Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

AI is changing enterprises, and already driving value

By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to pay off for early enterprise adopters. More than half of companies that have implemented AI are now seeing a return on investment, with the most value reported by future-built organisations. This is the...

Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Brace for severe solar storms tonight

NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) -- a division of the National Weather Service -- is monitoring the sun following a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that began on May 8. Space weather forecasters have issued a Severe (G4)...

Escalating fraud an increased risk for all South Africans

The South African fraud landscape has increased steadily over the past five years, making this one of the top risks South Africans face daily, according to the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS). "This increase is alarming and indicative of how South...

Unified data management enables next-generation analytics

Kathy Gibson reports from InterSystems Virtual Summit 2021 – As analytics becomes increasingly more important, a unified data platform is not only becoming more critical but users are demanding more functionality from it. Jeff Fried, data platforms product director at...

Innovation critical to keep healthcare systems relevant

Kathy Gibson reports from InterSystems Virtual Summit 2021 – The global healthcare world is in a period of rapid evolution, and systems are under pressure to stay current. “Covid-19 has forced systems to change at a pace unknown until now,” says Dimitri Fane, product...

Parents more worried about child consent than Covid-19 vaccine

The announcement by the South African government that children aged 12-18 are now eligible for Covid-19 vaccination has brought with it intense discussion around consent and the rights of minors. While this is so far a theoretical concern, given that most children in...

Public cloud sets the scene for SA’s business growth

The IDC South African Public Cloud Market study 2021-2025 found that one word defines the future - momentum. Cloud deployments underwent rapid growth in 2020 as enterprises raced to connect geographically dispersed workforces and build digitally robust business...

Digital government programs fail to scale

Despite increased focus and investment, 55% of digital government programs are failing to scale, according to a survey from Gartner. Government CIOs can adopt practices from digitally advanced governments to successfully scale their own programs. "Citizens expect...

Malware stalks SA mobile users

Kaspersky researchers have disclosed the results of the global analysis of stalkerware programs - commercially available spyware often used for domestic abuse. According to their calculations, 318 users in South Africa have found out they have stalkerware programs on...

Cyberthreats pivot, become more sophisticated

Bad actors have taken note of successful tactics from 2021, including those making headlines tied to ransomware, nation states, social media and the shifting reliance on a remote workforce. McAfee and FireEye, in their 2022 Threat Predictions, expect them to pivot...

Cybercriminals evolve their tactics, find new opportunities

While cybercriminals continue to leverage the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, they are also finding new opportunities for attack with deepfakes, cryptocurrency, mobile wallets and more. This is among the findings from Check Point Software Technologies' cyber-security...

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Project management to boom in 2014

Will 2014 be the year for truly effective project management systems? Definitely, say experts in the field of project and portfolio management. With key game-changing trends including collaboration, mobility, unified communications, the cloud and the Internet of...

AfDB, AVU explore e-learning benefits

“We consider the African Virtual University (AVU) Project very critical to the effort to improve access to higher education in Africa and are pleased to learn that the deliberations on the integration of e-learning and open education into mainstream education...

Gadget insurance a sure thing

SureThing SA, the country’s newest and most affordable gadget insurance solution, covers all your personal electronic gadgets for as little as R70 per month. SureThing SA provides immediate, inexpensive and reliable insurance for your cell phone, tablet, game console,...

Aptronics architects now HP-certified

Aptronics, one of South Africa’s foremost black empowered IT solutions providers, exceeded HP’s minimum requirements for platinum partnership status after five of the company’s senior architects achieved certification of the HP Master ASE course and exam in October...

Aspect Software introduces Zipwire

Aspect Software, a leading provider of fully-integrated customer interaction management, workforce optimisation, and back-office solutions, and drawing on 40 years of delivering enhanced customer experience solutions has announced a feature-rich, cloud-based contact...

Pragma academy offers new certificate

The Pragma Academy, which has been in existence for the last eleven years, has recently offered the Certificate in Physical Asset Management (CPAM). The three-year certificate is divided into three streams and can now effectively be used as a road map for career...

Don’t be a hostage to ransomware

Latest-generation ransomware can permanently encrypt business files, unless you pay to free them. Doros Hadjizenonos, Sales manager at Check Point South Africa takes a look at how ransomware is on the rise, and how firms can defend their data against being taken...

XON establishes storage division

XON, the BBBEE South African ICT solutions business, has completed building its end-to-end ICT solutions offering with the creation of XON Storage, Compute and Availability, which will be headed up by industry veteran Jason Barr. XON Storage, Compute and Availability...

Powering skills development with technology

As high end ICT skills become increasingly in demand, a partnership between the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Department of Computing Sciences and SYSPRO is using new technologies in innovative ways, to address the ICT skills shortfall. With a focus on...

Stratus releases OpenStack cloud software

Stratus Technologies, the leading provider of availability solutions, today launched a beta program aimed at improving the reliability of cloud infrastructures. The program will test Stratus’ next-generation suite of software solutions that enable always-on clouds...

SAP EWM Consultant (Advanced) 2626 TT

Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for Business Blueprint documentABAP debugging beneficial (Workbench related knowledge of new development/enhancements)Setting up the organization structure of...

IT Project Manager

Part time position (15 to 20 hours per week)Requiring an Afrikaans speaking person REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 5 years exp in the Learning and Development fieldMinimum 5 years project Management exp on a corporate levelProven exp in stakeholder communication and management...

Senior Erlang Developer

We are looking for experienced developers with knowledge of functional programming languages such as Erlang, Clojure, Haskell, Scala and the imperative languages like C, Java and Objective-C. The right candidates will join small teams of highly skilled systems...

IT Technical Support – Western Cape Cape Town

The main purpose of this role is to provide client support by resolving requests and incidents to ensure optimal infrastructure functionality. This is a 1st line support role. Key ResponsibilitiesProcess client requests and resolve incidents swiftlyEnsure hardware,...

SAP EWM Consultant (Advanced) 2626 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for Business Blueprint documentABAP debugging beneficial (Workbench related knowledge of new development/enhancements)Setting up the organization structure of...

IT Project Manager – Gauteng Woodmead

Part time position (15 to 20 hours per week)Requiring an Afrikaans speaking person REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 5 years exp in the Learning and Development fieldMinimum 5 years project Management exp on a corporate levelProven exp in stakeholder communication and management...

Senior Erlang Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

We are looking for experienced developers with knowledge of functional programming languages such as Erlang, Clojure, Haskell, Scala and the imperative languages like C, Java and Objective-C. The right candidates will join small teams of highly skilled systems...

Solutions Architect

An industry leading Bank has an exciting opportunity available for a Solutions Architect to join their dynamic team.Purpose StatementLet me tell you a bit about yourself.You are a tech-savvy individual who understands the importance of staying ahead of the game when...

.Net Full Stack Developer

We're looking for a Full Stack .NET Developer to join our team. As part of our dynamic and growing organization, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with a talented team of developers. The successful candidate will be...

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