutions to meet the requirements. Software development of the telescope operational software. All stages of the full...
Systems Analyst – Gauteng Rosebank
Industry Information Technology / E-commerceLocation Hybrid (while we encourage our team members to work at the office as we believe communication is a key to collaboration; we are also open to a hybrid model: can be mostly remote). The RoleWe are seeking for an...
Senior Database Administrator
Our client is in search of a Senior Database Administrator who demonstrates expertise in Oracle, MS SQL, and cloud technologies. Key Requirements 3+ years' experience overall.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed]Oracle or MS SQLCloud - AWSShould you meet the requirements for this...
IT Auditor
Purpose of the role:Execute IT internal audit reviews under the guidance of an engagement manager within Group Internal Audit Services.Carry out internal audit work as assigned in line with the standards and methodologies set by IAS.This role also performs analysis on...
Network Administrator
A well-established public entity is seeking to appoint an Network Administrator.Qualifications and Experience:Degree or a three-year Diploma in Information Technology (IT) or related fields.5+ years' experience in the field handling network and ICT...
Software Developer
An exciting opportunity for an intermediate developer to join a growing company specialising in the utility and energy management space. You will be responsible for building software by writing code, as well as modifying existing code to fix...
Senior Database Administrator – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is in search of a Senior Database Administrator who demonstrates expertise in Oracle, MS SQL, and cloud technologies. Key Requirements 3+ years' experience overall.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed]Oracle or MS SQLCloud - AWSShould you meet the requirements for this...
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