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...

Nvidia Hopper leads in MLPerf for GenAI

In the latest MLPerf benchmarks, Nvidia TensorRT-LLM boosted the performance of Nvidia Hopper architecture GPUs on the GPT-J LLM nearly 3x over their results just six months ago. Nvidia TensorRT-LLM is software that speeds and simplifies the complex job of inference...

Intel Gaudi 2, 5th Gen Xeon deliver AI performance

MLCommons has published results of the industry-standard MLPerf v4.0 benchmark for inference. The Intel Gaudi 2 AI accelerator remains the only benchmarked alternative to Nvidia H100 for generative AI (GenAI) performance and provides strong performance-per-dollar....

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...

Developers drive move to containers, Kubernetes

When Linux containers first emerged as an architectural concept for building and packaging applications, they opened the door to a whole new world for developers. By Markus Eisele, developer adoption program lead: EMEA at Red Hat The Kubernetes container orchestration...

Digital wellness takes on new importance

Over the last 17-months, people have had to embrace a more full-on digital lifestyle, and everything that it entails. From shopping to entertainment, working and attending virtual classes, looking for love and even building online communities with friends and family,...

Vehicle sales lose momentum in July

The momentum being gathered in South Africa's new vehicle sales recovery was given a harsh blow during July as civil protests tore through large parts of the country. In addition, the majority of the sales month was spent in adjusted Level 4 lockdown and the ongoing...

MTN anticipates lower six-month earnings

MTN has issued a trading statement alerting shareholders to an expected earnings decrease for the six months ended 30 June 2021. The group expects to report a decrease in earnings per share (EPS) of between 75% and 85% (or 506 cents to 573 cents). Considering the EPS...

Voice assistant transaction values set for 320% growth

E-commerce transaction values via voice assistants are tipped to reach $19,4-billion by 2023, rising from just $4,6-billion in 2021. A new study from Juniper Research predicts that the availability of voice assistant devices with screens will be imperative to...

Massive growth for AMD

American multinational semiconductor company, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), recorded tremendous growth in the first half of 2021. According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites, AMD's 2021 Q2 revenue experienced a 99% YoY increase from Q2 2020. AMD went through an...

Business printer sales recover, set for growth

Sales of printers through European distributors were up strongly in June 2021 (by +17,2% in units year-on-year), and revenues grew even more (by +21,8%), according to the latest data published by Context. Consumer printers, which were in very short supply during April...

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Botswana innovates with SAP Business One

The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has appointed local SAP Business One specialists 4most to implement an affordable, easy-to-use business management software application. SAP Business One will help BIH better manage its processes and provide greater visibility into...

Comstor offers expanded FlexPod solution

Comstor, a division of Westcon SA, is pleased to announce that South African customers can now immediately benefit from NetApp and Cisco’s decision to expand their partnership and in turn unify branch office, data centre and public cloud infrastructures under the...

Adapt IT opens Amaoti Knowledge Centre

Adapt IT, a growing and innovative IT company, launched their first Knowledge Centre on 21 May 2013. The centre will serve as a computer lab for the more than 1 400 children and 45 educators of the Zwakele Primary School in Amaoti - the largest informal settlement in...

Skills development to grow Africa

This month saw heads of states and leaders of industries from all over Africa coming together to discuss the future of the African continent at the World Economic Forum (WEF), which took place in Cape Town from 08 to 10 May 2013. A key factor highlighted over this...

F5 announces BIG-IP AAM

F5 Networks has announced F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager (AAM), a unified solution that brings advanced application acceleration and traffic management technologies together on one integrated platform. In addition, to help enterprises easily assess the...

Granite deploys security at Rustenberg mine

Rustenberg, in the North West Province, is well known for its mining operations. Boasting operations that mine everything from platinum to granite, the area has a number of specialist companies serving the sector, ensuring that the mines function as efficiently as...

Mitigating employee fraud

Research has shown in excess of 80% of serious frauds committed against an organisation are perpetrated by an employee, either alone or in collusion with other employees, says Deirdre Viljoen, forensics manager in the forensics department at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs....

Pinnacle Africa extends Sony warranty

Pinnacle Africa has announced to its resellers the introduction of an extended warranty on certain Sony South Africa electronics product ranges. Sony South Africa made the announcement at the Sony Conference for Africa held in Cape Town. The extended warranty will be...

Master Drilling optimises infrastructure

Triple4 has created a highly available infrastructure and stable, user-friendly wireless environment for the global provider of specialist drilling solutions for the mining industry. Founded in 1986, Master Drilling provides specialist drilling services to the mining...

ISIS builds on Huawei partnership

Altech’s Value-Added Partner (VAP) agreement with Huawei has already provided benefits to a number of the group’s customers, and has added value to its offering across all of its enterprise-facing companies. In order to leverage the benefits of this agreement and to...

SAIT Learnership / Trainee

SAIT Learnership / TraineeMarket-related salaryPort Elizabeth Our client is seeking to appoint a SAIT Trainee who is in their final year of studies in a Tax Diploma or Degree with accounting and maths at school level. Skills, Competencies and Experience Coaching...

C#.NET Developer

Leading SA bank requires the skills of an experienced back end developer, C#.net.CIB and Payments experience is an advantageBanking experience essential5 years experienceHybrid working, offices based in Sandton Desired Skills: c#.net payments Banking Learn more/Apply...

IT Production Support Business Analyst

Objective of the roleThe purpose of the role is to work collaboratively within the team and across other teams in the business to deliver exceptional customer experiences.QualificationsRelevant Commerce degree/diploma in IT, IS, Computer Science, Finance, Economics,...

SAIT Learnership / Trainee – Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth

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C#.NET Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Leading SA bank requires the skills of an experienced back end developer, C#.net.CIB and Payments experience is an advantageBanking experience essential5 years experienceHybrid working, offices based in Sandton Desired Skills: c#.net payments Banking Learn more/Apply...

IT Production Support Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Objective of the roleThe purpose of the role is to work collaboratively within the team and across other teams in the business to deliver exceptional customer experiences.QualificationsRelevant Commerce degree/diploma in IT, IS, Computer Science, Finance, Economics,...

Software Developer (C#.NET) (CH937)

Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a skilled Software Developer to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...

Business Analyst

ENVIRONMENT:EFFECTIVELY manage the gathering and analysis of business requirements from users as the next Business Analyst sought by a dynamic Financial Services Group. You will be expected to negotiate and agree business requirements with the project sponsors and...

Agile Project Manager

"Seeking experienced Agile Project Manager to lead dynamic projects in our bank, ensuring seamless integration and optimization of SAP systems.Join our team to drive innovation and efficiency in financial services." Key Roles and Responsibilities: Must have project...

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