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%...

InfoSec professionals question relevance of formal education

Amid acute shortages of cybersecurity professionals, acting information security (InfoSec) experts are questioning the relevance of the formal education they received, Kaspersky's new global research shows. The survey revealed that one in two cybersecurity...

Intel debuts initiatives for AI PC developers, hardware vendors

Intel has created two new artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives as part of the AI PC Acceleration Program: the AI PC Developer Program and the addition of independent hardware vendors to the program. These are critical for enabling the software and hardware...

Chinese market expected to lead V2X development

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, there were about 700 000 cars with V2X capabilities on the roads at the end of 2020. This number is expected to grow to 35,1-million by 2025. Communications between vehicles has been discussed...

Blockchain companies hit $30,4bn in funding

The increasing number of organisations accepting cryptocurrency and the growing interest in blockchain technology continue driving the entire sector's impressive growth. However, recent years have also witnessed a surge in the number of venture capitalists pouring...

Combining AI with human perspectives could get forecasts right

By John K Williams, Ph.D - 2020 saw the worst wildfire season on the US west coast since records have been kept. By the end of the year, roughly 4% of California’s acreage had been burned. The fires also broke the weather forecasts. When there are active wildfires,...

Cloud, 5G drive 80% growth in teleconsultations

The number of teleconsultations performed globally will reach 765-million in 2025, growing 80% from 422-million in 2021, according to a new study by Juniper Research. Teleconsultations enable patients and healthcare providers to interact remotely using dedicated...

Adapt IT CEO resigns

Adapt IT CEO Sbu Shabalala has resigned from the company with effect from 6 August 2021. In May, Shabalala was granted a three-month leave of absence to attend to personal matters. At the time, Shabalala was facing accusations of violent behaviour and had also...

Restore the digital dignity of our public-facing figures

Among the lasting memories from the Covid-19 pandemic are going to be the many embarrassing moments that public-facing figures have subjected us to on online platforms. The more obvious examples are the well-publicised images of politicians attending what are supposed...

IaaS, PaaS revenue to pass $400bn in 2025

New IDC Forecast for Public Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) Workloads Puts International Data Corporation (IDC) recently published a new forecast for the Worldwide Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service...

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Phoenix distributes Norton in East Africa

Following the announcement last year of the distribution agreement between Phoenix Distribution and Symantec, through which the specialist security distributor is responsible for Symantec’s Norton portfolio, the two companies have expanded their partnership to East...

EMC ranks 13th in best workplaces

EMC has announced that it has been named the 13th Best Multinational Workplace in Europe by Great Place to Work, the experts in workplace excellence. EMC’s ranking was announced at the Great Place to Work’s "Best Workplaces in Europe 2013" award ceremony which...

Enticing employees to participate in ESN

An increasing amount of companies are investing in enterprise social networking (ESN), those internal platforms that are designed to foster collaboration, productivity, increase knowledge and encourage communication among employees. “The success of social networking...

Never trust a CSP with a server room

There’s a perception that cloud computing has a fuzzy "edge" that makes it difficult to tell where being online ends and the cloud starts, says Alexander Mehlhorn, CEO of Framework One.  This makes it easy for the unscrupulous to pull the wool over the eyes of the...

Unpacking Windows 8

With the clamour surrounding the Windows 8 launch settled down, the question on many business decision-makers’ lips is how this innovative new operating system can be harnessed for their organisation, says Rudi Greyling, chief technology officer and innovation...

Thuthukani partners with EMC

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Social media integration engages customers

More than ever, companies need to find new ways to distinguish themselves from their competition. To win more customers, they need to create a unique customer experience, and must command consumer attention in increasingly innovative ways. “The fact is, creating...

Preparing for the mobile workforce

The days where employees were confined to desks in front of a company-owned-and-controlled personal computer are long gone. Workers are increasingly mobile, jetting off to different locations around the country (and the globe), and they no longer keep office hours,...

Hosted video benefits key industries

Connection Telecom’s recent launch of its VideoConnect hosted video conferencing platform in the SA market could prove a tipping point for mass adoption of the medium. Industries across the board are finding a seemingly endless list of applications for the solution...

New appointment at Schneider Electric

Global specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric, has appointed Zanelle Dalglish as head of sustainable development for southern Africa. Dalglish holds M.Com and B.Com Human Resource Management (Honours) degrees from the University of Pretoria, is fluent in...

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SAP Authorizations Specialist (Senior) 0943 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Build Roles changes / New Roles, Single and Composite.Conduct unit tests, Integration tests and System Integration Security tests.Golive preparation and post Golive support.Incident Management prompt resolution of security and authorisation related issues.Applications...

Backend Developer (Entry) 1621 – Gauteng Centurion

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