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%...

The video games with the most cheaters

A new study has revealed the video games with the most cheaters - and Minecraft has come out top of the list. The game guide publisher, Guide Strats, analysed the search volume of a range of key terms connected to various popular video games. Terms included phrases...

GenAI set to increase marketing productivity by 40%

New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that applying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to a range of enterprise marketing tasks will result in an estimated productivity increase of more than 40% by 2029. "In the next five years, GenAI...

Lack of talent the biggest barrier to emerging technology adoption

IT executives see the talent shortage as the most significant adoption barrier to 64% of emerging technologies, compared with just 4% in 2020, according to a new survey from Gartner. A lack of talent availability was cited far more often than other barriers this year,...

SA needs vital tech skills boost

If South Africa is serious about creating jobs and competing in the global economy, we need to do something about boosting our tech skills. Vukani Mngxati, CEO of Accenture in Africa, offers his opinion on the subject. If I were given a rand every time I heard the...

What can we expect from the financial markets in Q3?

The first two quarters of 2021 have seen a number of upsets in the technology investment space. Fred Razak, chief trading strategist at CMTrading, weighs in on financial markets following another interesting season and looks at what could happen next. Right now, it...

The rest of 2021 looks promising for the channel

The channel can look forward to market recovery over the rest of the year. This is one of the findings from a new distribution forecasting report from Context designed to help channel businesses plan more effectively for the second half of 2021 and beyond. The PC...

Top-performing companies tend to collaborate with competitors

There is a sharp divide in the digital strategies of better performing companies (Leaders) versus the laggards (Followers), with 80% of Leaders more willing to collaborate with competitors compared to Followers (23%). This is among the findings of global study titled...

New model could make African philanthropy more effective

The sustainable development of the not-for-profit sector in Africa is being challenged by an imbalance in international investment. This is the suggestion found in new research co-commissioned by Vodacom, Safaricom and Vodafone Foundation, which finds that foreign...

Ethernet switches up, routers down in Q2

The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded revenues of $7,4-billion in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21), an increase of 10,8% year over year. Meanwhile, worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market revenues declined 0,5% year over year in 2Q21 to...

Enterprise WLAN sales continue strong growth

Growth rates remained strong in the enterprise segment of the wireless local area networking (WLAN) market in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) as the market increased 22,4% on a year-over-year basis to $1,7-billion, according to the International Data Corporation...

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Look to Africa to grow the channel

Africa’s image is rapidly changing as more foreign investors clamour to forge ties with African businesses. In the recent 2013 Africa Competitiveness Report, which was produced by the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the African Development Bank, it is...

Logicalis CEO to be appointed chairman

Logicalis Group, the international IT solutions and managed services provider, has announced that the company’s chief executive officer (CEO), Ian Cook, will retire as CEO at the end of the financial year. A comprehensive search process to identify the next CEO is...

SARS PAYE reconciliations due soon

All South African companies are required to submit their SARS interim PAYE reconciliation that is due from 01 September - 31 October 2013, including their employee tax certificates and EMP501 reconciliations for the period 01 March to 31 August 2013. Employers also...

Avaya named Leader by Gartner

Avaya has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications for 2013. This is the fifth consecutive year that Avaya has been placed in the Leaders Quadrant and recognised as a key industry player in the unified...

Gain control over risk with the RARA Model

Part three in a three part series by Dr David Hillson and Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings The RARA Model indicates how we can exercise control over setting risk thresholds to make sure that they are appropriate in the setting of the given situation,...

Vodafone Egypt deploys Ericsson solution

Ericsson has been chosen by Vodafone Egypt to deploy Ericsson Mobile Broadband Charging (MBC), which will provide up to 10 million users with a vast array of data options and more flexible on-demand subscriptions. Ericsson’s MBC allows mobile users to personalise both...

Innovative HR and payroll developed locally

“South African businesses do not have to invest in international products to get to the latest and top quality technology for HR and payroll. The level of technology expertise in South Africa is world-class, especially when it comes to innovation,” says Sandra...

Altech uses Huawei telepresence solution

Allied Technologies Limited (Altech) has installed the Huawei TP3106 telepresence solution at its head office campus in Woodmead, Johannesburg as part of its commitment to greater efficiencies, reduced costs and environmental sustainability. Telepresence is the next...

Validated systems key for pharmaceuticals

The pharmaceutical sector faces a multitude of challenges when taking into account the management of their facilities, says Neil Cameron, Area GM, Johnson Controls, Building Efficiency Africa. There are a vast number of considerations to take into account with the...

What open source means for users

Ask just about any person you meet whether they are using open source software (OSS) and the chances are good you will be met by a blank stare. Yet, people might be surprised when you tell them that they are either using it on the mobile device they own or on their...

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The role incumbent is accountable for the elicitation, analysis and management of the customer, data, business, process, and technological requirements for medium to high complexity projects. The role incumbent is accountable for the design of innovative business...

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My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Analyst (JDE / ERP) to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Consult with business to identify business problems and opportunitiesAssist with...

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