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...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

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...

IT distribution revenues continued to decline

IT distributor revenue experienced a year-on-year decline of 5,5% to $17,85-billion in the first quarter of 2024, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) North America Distribution Tracker (NADT). The market continued to rebalance following pandemic...

Time for channel players to place their bets as product shortages bite

High quality market analysis is at a growing premium as European channel businesses try to make sound strategic decisions to minimise the impact of product shortages. The latest data from Context reveals, that for the past year, the supply of notebooks (two weeks),...

This is why most engineers leave their jobs

More than half of engineers have considered leaving or left a job because of technical debt. This is according to Stepsize, a development tool for the healthy codebase, which examines the challenges tech companies face in hiring and retaining developers. While...

Computer graphics hardware market to hit $138bn

The surge in the use of mobile phones, the explosive growth of the gaming industry, and the evolving web technology have all been major factors driving the computer graphics hardware market. Although the entire industry was affected by the Covid-19, with global...

SA educator makes shortlist for StartUp Company of the Year

South African online safety and digital life skills program, MySociaLife, has been shortlisted as the 2021 StartUp Company of the Year at the GESS Education Awards Dubai to be held on 15 November. "To make it to the final nine is truly exciting, especially in a...

2Africa now longest undersea cable

The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, have announced the addition of a new segment - the 2Africa PEARLS branch - extending to the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and into India....

What can SA expect in the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic?

The Delta variant of Covid-19 is key to understanding the current trends around the reopening of the global economy, and what we can expect in the next phase of the pandemic. This is the word from Mark Ainsworth, head of data insights and analytics at Schroders, who...

Half a million companies went under during Covid-19

The mass layoffs and office closures caused by the Covid-19 have affected almost every industry and sector. As a result, hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide were pushed out of the track, and many of them couldn't meet the challenges posed by the pandemic....

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TAKEALOT.com releases app update

TAKEALOT.com has launched the first major update of its shopping app for Apple iOS and Android devices. The latest iteration has been deployed with a view to improving the overall shopping experience within the app, as well as including some groundbreaking new...

BetTech Gaming launches FMS

BetTech Gaming has launched its fully managed solution (FMS) – a cost-effective “business in a box” offering that provides a fast and hassle-free entry to the burgeoning i-gaming market. FMS is designed to minimise a partner’s efforts and maximise their revenues from...

Mitel delivers cloud for Princess Yachts

Mitel, a leading provider of cloud and premises-based unified communications software solutions, has delivered a telephony solution for Princess Yachts, forming one part of an extensive network upgrade and voice  solution. The Mitel solution is enabling over 400...

The business-IT divide

It is not a new notion that a strategic approach to IT impacts overall business performance. This school of thought has existed for many years. Leading information technology research and advisory company, Gartner, has long been advising CIOs to be more strategically...

Getting innovative about funding

South Africa’s young yet lively venture capital ecosystem is building momentum, with the increased availability of funding mechanisms for innovation being one important driver of this growth. Practitioners in the industry point out that successful venture...

Zensar joins Kapela and The Tomorrow Trust

Zensar Technologies has announced yesterday that an agreement has been entered into with a majority black owned investment business Kapela Fund (Kapela) and The Tomorrow Trust to set up a new broad-based black economic empowered (BBBEE) company in South Africa. Zensar...

Effortless convergence comes to SA

Technological convergence is the process through which pre-existing technologies merge or expand their scope to encompass other, multiple functions. Samsung Electronics has embraced this philosophy with the development of the "Smart Ecosystem", a hub within which its...

Network Platforms adds Mimecast offering

National IT solutions provider Network Platforms has announced that clients who invest in its Hosted Microsoft Exchange offering now have the option to integrate into the recently added Mimecast comprehensive security solution. As a recognised leader in the provision...

Oracle makes using tape storage easy

Oracle has announced StorageTek Linear Tape File System, Library Edition (LTFS LE) software. It enables customers to take advantage of tape’s low cost per terabyte without the operations and cost overhead of legacy tape management. With a familiar NAS-like file...

Mindjet offers MindManager 14 for Windows

Mindjet has announced the public availability of MindManager 14 for Windows, the most powerful version of the company’s desktop productivity software. With an expanded feature set that enables increased productivity, MindManager 14 helps today’s hurried business...

Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company, catering to vendors of asset management solutions with their hosted software. They have carved a niche for themselves by offering affordable premium software across various industries. The...

Senior Functional Specialist at Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd

Red Ember Recruitment is seeking to hire a Senior Functional Specialist based at the client in Parktown. Microsoft Dynamics AX/D365 Certifications as needed from time to time. Supporting business through all phases of the implementation process Experience in data...

Systems Analyst (.Net Development) – Centurion

Systems Analyst - Centurion Examining/maintenance checks current systems Incident/Request management Talking to users (requirements gathering) Liaising with other IT staff Implementing new systems / undertaking system deployments Travel is a key feature of the job as...

Senior Network Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

Senior Network Engineer - Western Cape, Cape Town (Permanent)Want to take your career to the next level in an organisation led by Innovation? Our client is on the prowl for their next successor in a Senior Network Engineer vacancy.Key Responsibilities: Ensure wireless...

Junior Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Our client is a prestigious boutique corporate advisory firm with a pan-African footprint, specializing in investor readiness and capital raising across various industries, with a dynamic team that thrives in a collaborative, client-facing environment.Our client is...

Senior Analyst at Kgabolize Recruitment Consultancy – Gauteng Menlyn

Our client based in Pretoria east is looking to employ a Qualified Senior Analyst on permanent basis. The purpose of the job is to assist in the management and supervision of the activities of the alternative Investments industry and to monitor Alternative Investments...

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