Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

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...

AI chips and robotics can change our world

AI chips can empower the intelligence of robotics with the future potential for smarter and more independent cars and robots, according to IDTechEx. Alongside the uses of Chat GPT and chatting with robots at home, the potential for this technology to enhance working...

Interest in blockchain has waned

Global interest in blockchain technology has plummeted by 63% over the past three years. Research group Stocklytics believes the decline marks a notable shift in technological enthusiasm and signaling a waning excitement surrounding blockchain’s potential...

Business confidence down but not out

After surging by 15 points to 50 in the second quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence index (BCI) retreated to 43 in the third quarter. The index is now back in net negative terrain, where the number of respondents unsatisfied with prevailing business conditions...

World faces an uneven post-Covid recovery

The Covid-19 pandemic plunged the world economy into the worst recession experienced in post-war history. However, the World Bank predicts a return to global growth of 5,6% for 2021. This would mark the strongest growth rate in economic activity since 1973 and it...

Suspicious phishing emails are rampant

A massive 33% of emails employees report as phishing are either malicious or highly suspect, according to new research. The finding comes from an analysis of emails reported by employees from organisations across the globe during the first half of 2021, and highlights...

Campus switch market roars back to life

The worldwide Campus Switch market revenue surged in 2Q 2021, growing 15% year-over-year. This is according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group, which points out the last time such a robust performance was experienves was in 4Q 2018 when Cisco initiated its Catalyst...

Pop-up festival for Comic Con Cape Town

On 2 October 2021, in partnership with Film Cape Town and hosted by the City of Cape Town, Comic Con Cape Town will be bringing a new and reimagined pop-up format to the pop culture scene. Hosted in various venues around the Mother City, Comic Con Cape Town will, for...

Huge increase in social media threats on payment services

Social media attacks on payment services increased by 561,8% in Q2 2021, compared to the previous quarter. The data is supplied by PhisLabs and presented by Atlas VPN, analyzed hundreds of thousands of phishing and social media attacks targeting enterprises, their...

Wits leads partnership to drive AI in Africa

Wits University has invited Africa's research community to join its newly formed AI Africa Consortium, which aims to develop a collaborative network focussed on the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and the application of AI in research and innovation....

Liquid, Unitas partner in Africa

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with global managed network provider, Unitas Global to better meet the demands of rapid digital transformation across the continent. Through the Unitas Nexus software platform, Liquid will be able...

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Mobile app aids municipal asset management

IMQS, a supplier of market leading asset management software to more than 100 South African municipalities, has launched a new mobile application designed to make municipal asset register data capture up to 10 times faster and more accurate than conventional methods....

Worldwide FOBS market on growth curve

The worldwide file- and object-based storage (FOBS) market continues to gain momentum with revenues exceeding $23-billion in 2013 and forecast to reach $38-billion in 2017. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), growth in the overall...

The new horizon for BI and analytics

Successful companies know that achieving a competitive advantage in today’s market is largely a function of deploying better and more advanced analytics to a growing variety of data sets, says Johan Jurd, MD of InfoBuild, representing Information Builders in SA....

Citrix XenClient 5 grows enterprise mobility

Citrix has announced a new release of Citrix XenClient, further executing on the company’s enterprise mobility strategy. By leveraging the powerful personalisation and profile management technology in Citrix XenDesktop, XenClient 5 allows mobile workers to seamlessly...

Wildcard certificates are a security risk

As the name suggests, the value of a Wildcard SSL certificate varies and is determined by its audience. There are several risks associated with this certificate type, says Megan Rehbock, LAWtrust certificate service manager. Wildcard certificates, which support all...

Capsicum Culinary Studio uses IEP solution

Integrated electronic platforms (IEP), which have been piloted in select South African schools, is now being used to train some of South Africa’s up-and-coming chefs. This is according to Deon Roets, academic manager of Capsicum Culinary Studio, the country’s largest...

The Open Group SA to host EA conference

The Open Group Enterprise Architecture (EA) Practitioners Conference will be held at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg on 5 September 2013.  The sixth conference to be hosted by The Open Group South Africa, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium. This...

The dark side of analytics

It has been suggested by an eMarketer report entitled Worldwide Social Network Users: 2013 Forecast and Comparative Estimates, that approximately one in four people worldwide will use social networks in 2013.  Further to this, the number of social network users...

Network Platforms achieves Microsoft Gold

Network Platforms, a national IT solutions provider, has secured Microsoft Gold Certification and is now an official Microsoft Certified Gold Partner. It is the culmination of over two years’ concerted effort by the company to advance its Silver Partner status and...

Westcon Comztek product wins award

Westcon Comztek is pleased to announce that Avaya IP Office 8.1, a flagship product in the Westcon Communications Solutions stable, has been awarded the Unified Communications Product of the Year award by Internet Telephony magazine. Selection criteria for the award...

BI Developer

Desired Skills: People skills Critical thinking skills. Punctuality Work ethic. Desired Work Experience: 5 to 10 years Desired Qualification Level: Degree Learn more/Apply for this position

Senior Data Analyst at Government Employees Medical Scheme

The position of Senior Data Analyst is vacant. The Senior Data Analyst will report directly to the Senior Manager: Data Analytics and form part of the Research and Development Division. The position is based at Head Office, Pretoria. The total remuneration package...

Django Framework/Python Developer – DPD230 – Gauteng Pretoria

Large corporation in the automotive industry based in Pretoria looking to fill this urgent role with highly skilled and qualified candidates:ContractHybrid ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Technical Skills / Technology. Proficient Python Platform developer in Django...

BI Developer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

Desired Skills: People skills Critical thinking skills. Punctuality Work ethic. Desired Work Experience: 5 to 10 years Desired Qualification Level: Degree Learn more/Apply for this position

Senior React Developer

Exciting Job Opportunity in Paarl (Western Cape) for a Senior React Developer! Our client is seeking a candidate who will take on the responsibility of conceptualizing and executing clear, high-quality code to develop cutting-edge software solutions. You will not only...

Scrum Master (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

SAP BI/BW Consultant (Senior) 2497 TT

1st & 2nd level support for incidents (troubleshooting and resolving) for BW Platform as perdefined SLAs for the following technologies:- BWonHANA- BW4/HANA- HANA- SAP PortalRaise and lead PM (Problem Management) tickets as identified for BW Platform as per...

Senior React Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Exciting Job Opportunity in Paarl (Western Cape) for a Senior React Developer! Our client is seeking a candidate who will take on the responsibility of conceptualizing and executing clear, high-quality code to develop cutting-edge software solutions. You will not only...

Scrum Master (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

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