Despite perceived value, companies lag in digital workplace redesign

Eight in 10 IT decision-makers say the digital workplace is critical to successful AI-led transformation – but only 10% report fundamentally redesigning it for AI. This is among the findings from Lenovo’s sixth Work Reborn report, The AI-ready workplace, which exposes...

In the AI era, control is not enough: you have to prove it

A new report from IBM, Proof, Not Promises: The Digital Sovereignty Index, reveals an “overconfidence gap”: leaders believe they can prove sovereign control of their technology, but the evidence often falls short of the Index’s highest standards. As AI adoption...

AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...

A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

CEOs bet on GenAI despite workforce and culture issues

Banking and financial markets (BFM) CEOs are facing workforce and culture and challenges as they act quickly to implement and scale generative AI (GenAI) across their organisations. The findings are part of an annual global cross-industry study by the IBM Institute...

OpenAI employees blow the whistle on reckless AI

Since ChatGPT burst on to the scene in November 2022, the pace of change and innovation in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has been nothing short of astounding. But now insiders are sounding a warning that companies are becoming reckless in their bid to...

Beware fake e-commerce sites on Black Friday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday kick off the holiday shopping season. In fact, 30% of all retail sales occur between Black Friday and Christmas Day. And, since the advent of Cyber Monday, brick and mortar and ecommerce stores alike stand to generate a significant...

Record spending on global cloud services

Cloud infrastructure services continued to be in high demand in Q3 2021. Worldwide spending increased 35% to $49,4-billion, driven by a range of factors, including on-going remote working and learning, and the growing use of industry-specific cloud applications. The...

EMEA PC market grows despite lower consumer spend, supply issues

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market, (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) grew 12,7% YoY in 2021Q3, for a total of 24,4-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). A strong commercial performance throughout the...

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...

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IS, DiData unite to manage BYOD WiFi

Dimension Data South Africa and Internet Solutions (IS) today announced the launch of Enterprise WiFi, a fully managed solution that integrates a secure, enterprise WLAN deployment with the advantages of the AlwaysOn Hotspot service. “The need to cater for smart phone...

Olivetti SA partners with Huge Telecom

Durban-Data Imports, the official importer and distributor of Olivetti's range of colour and mono digital photocopiers, facsimiles, printers, calculators and cash registers for the Sub-Sahara Region, is partnering with Huge Telecom by adding GSM-based telephony...

Remote working isn’t detached working

Governments, multinationals, SMEs - organisations worldwide are turning to remote working as a way to attract talent, retain it, and help their staff manage job and home-life more productively, says Kirsten Morgendaal, Regus area director for South Africa. Sometimes...

Compliance bug bites SA companies

South African companies outside of the financial services industry are earnestly looking for data or information governance frameworks to meet statutory and regulatory requirements on the one hand and handle their data management lifecycle (DMLC) on the other. That’s...

SA data users need the cloud

The rollout and adoption of cloud services in South Africa is inhibited by extraneous circumstances. And there is currently little optimism that these constraints will soon be overcome, says Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge Integration Dynamics (KID). In the world...

Become a data naturalist

Are we "drowning in data"? Davide Hanan, MD of QlikView SA explains how all humans are naturally data analysts if we’re presented with information in the right way. I’m often asked if we are now faced with too much data to analyse; a ‘data deluge’ if you will. People...

HP announces mobile print solutions

HP recently announced secured mobile print solutions that make it easier for business customers to print whenever and wherever they need. HP also announced new single-function printers, multifunction printers (MFPs), scanners and solutions that streamline customers’...

Huawei MediaPad 10 Link comes to SA

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has announced the availability of the 10-inch Huawei MediaPad 10 Link HD quad-core tablet in South Africa. Running on Android 4.1, the Huawei MediaPad 10 Link provides an...

IS grows cloud adoption with EMC technology

Internet Solutions (IS) has announced that it has extended its partnership with EMC® Corporation by joining the EMC Velocity Service Provider Program as a Gold Partner. Furthermore, IS will deliver a cost effective dual site data replication solution called Cloud Rack...

Nyalu Communications buys Xerox presses

Marketing communications solutions company Nyalu Communications, a level one BB-BEE contributor which offers printing, branding, graphic design and media buying services to its customers, has bought a Xerox D95 copier/printer and a Xerox X1000CP full colour digital...

Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:The Support Engineer role is crucial for delivering direct technical support and managing the detailed aspects of project planning through accurate BOMs. This role is essential in maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and operational excellence,...

IT Risk Officer at Old Mutual Finance – Western Cape Pinelands

Job Description This role provides specialist risk advisory, oversight and support across the IT and Cyber security/Information security value chain . Reporting into the OMF Information Security Risk Manager, essential in providing oversight, monitoring any...

Test Automation Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Global concern is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to take ownership of test automation on a range of exciting products currently being developed in the physical access control space. You would get to work closely with highly skilled engineers in a very...

IT Systems Administrator

IT Systems AdministratorGrow and develop your career with this fantastic opportunity! R55 000 - R70 000The IT Systems Administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the local IT Department including but not limited to:First point of contact for user...

Controls Software Engineer

ENVIRONMENT:An independent engineering firm seeks a Controls Software Engineer to join their team developing control/automation code for heavy construction equipment. Responsibilities include creating software requirements, coding, reviews, and testing. The engineer...

Financial Data Management Specialist

Job Overview:The purpose of this role is to maintain accurate and up-to-date financial data, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements as well as overseeing and providing guidance to junior staff members in the finance department.Minimum...

Senior Software Developer

Our client is seeking a talented Senior Software Developer to join their team. This role will lead into a team lead position, the ideal candidate must be willing to travel to the office daily.Responsibilities:Designing new software solutions alongside existing...

IT Systems Administrator – Remote Remote

IT Systems AdministratorGrow and develop your career with this fantastic opportunity! R55 000 - R70 000The IT Systems Administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the local IT Department including but not limited to:First point of contact for user...

Controls Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:An independent engineering firm seeks a Controls Software Engineer to join their team developing control/automation code for heavy construction equipment. Responsibilities include creating software requirements, coding, reviews, and testing. The engineer...

Financial Data Management Specialist – Eastern Cape East London

Job Overview:The purpose of this role is to maintain accurate and up-to-date financial data, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements as well as overseeing and providing guidance to junior staff members in the finance department.Minimum...

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