Digital twins herald shift to Industry 5.0
In the rapidly evolving landscape of Industry 4.0, digital twin technology stands at the forefront of innovation, revolutionising the way industries operate and paving the way for the seamless integration of artificial intelligence (AI). This advancement heralds a...
Strong ethical culture not enough to stop non-compliance
Most compliance leaders tend to focus on building an ethical culture in their organisations to improve employee behaviour, but it has a limited impact on addressing uncertainty about how to be compliant, according to a new survey by Gartner. There are three primary...
Young scientist finds a new way to diagnose malnutrition
Malnutrition is a global scourge and so it is in South Africa. Early detection of possible malnutrition is an important step in combatting it. An approach to show a possible diagnosis of malnutrition comes from an award-winning research effort by Keerthana Nair from...
SD-WAN market on growth trajectory
The worldwide SD-WAN market grew 39% over the first half of compared to the prior year, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Cisco was the revenue share leader for the first half of 2021, and Fortinet climbed into the number two position. VMware, Versa, and...
Formbook is now top malware
Formbook is now the most prevalent malware, taking over Trickbot, which has fallen into second following a three-month long reign. This is according to the Global Threat Index for August 2021 from Check Point Research (CPR), the threat Intelligence arm of Check Point...
Mustek reports higher revenue, earnings
Mustek has reported revenue of R8,04-billion for the financial year ended 30 June 2021, 25,6% higher than the previous year. Gross profit percentage increased to 14,8% (2020: 14.2%), while the operating profit of R472,46-million was up 135,1% (2020: R200,96-million)....
SA savers are super-optimistic
South Africans are more optimistic than at any point in the past five years, expecting their future investment returns to average 15,2% per year for the next five years, an increase of 2,5% since last year. Their expectations are substantially higher than global...
In the midst of Covid, SA mobile telcos come up short
In a year dominated by Covid-19, lockdowns and work-from-home arrangements where mobile data and connectivity is critical, South Africa's mobile telco providers have struggled to rise to the challenge of keeping customers with higher expectations satisfied. This is...
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...
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Taking video collaboration to the cloud
The benefits of video conferencing (VC) are widely acknowledged – the technology enables face-to-face communication on demand, without the need to travel, improving productivity and enhancing collaborative abilities, says Divesh Nathoo, pre-sales manager at Kathea....
Triple4 offers affordable enterprise backups
Ask any IT administrator which task is the most painful for them and the chances are very good they will reply "backup". While this has never been a popular or enjoyable job for the vast majority of those tasked with doing it, backups are also enormously important,...
Library security boosts asset management
Book theft, which has steadily increased over the past few years, is the most common crime in South African libraries and can have a significant impact on the bottom line. However, local developments of advanced library security technologies can reduce these losses,...
Riverbed delivers WAN optimisation solution
Riverbed Technology the application performance company extended its market leading Steelhead wide area network (WAN) optimisation product family with the addition of a new hardware appliance and upgrades to its Steelhead software. Steelhead WAN optimisation solutions...
Reviewing the relevance of projects
The waterfall development cycle has been the de facto methodology behind many software development lifecycles for years, writes Ziaan Hattingh, MD of IndigoCube. Over time some companies have been able to make it work reasonably efficiently, others have moved to...
Veeam announces strong Q2 2013 results
Veeam Software, innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, announced record results for the second quarter of 2013 (Q2 13), continuing its history of accelerated growth of sales,...
Xerox named MPS leader by IDC MarketScape
Xerox has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Print and Document Services (MPDS) 2013 Hardcopy Vendor Analysis for the fourth consecutive year. Xerox is distributed in sub-Saharan Africa by Bytes Document Solutions, Africa’s leading document...
Unsecured cloud environments harm business
As virtualised and cloud infrastructure are changing the face of today’s data centres so too are they changing the way in which users need to approach the security of IT infrastructures. According to Gregory Anderson, South African country manager at Trend Micro,...
DUT rolls out ITS InfoSlips solution
Students from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) will now be able to receive their exam results electronically. This is possible due to the implementation of a solution called ITS InfoSlips for Students, from Adapt IT a leading technology solutions and services...
Agile software development aids adaptability
The software development and continuous delivery approach used by ThoughtWorks, the world’s leading agile development and user experience design company, offers an approach by means of which organisations can thrive on uncertainty rather than seeing it as an onerous...
BI Developer
Junior Business Intelligence Consultant/Developer- Use your brilliant talents to work in a one of a kind insurance tech company! Hybrid working opportunity ?? No Prior Experience Required! ?? We are looking for a Junior Business Intelligence (BI) Consultant/Developer...
Onsite IT Technician (Shift) at Nutun – Gauteng Sandown
To support the business with desktop trouble shooting and IT related issues in a fast paced environment within a high performing team. NB : This is a night shift role. Minimum requirements (Qualifications and Experience): Grade 12.CompTIA A+, N+, & Microsoft...
DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Are you passionate about DevOps and looking for your next challenge? We're seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our [Email Address Removed] a member of our team, you'll play a key role in implementing DevOps best practices, automating processes, and optimizing our...
BI Developer – Gauteng Bryanston
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Senior Network Engineer
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: CCNA, CCNP Qualification or similarNetworking, CCNP, CCDP Qualification or similar. Managing self and managing others.Experience: 10+ years IT work experience6+ years Network Administration5+ years Cisco Technologies experience Strong experience...
Application Support Engineer
ENVIRONMENT:A prominent industrial IoT company in South Africa, is seeking an Application Support Engineer for their Somerset West Head Office to serve their LATAM customers. The role involves working LATAM hours (1pm to 10 pm) and being on standby when necessary....
Data Analyst (Insurance)
Cement your long term career in this great employer! We are looking for a professional individual with solid experience in data analytics from the short term insurance industry. Must have been exposed to high volumes of data and have strong reporting skills. To...
Software Engineer Full stack – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Who's who in the tech spaceThe position reports to the Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Design and build solutions to assist our business users, and improve customer experienceArchitect and design solutions with fellow team...
Senior Project Manager (Property Development industry) – Western Cape Cape Town
Are you a dynamic individual with a passion for property development and a talent for project management? I'm looking for a Senior Project Manager to oversee key elements of this intriguing property developers projects from inception through to completion. If you...
Tech Lead ( Full Stack Engineer) – Western Cape Woodstock
The Software Engineer/Tech Lead will work collaboratively with the Merchant Journey team to drive development of merchant onboarding and dashboard. How you'll be making a difference: Work alongside the team and be a part of the full software development life...
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