South Africans fear spying from drones
According to the results of the recent Kaspersky Business Digitisation survey that was conducted in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa region, 44% of employees surveyed in South Africa are afraid of drone spying. Corporate spies and hackers use drones to get trade...
Calling all channel players: Vote for 2023’s top vendors and distributors
Voting is now open for the 2023 survey for this year's Channelwise Awards - the most sought-after and prestigious independent awards in the South African IT distribution channel. Channel players are asked to cast their votes for the vendors and distributors they feel...
Covid-19 drives new self-service initiatives
Customer service and support leaders are accelerating self-service initiatives to mitigate potential negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Gartner. More than 40% of customer service and support leaders have experienced increased service contact...
Enterprise external OEM storage revenue declines
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, global market revenue for enterprise external OEM storage systems declined 2,1% year over year to $7,8-billion during the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20). Total...
Precision agriculture market to reach € 3,7bn
According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the global market for precision agriculture solutions is forecasted to grow from € 2,7-billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6,8% to reach about € 3,7-billion in 2025. A...
Open, honest communication key for young employees
South Africa's young people prefer to work for organisations that have business leaders who are open and honest in their communication with employees. In the eyes of younger generations, transparency has become an important factor that needs to be ensured by...
AI, automation take off as expectations shift
Customer expectations are growing amid the transition to all-digital experiences. And employees - who are already stretched thin - are feeling more pressure to meet demand. In response, many business leaders are turning to AI and workflow automation. These are among...
DSA believes SA could double SMME growth
South Africa can easily double the number of small, medium, and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) if sufficient attention is paid to the direct selling industry, says Rajesh Parshotam, chairperson of the Direct Selling Association of South Africa (DSA). A report by the Small...
SA accelerates digital transformation pace
South Africa is driving forward with digital transformation at around the same pace as the rest of the world. New research shows that local organisations have grown dx adoption by 20% between 2018 and 2020 - with 43% of organisations now identifying as digital...
Hyperautomation set to drive supply chain autonomy
The evolution towards an autonomous supply chain has already begun, and this transformation coincides and is driven by members of Generation Z (Gen Z), that have just started to enter the workforce, according to Gartner. "Born between 1997 and 2012, the oldest Gen...
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Veeam announces Explorer for SharePoint
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McAfee leads in advanced threat protection
McAfee has announced that it has received high marks from NSS Labs in two recently published corporate endpoint protection reports. McAfee's core endpoint anti-malware products (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise, McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention and McAfee Site Advisor...
BI-Blue receives SAP Silver Partner status
BI-Blue Consulting, a member of the PBT Group, has been awarded Silver Partner status through SAP. This status compliments its recognition as a value-added reseller (VAR) for SAP to ensure BI-Blue Consulting is able to deliver further value-added services on SAP to...
Selling educational software
With education in the 21st century becoming decidedly digital, software companies are jumping onto the bandwagon by developing products that they hope will be snapped up by the educational channel, thereby increasing their sales revenue. And apparently there is much...
FrontRange upgrades HEAT Service Management
FrontRange, the only provider of Hybrid IT Service Management solutions, last week announced a significant upgrade to its HEAT Service Management solution that provides a complete, closed loop lifecycle approach to centrally monitoring and managing an organisation’s...
HP helps business gain big data value
HP Enterprise Services today announced a new information management and analytics (IM&A) service designed to help clients rapidly gain increased value from big data assets to support their efforts to drive new revenue opportunities, improve efficiency, reduce risk...
The three elements of workforce optimisation
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Price hike to affect data centre pricing
Recently the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) granted power utility Eskom an 8% average increase per annum over the next five years. Lex van Wyk, chief executive officer of Teraco Data Environments says that with five years of power increases above...
Making a success of ERP implementation
An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system will change the way that a company does business, says Johani Marais, channel manager for Africa, Epicor Software Corporation. By helping to increase profits through improved efficiencies, enabling decision making and...
IT departments are taking strain
When asking call centre managers how they go about choosing the technology that supports their business, the answers are invariably the same. They are approached by vendors who sell solutions, or perhaps they turn to analysts’ opinion. And sometimes, they rely on...
Automation Tester
We are looking for an Automation Tester to join our team on a contract basis.This is a hybrid role based in Sandton, Johannesburg.We are looking for someone with 4+ years of Automation Testing experience.Details:Use the automation framework and pre-defined test tools...
Service Desk Agent
Yearning for More in Your Career? iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities. We are currently seeking a dedicated and customer-focused individual to join our team as a Service Desk Agent I. Key Responsibilities:Efficient and effective logging...
Android Developer
ENVIRONMENT:A Health Tech Solution Company in Pretoria is actively seeking an Android Developer. The responsibilities include developing and maintaining innovative hearing health platforms on the Android platform, ensuring that the generated code aligns with...
Systems Administrator
EDUCTION o Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Information Technology or Computer Science, or an appropriateProfessional Certification.o Advanced Excel user.o Knowledge of, and Experience with, PowerBI and QlikSense will be an advantage.o 3 years working experience...
RPG Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
iOCO is a leading technology and services company committed to delivering innovative solutions to our clients. We are currently seeking skilled RPG Developers to join us on a contract basis. What you will do:Design, develop implement, and be responsible for ongoing...
Automation Tester – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are looking for an Automation Tester to join our team on a contract basis.This is a hybrid role based in Sandton, Johannesburg.We are looking for someone with 4+ years of Automation Testing experience.Details:Use the automation framework and pre-defined test tools...
Service Desk Agent – Gauteng Randburg
Yearning for More in Your Career? iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities. We are currently seeking a dedicated and customer-focused individual to join our team as a Service Desk Agent I. Key Responsibilities:Efficient and effective logging...
Android Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
ENVIRONMENT:A Health Tech Solution Company in Pretoria is actively seeking an Android Developer. The responsibilities include developing and maintaining innovative hearing health platforms on the Android platform, ensuring that the generated code aligns with...
Systems Administrator – Gauteng Ormonde
EDUCTION o Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Information Technology or Computer Science, or an appropriateProfessional Certification.o Advanced Excel user.o Knowledge of, and Experience with, PowerBI and QlikSense will be an advantage.o 3 years working experience...
Junior analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre
EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE• Relevant University Degree• Successfully completed 12 months of a graduation program offered by the FIC would be advantageous or at least eighteen months' experience in relevant field• An understanding of the laws governing the...
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