Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

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)...

El Niño saw global sea levels spike in 2023

Global average sea level rose by about 0,76cm from 2022 to 2023, a relatively large jump due mostly to a warming climate and the development of a strong El Niño. This NASA-led analysis is based on a sea level dataset featuring more than 30 years of satellite...

Global PC monitor market returns to growth

The global PC monitor market ended 2023 on a hopeful note, reaching 31,9-million units during the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. This translates to year-over-year growth of...

Chinese threat actors compromise telecoms providers

Security specialist Cybereason has discovered several previously unidentified cyberattack campaigns infiltrating major telecommunications providers across Southeast Asia. Similar to the recent SolarWinds and Kaseya attacks, the threat actors first compromised...

AI sheds new light on Parkinson’s research

IBM Research is working with the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) on a new AI model that groups typical symptom patterns of Parkinson's disease. The research is detailed in the paper "Discovery of Parkinson's disease states using machine...

Does South Africa need an economic CODESA?

The recent civil unrest throughout various parts of the country indicates the harsh reality that the needs of South Africa's majority are not being met. This is according to former Chief Negotiator to end apartheid and lawyer, Roelf Meyer, who says that for those...

Chia cryptocurrency drives HDD sales

The European hard disk drive (HDD) market continued to soar in the second quarter of 2021 with its largest ever total addressable market (TAM) size, thanks to the impact of the Chia cryptocurrency, according to research group Context. Unlike regular cryptocurrencies...

Telkom posts overall Q1 growth

Telkom has posted group revenue of 3,5% year on year to R10 618-million, mainly driven by the mobile business, for the quarter ended 30 June 2021. Mobile data revenue grew 11,1%, supported by growth in mobile broadband customers; and mobile broadband customers up...

High-speed fibre takes over from DSL

High-speed fibre Internet subscriptions surpassed copper-wire DSL connections across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for the first time in 2020. The need to move work and home life activities online during the Covid-19 pandemic...

Office romance in the age of WFH

The average working individual spends a great deal of time at work. In fact, according to at least one study, South Africans have some of the world's longest working hours. As such, the workplace is often a fertile ground for office romances. Women's month could be...

Employees spend hours a week trying to make tech work

Employees spend hours every week trying to make their IT and connectivity work properly - time that could be clawed back if they had the right devices. An Intel-commissioned UK-based survey found that more than 40% of employees polled said they spent two to three...

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XDSL offers a free hosted PBX solution

XDSL, a local Internet service provider, is presenting mid- to large-sized organisations with a South African first: a hosted, fully managed, enterprise grade PABX with all the bells and whistles running on a Diginet line. It comes in at a fraction of standard costs....

It’s about big answers, not big data

Analytics is the top technology priority for CIOs and CFOs, according to Gartner; Nucleus Research recently released a report showing that organisations get a 10 to one return on analytics investment; IDC has increased growth forecasts for the analytics market....

Custom e-learning drives training

Education specialists at iLearn, a national provider of on-site instructor-led and online e-learning training methodologies, say custom e-learning has emerged as a successful and increasingly popular methodology to meet education and training requirements. Custom...

Comztek, Avaya launch partner programme

Local value-added distributor Comztek and vendor partner Avaya have launched the Avaya iConnect partner programme for eligible Comztek resellers. The new Avaya iConnect partner programme is designed to unpack a series of value-added benefits for resellers who are...

Alpha Software launches Alpha Anywhere

Alpha Software has announced Alpha Anywhere, the first complete environment for rapid development and deployment of robust business applications for mobile devices and personal computers, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, ultrabooks and...

AxizWorkgroup joins SAP PartnerEdge

AxizWorkgroup has announced it is the first distributor in South Africa to join SAP’s authorised reseller programme, part of the SAP PartnerEdge programme. Through participation in the programme, AxizWorkgroup is now authorised to offer resellers in Africa the...

Banks step up efforts to mitigate risk

The financial services industry, particularly banks, has stepped up efforts in gearing up its intellectual capital base to manage risk and money-laundering activities, says Alison Thom, principal consultant at leading executive search and consulting group Mindcor....

Lombard Tyres stays on the road with SAP

Lombard Tyres, one of the country’s largest independent tyre dealers for the past 30 years, has turned to SAP Business One ERP technology to centralise its accounting, business management, stock control and reporting processes. “A major stumbling block for us was that...

Employee negligence risks company data

Employee negligence poses a serious threat to the security of corporate confidential data, according to more than half the respondents in the recent Worldwide Security Products survey by IDC. The companies identified this as a priority for 2013, and intend to work...

BCX, Conscript partner on talent solution

In continued efforts to create solutions that help South Africa and the rest of Africa tackle unemployment and talent attraction, Business Connexion (BCX) has joined forces with specialist recruitment company Conscript Africa to create SkillsMap – a talent community...

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Our client is looking for a skilled SAP ABAP consultant with a minimum of 5 years of project experience. If you have a strong background in S/4 HANA, BTP (Business Technology Platform), and SAC/DWC (SAP Analytics Cloud/Data Warehouse Cloud), we want to hear from you....

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Intermediate Software Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

Join our team as an Intermediate Software Developer and work on cutting-edge projects! Full-time position is available now.What you'll do:Developing front end website architecture.Designing user interactions on web pages.Developing back-end website...

Senior Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client has a vacant position for a Senior Project/Program Manager to oversee and coordinate multiple related IT projects within an organisation to achieve overarching business goals. This is a pivotal role in aligning various projects with the organisation overall...

Senior Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Leading SA Bank requires the skills of an experienced BA Experience within the credit card business is mandatory (3 years minimum)Experience within the payments business is preferable (3 years minimum)6 month contract with the possibility of renewalExperience with...

SAP ABAP Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is looking for a skilled SAP ABAP consultant with a minimum of 5 years of project experience. If you have a strong background in S/4 HANA, BTP (Business Technology Platform), and SAC/DWC (SAP Analytics Cloud/Data Warehouse Cloud), we want to hear from you....

C# Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Searching for a Senior Software engineer who will Write software in line with industry standards and design patterns. Key Requirements C#C++AWSJavaHTML, CSSLinuxJavascriptAngularSQLSoftware DevelopmentSolution ArchitectureDevOpsTeam ManagementSolution DesignSQLRisk...

Senior Full Stack Developer

We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer to help us revolutionize the software development industry! If you're a software development guru with a passion for innovation and a talent for delivering high-quality solutions, apply now, and let's change the game...

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Development of backend and frontend user stories. Take actively part in all regular Scrum ceremonies. Contribute to refinement of user stories (user stories at the beginning of a development sprint might not be fully specified). Liaise with stakeholders and team...

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Responsible for the provision of support, managing and resolving all user related incidents, requests, and changes.Identify recurring issues to assist problem management and perform root cause analysis.Implement changes based on investigation outcome and provide input...

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