Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

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%...

Starlink will cut off SA users

South African users of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service will be cut off from the end of this month. The service is not registered in this country and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) in November 2023 warned that it is illegal to...

Global coral bleaching event is happening now

The world is currently experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists and the network of global coral reef scientists aligned to the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). This...

Massive growth in fake vaccine certificate market

There has been a global boom in the black market for fake vaccine certificates on Telegram, following US President Biden’s vaccine mandate announcements last week. This is according to Check Point Research (CPR), which also fins that the black market for fake vaccine...

Overall cloud spending to hit $1,3trn by 2025

Over the past decade, cloud computing has become the foundation for the delivery of mobile and content services as well as an alternative to traditional enterprise computing environments. As businesses pivot to a digital-first economy, cloud will continue to play an...

PC growth spurt in MEA set to end soon

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computer (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, is expected to see shipments decline of 7,2% year on year for the second half of 2021. This is according to IDC's latest Quarterly PCD...

Attacks reach record highs in 2021

Trend Micro blocked 40,9-billion email threats, malicious files, and malicious URLs for customers in the first half of 2021, a 47% year-on-year increase. Ransomware remained the standout threat in the first half of the year as cyber criminals continued to target...

Mining organisations are becoming highly digitalised

More than half of the mining organisations operating around the world consider themselves to be repeatable data-led companies on the organisational data maturity scale, according to IDC’s 2021 Worldwide Mining Decision-Maker Survey. The ability to capture, clean, and...

Industrial control systems come under threat

Almost one in three industrial computers globally was subject to malicious activity in H1 2021, according to Kaspersky ICS CERT. During the first half of 2021, cybercriminals intensively used various types of spyware and malicious scripts while performing their...

Hlengiwe Mkhize dies

Hlengiwe Mkhize, the deputy minister in the Presidency for women, youth and persons with disabilities, has died. Mkhize served as deputy minister of telecommunications and postal services between 2014 and 2017, after being elected to the national assembly in 2009. She...

Market for fully printed sensors set to reach 4,9bn by 2032

Printed and flexible sensors constitute the largest printed electronics market outside of displays, and IDTechEx forecast that the market for fully printed sensors will reach 4,9-billion by 2032. This growth is despite the sustained displacement of its largest market...

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HP unveils powerful thin client

HP recently announced its most powerful thin client solution, the HP t820 Flexible Series Thin Client, to help businesses thrive with outstanding performance, security and manageability. HP also announced support for new NVIDIA GRID cards for the HP WS460c Generation...

Kaspersky secures mobile Android devices

Kaspersky Lab announces the release of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android locally, a powerful protection solution for smartphones and tablets running Android, the world’s most popular mobile operating system. The number of Internet-enabled mobile devices keeps...

Orange, Weinmann develop homecareONLINE

In close co-operation, Orange Business Services and Weinmann, a global manufacturer of therapeutic system solutions in sleep medicine and ventilation, have developed homecareONLINE, a fully-integrated, end-to-end connected medical device solution for sleep therapy....

Fujitsu reduces data centre costs

Fujitsu has enabled businesses to drive competitive advantage by delivering the efficiency and reliability they need while exponentially reducing the lion’s share of data centre costs – over 80% – that result from operating infrastructure and introducing new...

InfoBuild runs WebFOCUS Bootcamp

The WebFOCUS Bootcamp, run by InfoBuild, provides hands-on training in a real-world business scenario. The five-day course covers building and deploying a complete WebFOCUS application with portals from beginning to end. Bootcamp participants will be part of a...

JCSE offers CMMI training

Disorganised, disconnected manual processes hold companies back. Gain better control over business risks and dramatically improve service quality regardless of your company’s profile with internationally accredited CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) training...

Innovation as a social process

What are the roots of innovation as a social process and what is the relevance of the social nature of engagement in developing strategies for a social business, asks Marcela Ospina, digital strategist at Native. Citing Pentland’s The roots of innovation, “The actions...

Single service providers make business sense

Experts within the HR and payroll administration say that from a business operational point of view, it makes a great deal of business sense to drive critical applications through a single service provider. One of the main reasons is because of the advantages gained...

Gabon provides .GA domain names for free

Gabon has liberalised its national domain and adopts an innovative business model by giving its .GA domain names away for free. Today the My GA Registry opened up registration for .GA domains. My GA – the Gabon domain name – is operated by the Agence Nationale des...

Samsung redefines B2B reseller market

The traditional role of some resellers has been rather limited in terms of interactivity with the customer on value added integration. While some resellers have successfully moved away from simply being pushers of boxes or devices, towards a more solutions-based...

Senior Full-Stack Developer

Senior Full-Stack Developer - Gauteng12 Month Contract - Remote Purpose of Position: Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Full-Stack Developer for software development and IT projects based client. This is a remote 12 month contract. Salary is market...

Technical Lead (Remote)

ENVIRONMENT:YOUR expertise as a Technical Lead is sought by a forward-thinking FinTech company where your core role will be to ensure that their pod delivers the most valuable solutions by providing the technical context (trade-offs) and championing Engineering...

Java Developer (Remote)

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, operating as an MVNO aggregator (MVNE), is a pioneer in innovation, seamlessly integrating with host networks at charging and provisioning tiers. Presently, they seek a skilled Java Developer, ideally holding a degree in IT or Software...

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality from the start - get involved in the user story definition process and write test scenarios upfront.Bring a QA perspective to planning sessions and ensure test effort is taken into consideration.Work close with developers to ensure that quality is considered...

Senior QA Software Tester – Gauteng Sandown

Senior QA & Tester - Gauteng12 Month Contract - Remote Purpose of Position: Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior QA & Tester for software development and IT projects based client. This is a remote 12 month contract. Salary is market related,...

Senior Full-Stack Developer – Gauteng Sandhurst

Senior Full-Stack Developer - Gauteng12 Month Contract - Remote Purpose of Position: Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Full-Stack Developer for software development and IT projects based client. This is a remote 12 month contract. Salary is market...

Technical Lead (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:YOUR expertise as a Technical Lead is sought by a forward-thinking FinTech company where your core role will be to ensure that their pod delivers the most valuable solutions by providing the technical context (trade-offs) and championing Engineering...

Java Developer (Remote) – Gauteng Pretoria

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, operating as an MVNO aggregator (MVNE), is a pioneer in innovation, seamlessly integrating with host networks at charging and provisioning tiers. Presently, they seek a skilled Java Developer, ideally holding a degree in IT or Software...

Software Quality Assurance Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

Quality from the start - get involved in the user story definition process and write test scenarios upfront.Bring a QA perspective to planning sessions and ensure test effort is taken into consideration.Work close with developers to ensure that quality is considered...

Medical Project Manager (Drug Development & Regulatory Processes)

Main purpose of the job:Project manage and support the drug development and regulatory processes workstream of the market shaping outputLocation:Parktown – JohannesburgKey performance areas:Project manage and support the drug development and regulatory processes...

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