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...

Intel, Altera debut edge and FPGA offerings for AI

Intel and Altera, an Intel company, have announced new edge-optimised processors, FPGAs and programmable market-ready solutions extending powerful AI capabilities into edge computing. These products will power AI-enabled edge devices applicable to industries across...

Nvidia unveils next-gen supercomputer

Nvidia has unveiled its next-generation AI supercomputer - the Nvidia DGX SuperPOD, powered by its GB200 Grace Blackwell superchips - for processing trillion-parameter models with constant uptime for superscale generative AI training and inference workloads. Featuring...

Uber now serves 80% of the urban population

Uber has announced its expansion into over 21 smaller cities and towns across South Africa, making Uber available in over 40 cities across the country, and serving more than 80% of the urban populations. Riders will be able to request a ride in Polokwane, Cape West...

Future still rosy for PC gaming

Despite the looming threat of mobile gaming, PC games are still a huge revenue-generating machine bringing billions of dollars of profit each year and the number of PC gamers is also on the rise. During 2020, the global sales of gaming PCs grew by 16,2%, thanks mainly...

Pandemic heaps pressure on SA consumers

South African households are facing significant financial strain, according to new analysis by the University of Cape Town (UCT) Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing. As South Africa recently passed its 500th day of Covid-19 related restrictions many consumers are...

Big data and business analytics set for robust growth

Worldwide spending on big data and business analytics (BDA) solutions is forecast to reach $215,7-billion this year, an increase of 10,1% over 2020, according to a new update to the Worldwide Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide from IDC. The forecast also shows that...

Intel intros new graphics brand

Intel today revealed the brand for its upcoming consumer high-performance graphics products: Intel Arc. The Arc brand will cover hardware, software and services, and will span multiple hardware generations, with the first generation, based on the Xe HPG...

No more dumping of waste electronics

As from 23 August 2021, landfill sites will no longer be allowed to accept old electric and electronic devices, and batteries for dumping. Instead, consumers and companies are now expected to submit these items for recycling by taking them to a licensed recycler of...

Astronomers find a ‘break’ in one of the Milky Way’s spiral arms

Scientists have spotted a previously unrecognized feature of our Milky Way galaxy: A contingent of young stars and star-forming gas clouds is sticking out of one of the Milky Way’s spiral arms like a splinter poking out from a plank of wood. Stretching some 3 000...

Need for better customer service drives smart tech investments

Investments in technologies focused on the customer - such as chatbots, artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics - are rapidly becoming a top priority for customer service and support (CSS) leaders, according to Gartner. In a survey of service leaders in May-June...

More News Today

E-mail security, compliance for SMBs

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the cornerstone of economic growth. According to a 2010 research report, 91% of formal business entities in South Africa are SMEs contributing between 52% and 57% to the country’s GDP, and about 61% to employment. They...

Cloudy with a strong chance of windfalls

Steve Ballmer’s quote – “for the cloud, we’re all in”; spoken in March 2010 - rapidly became IT folklore and was a clear recognition from Microsoft that the shift from client server to cloud computing was an irresistible force, and that the company needed to get on...

Big data comes to BI: can it cope?

Because of the way they are deployed, less than 10% of employees regularly use business intelligence (BI) tools. Forrester Research puts the fraction at between 5% and 9%. And of that user base, anecdotes abound of daily reports taking several days just to look...

Managing absenteeism benefits organisations

According to information supplied by Occupational Care South Africa (OCSA), employee absenteeism costs the South African economy between R12-billion and R16-billion per annum. “Absenteeism in the workplace needs to be addressed holistically and organisations need to...

WiFi plays a role in effective UC

While many organisations have made the move to the cloud and virtualised applications and servers in their data centres, they have been slow to virtualise unified communications (UC) applications says Ruckus Wireless. However, with the technological advancements made,...

NetApp honours EMEA Partners with awards

NetApp hosted its seventh annual NetApp EMEA Partner and Pathways Summit in Venice this year from 17 to 19 June, an exclusive partner event for top executives from NetApp’s most important channel partners around EMEA.  The two-day programme has been designed to...

Number portality in Nigeria from iconectiv

iconectiv, a leader in trusted, neutral, third party national scope clearinghouse solutions, announced that Nigeria, Africa's largest country with approximately 120-million mobile subscriptions, has officially launched number portability, making iconectiv the supplier...

New MD for Stanchion

Stanchion Payment Solutions has appointed Deon van Biljon as its new managing director with effect from 17 June as the organisation positions itself for renewed growth in the payment services market. Current MD Graham Williams will turn his focus to building the...

How to measure the success of ESN

The enthusiastic uptake and popularity of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter – which now reportedly accounts for 20% of all online activity – has convinced many companies to try and replicate that same level of success and reach with enterprise social...

Infor reports Q4 double digit growth

May marked the end of an exciting fiscal year for Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70 000 customers. Based on preliminary financial results, Infor expects its fiscal 2013 Q4 software license fees and subscription revenues to...

Data Scientist – Gauteng Pretoria

Our client is looking for a Data Scientist to be based in Pretoria. You will need to have 5 years experience as a MS SQL query writing and optimising. Send your CV now!Requirements:Matric (essential)At least 5 years' relevant working experienceStrong MS SQL query...

Project manager – Gauteng Johannesburg North

Are you an Intermediate Project Manager that can drive business change that delivers value through the structured implementation and delivery of projects against time, resource, money and scope constraints?Contract role available at one of our Financial...

IT Service Desk Administrator – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Coactivate is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who has a professional manner and a passion for information technology. The successful candidate must have a sound knowledge of all IT communications terminology and technology and possess strong...

Front-End Developer (Vue, React)

ENVIRONMENT:A Company who uses the latest technologies to build state of the art services that are highly optimized for performance at massive levels, is looking for a top-class Front-End software engineer to join a great team, as we continue to build and enhance our...

SAP Security Project Manager

Purpose of the role:The SAP Security PM role is responsible for the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of the SAP Security module. The ideal candidate will have experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Authorizations, GRC Fiori.Skills Required:S/4 Hana...

SENIOR DATABASE AND APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER

SENIOR DATABASE AND APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER (X2) LOCATION MidrandPOSITION TYPE PermanentSALARY BETWEEN R405 200 - R769 900 CTC PER ANNUM CLOSING DATE : 7 MARCH 2024QUALIFICATIONS Desired Skills: Experience in an ICT applications development implementation support and...

Azure Data Engineer 2679

Large, international Automotive client actively looking for highly competent Azure Data Engineer (Advance)ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Programming skills in data related programming languages and frameworks, such as Python, Spark, SQL, Kusto.Experience with Azure...

Analyst Developer: Payments – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Purpose Statement:To analyse business or system requirements and data to enhance understanding of the Payments environmentTo produce a comprehensive technical specification from business requirements by maintaining a high level of in-depth knowledge of Payment...

Front-End Developer (Vue, React) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A Company who uses the latest technologies to build state of the art services that are highly optimized for performance at massive levels, is looking for a top-class Front-End software engineer to join a great team, as we continue to build and enhance our...

View more career listings on our Careers Section