AI drives massive data centre investments
Kathy Gibson reports from Zagreb, Croatia - The data centre today is becoming an artificial intelligence (AI) factory, and this means organisations have to find new ways to quickly build capacity. This is the word from Vladimir Galabov, research director: cloud and...
IT decision-makers ready to embrace GenAI
Generative AI (GenAI) is the accelerator of the decade, representing a significant and immediate opportunity for organisations. A Dell Technologies GenAI Survey of 500 IT decision-makers (ITDMs) with GenAI implementation responsibilities across France, Germany, the UK...
Africa Cyberlympics 2021 pre-qualifier is now open
The Africa Cyber Defense Forum (ACDF), a continental platform for public-private cooperation, today announced the launch of the annual Cyberlympics pre-qualifying round, sponsored and facilitated by CompTIA. The pre-qualifier is open to African nationals of any age...
Global tech provider M&A activity set for boom
By 2022, the level of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity involving technology providers will surpass previous highs recorded in 2018. According to Gartner, acquisitions of tech providers were briefly impacted in 2020 by the onset of the pandemic, but...
BCX opens entries for Digital Innovation Awards 2021
BCX is calling on businesses to enter the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2021. Now in its third year, #BCXDIA recognises organisations that transform their businesses through technological advancements and digital transformation despite the challenging times....
Video games an easy gateway for cybercriminals
Lockdown has led to a huge upsurge in the use of games consoles to help people stay entertained throughout the long hours of being cooped up indoors - but they are also an easy way for cybercriminals to access people's systems and networks. Indeed, video gamers have...
Humans trump chatbots for customer retention
While many businesses are focused on acquiring new customers as part of their growth strategies, the importance of retaining their current customer base is often overlooked - which can actually have a negative effect on the business' bottom line and growth. Despite...
ConCourt delivers bad news for loyalty programme operators
On 21 May 2021, the Constitutional Court handed victory to SARS in a decision that may have sweeping ramifications for retailers who operate loyalty plans similar to the Clicks ClubCard loyalty programme. By Jean du Toit, head of tax technical at Tax Consulting and...
Devices updates provide an excuse for meeting no-shows
At least 15% of employees in South Africa confirm they have pretended their devices were installing updates so they would not have to attend a call or meeting. This excuse is plausible because software updates can disrupt workdays, with one-third (34%) of employees...
MTN once again SA’s most valuable brand
MTN has emerged as South Africa's most valuable brand for tenth consecutive year, with a brand value of R44,8-billion. This is according to the Brand Finance South Africa 50 2021 report, which also found that Capitec is the country's strongest brand, with an AAA...
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Avoiding mobile app development pitfalls
Mobile development has come a long way in the last few years and it continues to evolve at a rapid pace with the constant release of new and more powerful smartphones that are packed with new features, says Nick Durrant, MD at Bluegrass Digital. It can be a challenge...
EC college invests in ITS Integrator
The King Hintsa Further Education and Training (FET) College has acquired the ITS Integrator solution to streamline and automate their day-to-day operations, and to provide integrated management information to support decision-making at various levels. The solution is...
Trustwave launches TrustKeeper Community
Trustwave has announced a new online community designed to foster discussions and a better understanding of information security and compliance best practices. The exclusive Trustwave TrustKeeper Community is a moderated social network where small businesses can...
BWise, IQ Business ink partnership
BWise, a NASDAQ OMX company and the leading provider of enterprise governance, risk management and compliance (eGRC) software, has announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with IQ Business, the leading independent, management consulting firm in South...
Ocular Technologies announces new capability
Contact centre solution provider, Ocular Technologies has announced that its Aspect Unified IP offering can now be fully integrated with Microsoft Lync Server 2013. “Through our software partner, Aspect Software, we now have the capability to empower agents to...
Collaboration to elevate data visualisation
Companies are using data visualisation to communicate with their employees, their stakeholders through their annual reports for example, their partners, and their marketing departments use them to communicate with media and customers, they are used in white papers,...
The evolution of telephony
Communications technology has made astounding advances over time, and yet has not been allowed to deliver on its promise of bringing information to areas where it has the most potential for change and progress, says Rob Lith, business development director, Connection...
Adobe announces Creative Cloud addition
Dax Data has announced the local availability of Adobe’s latest addition to its Creative Cloud family — single desktop applications. Creative teams can now purchase membership of a single app like Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC or any other of the entire...
Radwin provides network for municipality
Internet connectivity is essential to the functioning of any business, and municipalities are no exception. Municipalities around the world are using Internet connectivity to operate more efficiently and improve service delivery to their communities, and require the...
Ster-Kinekor app reaches 1m downloads
The Ster-Kinekor App has been available for download across all mobile platforms for just under a year. This past week it recorded its one millionth download, a milestone believed to be a first for an app across all platforms in South Africa. “Achieving the magical...
IT Field Support Technician – Gauteng Johannesburg
MUST BE: Mobile and have a reliable car, Valid driver's License, Live in Cape Town and Polokwane Role: Troubleshoot/Identify and resolve hardware, software, application and operating system issues at customer sites.Install and configure end users' computers and...
Systems Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg North
We are looking for a Systems Analyst/Engineer to join a young, passionate IT team driven by new technologies where the word "legacy" doesn't exist. All their business systems are developed in their google-style offices, on new tech by, happy people. If you like...
Junior HTML Coder at Accenture
About 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 operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
SCADA Systems Engineer (SKA)
ENVIRONMENT:Join a pioneering team at the forefront of radio astronomy technology, driving innovation in the development of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the world's largest and most advanced radio telescope project. We are seeking a talented SCADA Systems...
Business Intelligence Analyst at warehousing and Distribution
Urgently seeking a Business Intelligence analyst with QlikView/ Qlik Sense experience to complete a 6 months contract with a possibilty of it been extended in the warehousing and distribution sector. Will be an onsite roleMinimum Requirements must be skilled at...
IT Technical Support at NTT Motor Group
We have an exciting opportunity for a End User Support Engineer to join the team based in Pretoria. This position is responsible for maintaining and proactively managing the infrastructure within dealerships as well as supporting the end users within these...
Solutions Architect
We are seeking a talented and experienced Solution Architect to join our team and play a critical role in designing and shaping the technology landscape for our financial services platform. As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for creating the...
Desktop Support Engineer (Plettenberg Bay)
ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE end-user support & analyses, diagnoses and resolve software and hardware problems ensuring optimal and uninterrupted functionality of operations as your strong technical skills is sought to fill the role of a Desktop Support Engineer for a...
Junior HTML Coder at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
About 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 operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
SCADA Systems Engineer (SKA) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:Join a pioneering team at the forefront of radio astronomy technology, driving innovation in the development of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the world's largest and most advanced radio telescope project. We are seeking a talented SCADA Systems...
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