AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

Fibre network operators proliferate, but confidence drops

Confidence in South Africa's fibre network operators (FNOs) is slipping. This is among the findings from the FNO perception survey released by Internet industry association ISPA. The February 2024 poll measured the views of about 50 Internet service providers (ISPs)...

Ferrari dons blue livery as it announces HP partnership

As HP and Ferrari announce a major new sponsorship, the racing team is set to switch its iconic red livery for blue in the upcoming Miami Grand Prix (3 to 5 May). The colour switch for the Miami meet is a nod to previous North American Grand Prix races when Ferrari...

Digital gender gap costs developing countries $1trn

New research has found that low and lower-middle income countries have lost an estimated $1-trillion in GDP in the last 10 years because of barriers preventing women from accessing the Internet and participating online. The study, conducted by the World Wide Web...

Young scientists beat the odds

An experiment to establish the effect of garden lights on swarms of honeybees awarded Rebecca Leisegang of Parktown Girls High School the top junior prize and a cash amount of R50 000 in the annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair awards...

Industrial businesses invest in digital transformation, sustainability

A massive 85% of businesses plan to increase their investment in digital transformation over the next three years in order to tackle climate change, embrace automation and unlock the performance benefits of advanced technologies. This is among the findings from an...

Tether troubles could trigger cryptocurrency turbulence

New controversies regarding Tether are likely to cause short-term volatility in the cryptocurrency market, affecting the prices of bitcoin, Ethereum and others. This is the warning from Nigel Green the CEO of deVere Group, following a Bloomberg report headlined...

Trickbot back as most wanted malware

The Trickbot has returned to the top of the list having fallen into second place in August following a three-month long reign, according to the Global Threat Index for September 2021 from Check Point Research (CPR). The remote access trojan, njRAT, has entered the top...

More education needed to realise benefits of debt counselling

Recent statistics released by Veri Cred Credit Bureau (VCCB) show the staggering scale of the debt crisis faced by South African consumers. The data puts the current debt - which represents all the debt still outstanding at the end of Q2, 2021 (after some partial...

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PwC achieves better backups with Veeam

Like many companies, PricewaterhouseCoopers South Africa (PwC) hoped its legacy backup solution for physical servers would perform just as well in a virtualised environment. But as the company approached complete virtualisation, says Senior Manager for Hosted Services...

Kaspersky products win in Dennis testing

Kaspersky Labs is proud to announce that its products, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Kaspersky Small Office Security, have both earned first place in quarterly independent testing performed by Dennis Technology Labs in categories for corporate security...

BYOD sounds good, but is it practical?

Since the beginning of the year I have been running a bring your own device (BYOD) experiment, writes Peter Scheffel, chief technology officer at bbd. No I’m not talking about my own phone or my own iPad. These devices, while they are capable of doing some work in the...

IBM, Datawatch turn ECM into data insights

Datawatch and IBM have announced the industry's first integrated content management and analytics solution that lets IBM Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD) users gain insight from big data trapped within their CMOD systems. The first of its kind, this-self-service...

Automation the key challenge this decade

“Shifting to business process automation is the biggest technological change CEOs will face this decade,” says Alexander Mehlhorn, CEO of software development company Framework One. “The rise of smart machines will force an evolution in the way we work and give rise...

Digital forensics uncovers the truth

What if an employee visits the Human Resources Department with allegations that a colleague sent them offensive e-mails? What if the suspected employee deleted certain files from their computer? What would you do? Digital Forensics can retrieve deleted files and allow...

The Internet of Things craze

The term the Internet of Things (IoT) was conceived when the Massachusetts Institute of Technology set up the Auto ID Centre in 1998. It focused on applying an electronic tag (RFID) to all items, effectively connecting them to a wider network - the Internet, says...

Oracle announces Utilities Data Model

Oracle has announced Oracle Utilities Data Model, a pre-built standards-based data warehouse schema and set of business intelligence dashboards designed to help utilities analyze growing smart grid and other enterprise data and quickly drive new business intelligence...

How to diagnose a security breach

A popular maxim today is that there are only two kinds of companies – those who have been breached, and those who have been breached but don’t know about it. Given that recent research has revealed that the average advanced persistent threat lurks on a business...

Itec Group launches Itec Shared Services

With the office automation, software, PBX and telecommunications industry rapidly evolving, companies in this market must continuously innovate and change with shifting client requirements to stay competitive. In light of this, Itec has launched Itec Shared Services –...

SAP Basis Consultant

Ready to accelerate your career? We are looking for an SAP Basis Consultant to join the automotive dream team. If you are fuelled by a love for technology and have a knack for keeping systems running smoothly, apply today and let us race toward success together!...

Agile Product Owner – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

6 -12 month contract (6 months with renewal)Only Cape Town-based applicants will be considered Overview: This role is primarily responsible for working closely with the Product Manager and/or Business Owner and inputting into the strategy and product vision by...

Software Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

Managing projects / processes. Ability to develop within a specific sought-after programming language. Strong working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches used to build application solutions. Working knowledge with software development...

Application Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera

Our client, a market leader in the IT Industry, based in Gqeberha, is currently looking to employ an Applications Developer.An awesome career opportunity awaits you!Requirements:Minimum 1 - 3 years' experience with Portfolio (excluding Internships)Own reliable...

SAP Basis Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Ready to accelerate your career? We are looking for an SAP Basis Consultant to join the automotive dream team. If you are fuelled by a love for technology and have a knack for keeping systems running smoothly, apply today and let us race toward success together!...

Data Base Adminstrator

We excited to announce that our client in the telecommunication industry is looking for a Database administrator this person is going to be responsible for the implementation, maintenance performance,intergrity and security of a number of oracle databases.12-month...

Flutter Developer

REMOTE WORK FROM HOME Our client, a fast-growing tech company specialising in Higher-Ed digital innovation with international project experience offering. They are passionate about creating cutting-edge products that improve efficiency and user experience. As they...

Power Platform Developer

We are seeking a Microsoft Power Platform Developer to join our Automation team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft Power Platform-based automation solutions/ business applications that meet our clients'...

Mid-Level Software Engineer

A client with offices all around SA & abroad is looking to expand their team and employ a Mid-Level Software Engineer (Java, Node.JS, TypeScript). Candidate should be well-rounded with 4-7 years' of solid development experience Back-end and Full-Stack Development...

Data Base Adminstrator – Gauteng Johannesburg

We excited to announce that our client in the telecommunication industry is looking for a Database administrator this person is going to be responsible for the implementation, maintenance performance,intergrity and security of a number of oracle databases.12-month...

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