Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

Modest but steady growth forecast for data centre power

The global data centre power market is expected to reach $15,01-billion by 2030 - with a CAGR of 8,1% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new study by Grand View Research. The factor driving the market growth is the shift in focus of end users towards co-location and...

US telcos struggle with channel partners

US telcos are facing hurdles in differentiating themselves within the indirect B2B channel, according to recent findings from GlobalData. While recognising the value of third-party partnerships in enterprise business, telcos struggle to set themselves apart in their...

Global Innovation Forum supports entrepreneurship

The 2021 edition of the Global Innovation Forum, held by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from 25 to 29 October, focused on "building partnerships to mainstream entrepreneurship" and named the winners of the 2021 ITU Innovation Challenges. The forum...

Companies failing to act on ESG issues risk losing investors

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors increasingly drive investment strategies, and new research from PwC finds ESG has now become a make-or-break consideration for leading investors globally. Almost half of investors surveyed, 49%, express willingness to...

New vehicle sales slower but strong

Stock shortages continued to thwart South Africa's new vehicle market during October. However, the market continued to show a robust performance, despite the volumes being lower than September. According to naamsa the Automotive Business Council, 41 035 new vehicles...

These transformations are critical to compete in a digital-first world

International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced its worldwide information technology (IT) industry predictions for 2022 and beyond. While the disruptive forces unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic continue to shape the global business ecosystem, one important trend...

Risk management must address shifting nature of business volatility

The past two years have been incredibly volatile, according to Aon's 2021 Global Risk Management Survey, with the global Covid-19 pandemic having had a ripple effect across other types of risk, such as heightened awareness of reputation and cyber, as long-tail risks...

One-vendor approach to cloud pronounced dead

A new global study from IBM shows there has been a drastic shift in business needs as only 3% of respondents reported using a single private or public cloud in 2021, down from 29% in 2019 - establishing hybrid cloud as the dominant IT architecture. The global study,...

Robots set to alleviate data centre staff shortages

By 2025, half of cloud data centres will deploy advanced robots with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities, resulting in 30% higher operating efficiency, according to Gartner. "The gap between growing server and storage volumes at data...

AI helps to improve team culture

More than 75% of managers who reported that their artificial intelligence implementations improved their team's decision-making and efficiency also saw improvements in collective learning (87%), team morale (79%), and collaboration (78%). This is according to the...

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Livescribe 3 now available in SA

The Livescribe 3 smartpen has been released in South Africa. It is Livescribe's third generation smartpen using Bluetooth Smart wireless technology. Users simply twist a ring on the elegant black and chrome smartpen to begin writing and watch your words and diagrams...

Huawei, HGST partner on hard drives

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced that they have entered a partnership with Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), a leading HDD provider, to deploy the new HGST Ultrastar He6 6Tb helium-filled...

Riverbed enhances partner programme

Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, has announced important improvements to its partner programme that will simplify processes, training and competency certification to help partners capitalise on new market prospects and...

Lenovo debuts multimode Yoga Tablet in SA

Lenovo, the number one personal technology company (IDC results Q3) in the world and multimode computing leader, debuted its first multimode Yoga Tablet in South Africa at a media launch event with tech-savvy entertainment personality, Gareth Cliff. Known for...

Document management aids disruptive tech

According to Andrew Griffith, product manager: office products at Bidvest company, Konica Minolta South Africa, there has been a major shift in the approach companies take with regard to document management, as well as in the way in which vendors within this space...

Imprimatic Printers buys Xerox colour press

Litho print shop Imprimatic Printers has grown its business and expanded its customer base by offering digital printing services to its customers. This follows the company’s purchase of a Xerox Colour C75 Press from Introstat, a Xerox reseller and Bytes Document...

Police tap into the power of SMS

The Humewood police station in Port Elizabeth is making use of an innovative SMS service by Vox Telecom to keep in close communication with the community at large and improve services. “A number of police stations in the Eastern Cape have been making use of a Vox...

Q-KON SA offers session border controller

The telecommunications industry’s latest software-based session border controller (SBC), developed by Sonus Networks, is now available locally through Q-KON SA, a turn-key satellite connectivity provider, and the distributor of the Sonus products to the African market...

SAP, ICTWorx meet skills demand in Africa

On the heels of SAP Africa’s recent announcement of an agreement with the World Bank to consolidate skills development efforts in Africa, SAP Africa Education has further committed to help increase the size of the resource pool of trained SAP professionals in South...

SecureData joins HID’s partner programme

SecureData Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSE-listed SecureData Holdings, has announced that it has become a member of the HID Advantage Partner Programme. The Programme is an extension of Genuine HID and is designed to assure the delivery of superior quality...

Data Scientist – Gauteng Menlyn

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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...

C# Developer

Our client is looking for a skilled Developer to join their team. It's an Agile development team creating complex software solutions. Requirements: BSc. in Software Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or a similar.Proven experience as a Unity or Unity3D Developer with...

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Job Title: Solution Analyst Job Summary: Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well-established client base. We...

SKA Developer (Python/C++)

ENVIRONMENT:JOIN a team of Scientists, Engineers and Computer Scientists working on the Square Kilometre Array, the world's largest and most advanced radio telescope project. We are seeking a Developer with an interest in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition...

Solutions Architect – Western Cape Cape Town

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...

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Solution Analyst at Reverside – Gauteng

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