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%...

What’s needed to drive a vibrant renewable energy industry?

Kathy Gibson reports from the Future Energy show - There's no shortage of initiatives underway to drive a vibrant local industry for renewable energy, and the provision of net-zero energy into South Africa's businesses, factories and homes. But there are many...

Dell partners with Nvidia to debut enterprise AI stack

Dell Technologies has partnered with Nvidia to launch a full stack of enterprise-level artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The company has strengthened its collaboration with Nvidia to help enterprises adopt AI technologies through the expansion of the Dell...

Capitec is hiring

Capitec Bank is looking to fill around 300 positions over the next few months. "We're rapidly growing our team. South Africa's response to our simple, transparent and affordable banking solution has been overwhelmingly positive," says Gerrie Fourie, CEO of Capitec...

Bitcoin tipped to hit all-time highs

Bitcoin will hit its previous all-time highs again by the end of the year with prices driven higher by the "carefully considered arguments" and "new measured tone" being put forward by the likes of Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey and Cathie Wood. The bullish bitcoin price...

Pandemic still taking a toll on consumer finances

Research conducted by TransUnion just before the third wave of Covid-19 and recent civil unrest shows that nearly two-thirds of South African consumers (61%) said their household income continued to be negatively impacted by the pandemic. This number is similar to...

Life insurance needs to move away from legacy offerings

In a highly competitive financial service offering like life insurance, delivering differentiated and memorable customer experiences across every touchpoint of the insurance journey have become more crucial than ever. Covid-19 has left in its wake a combination of...

How AI helps NASA improve its view of the Sun

A group of researchers is using artificial intelligence techniques to calibrate some of NASA’s images of the Sun, helping improve the data that scientists use for solar research. The new technique was published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics on 13 April...

Britcoin could drive cryptocurrency prices higher

Britcoin, the Bank of England's reported digital currency, will push bitcoin's price higher rather than overtaking it. This is the word from Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere Group, after it was reported that the UK central bank is planning to launch a direct...

African regions shine as startup and investment hubs

Several African cities are quickly emerging as leading startup and investment hubs to watch, with Cape Town topping international ranking for foreign direct investment in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses. "Startups in Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and South...

Mobile fraud continues to hit Africa hard

Mobile fraud continues to ravage African users, with the recent "State of Mobile Fraud in Africa" report by Evina revealing that 19% of mobile payment transactions between January 2021 to June 202 were made without the user's consent from. Professional cybercriminals...

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Novell Filr provides anytime file access

File synchronisation and hosted services have been increasingly used by businesses in recent years yet few of them allow users to leverage their own enterprise class security and most of them require additional layers of management. The reason for this has been “why...

Fujitsu boosts high performance computing

Fujitsu has introduced a new initiative making it easier than ever for companies to harness the power of high performance computing (HPC), with solutions that enable faster product development and accelerated time to market – plus an intuitive new user interface and...

Dac Systems offers Siyavula textbooks

Dac Systems, a national specialist service provider focussed on turnkey implementations of leading edge industry solutions, has confirmed that the Siyavula catalogue of digital textbooks is available within their AlwaysOn-Learning education solution.  The Siyavula...

Jasco provides WiFi to leading university

Jasco Enterprise has signed a contract with a leading South African university to supply Avaya 8100 series WiFi access points, delivering a high-speed, secure wireless network across the campus for students, staff and visitors alike.  This upgrade will ensure that the...

Huawei launches new CE switch

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, launched the newest and most powerful member of its innovative CloudEngine (CE) series of switches, the CE12816, at Interop 2013. The CE12816 provides the largest switching...

What’s the worry with first time ERP?

Ambitious business owners soon come to a crossroads where they must decide to implement better business systems to support on-going growth, or choose to remain at a smaller scale, says Taryn Cromie, sales manager, HansaWorld South Africa.  When this crossroads is...

Volume licensing makes the difference

According to AMI Partners, there are more than 1,4-million small and medium-sized businesses worldwide that spend $113-billion on software and IT services each year. Despite the fact that SMEs are very different to enterprise organisations, many IT vendors continue to...

SchoolMedia expands

22-year-old Khethi Ngwenya, MD of SchoolMedia, is expanding his business and has moved to new premises. This modern-day media company’s vision is to shape communities by connecting them with relevant products and services and to provide corporates and government...

SAP overhauls organisational structure

SAP AG has announced that it will simplify its organisational structure and create a single development organisation to oversee innovation across the company.  The new structure will enable SAP to accelerate innovations powered by the SAP HANA platform for existing...

AV-Comparatives rates Kaspersky highly

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 has received the highest Advanced+ award following independent Performance testing by the respected research laboratory AV-Comparatives in May 2013. The series of tests are designed to evaluate the impact security software has on a PC’s...

Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Title: Business Analyst / Feature Analyst Contract: Start ASAP - Dec. 2024 Environment: Hybrid (2 days on site, Pinelands CPT) Industry: Financial Services Overview: The Business Analyst / Feature Analyst in the financial services sector plays a pivotal role in...

C++ Desktop Application Developer

Our Client is looking for experienced C++ Desktop Application Developer to join their teamArea/Location: Century City, Cape Town / OR REMOTEWe are looking for experienced C++ developers who will be responsible for building and maintaining a complex desktop application...

Senior Data Engineer

Purpose of the Position:The purpose of the Senior Data Engineer for Insights and reporting role is to design and implement data models and architectures that enable business stakeholders to gain insights from large-scale datasets. This individual will work closely...

C++ Desktop Application Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Our Client is looking for experienced C++ Desktop Application Developer to join their teamArea/Location: Century City, Cape Town / OR REMOTEWe are looking for experienced C++ developers who will be responsible for building and maintaining a complex desktop application...

Senior Data Engineer – Remote Remote

Purpose of the Position:The purpose of the Senior Data Engineer for Insights and reporting role is to design and implement data models and architectures that enable business stakeholders to gain insights from large-scale datasets. This individual will work closely...

SAP BI/BW Consultant (Senior) 2497

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??Join Our Team as a Business Analyst - Specializing in Business Apps and IT Functions with Customer Engagement Expertise!?? Are you a dynamic and results-driven Business Analyst with a passion for business applications and a solid background in IT functions? Are you...

SAP BI/BW Consultant (Senior) 2497 – Gauteng Pretoria

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