Westcon growth to boost Datatec revenues
Datatec has released a trading update, reporting that group revenue is expected to be approximately $5,44-billion (FY23: $5,14-billion), representing a year over year increase of 5,8%. The group reports that it built on the strong operational performance reported for...
IIoT market to hit $1,6trn by 2030
The global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market size is anticipated to reach $1,69-trillion and is expected to expand at 23,2% CAGR from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Major emphasis on predictive maintenance, automation, and...
Microsoft, Amazon get lion’s share of public cloud revenue
The cloud computing industry continued its impressive growth in 2021, bringing huge profits for the market's largest players. According to data presented by StockApps.com, the world's five largest cloud vendors hit $47,5-billion in quarterly revenue. Microsoft and...
NASA’s InSight reveals the deep interior of Mars
Before NASA’s InSight spacecraft touched down on Mars in 2018, the rovers and orbiters studying the Red Planet concentrated on its surface. The stationary lander’s seismometer has changed that, revealing details about the planet’s deep interior for the first time....
FMF urges clarity on electricity reform
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) is calling on government to speed up the process of detailing and gazetting President Ramaphosa's June announcement regarding the lifting of the threshold for companies to produce their own electricity without a licence, up to 100 MW....
Sipho Maseko to leave Telkom
Sipho Maseko will step down as group CEO and executive director of Telkom and its subsidiaries on 30 June 2022. A designate group CEO will be announced soon and Maseko will ensure an orderly transition for the remainder of his tenure. Maseko joined Telkom on 1 April...
Vodacom’s quarterly revenue up 9%
Vodacom has reported group revenue of R24,8-billion for the quarter ended 30 June 2021, up 9% from the corresponding period last year. Normalised group service revenue growth was 7,8%, with international growth accelerating. South Africa service revenue was up 5,2% to...
Fraudulent Covid sites abound
During the pandemic, Kaspersky alone recorded more than 5 000 fraudulent sites globally related to the coronavirus. During this period, the company also prevented more than one million users' attempts to visit these sites. Among the most common schemes used by...
SASE solutions the future for security
Cyberattacks and threats have increased as hackers have taken advantage of the shift to remote and hybrid work. A new survey from Check Point Software Technologies confirms that there is a growing shift towards cloud-based security and secure access service edge...
Protecting your biometrics is your birthright
Fraudsters do not discriminate and, as we continuously move towards the adoption of a digital and more importantly "touchless" era, the platform for fraud increases. Now, thanks to an increase in data breaches, fraudsters are motivated and armed with the correct...
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Businesses vulnerable to mobile threats
Businesses which have opened up their IT infrastructures to user-owned mobile devices, through bring your own device (BYOD) policies, need to take firmer steps to secure their data and networks from a growing range of security threats. That’s the word from William...
AfricaEye portal offers market insights
AfricaEye, an online solution designed for investors, businesses, researchers and entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of its improved portal which now has the ability to give its clients access to market analysis and demographic insights to an even greater number...
BDS, XLMEA help grow digital printing
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa’s leading document management technology and services company, and the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has contracted XLMEA, a global management consulting firm specialising in graphic communications in emerging markets,...
Users’ online password strength poor
With the increasing importance of the online world and its impact on users' daily lives, today people spend more and more time online, using Web-based services such as social networks like Twitter, Linkedin and Skype, and e-mail and online banking. However, generally,...
Payroll on front lines of business operation
The South African payroll administration industry has matured. With the offer of more technology, access to skills sets and improved levels of control, decision-makers in business have several options available to them in terms of how they want to manage...
Metrofile expands Western Cape footprint
Metrofile Records Management - a group company of JSE-listed Metrofile Holdings - has increased its footprint in the Western Cape through the expansion of its Cape Town warehouse facility that will enable it to cater for its rapidly growing client base. The expansion...
Zetes launches ZetesAthena
Zetes, the EMEA leader in collaborative supply chain solutions, launches ZetesAthena, its in-store management solution for the retail industry. Zetes Athena not only helps retailers to manage typical in-store operations efficiently, but enables them to do so centrally...
NCDoE verifies personnel information
The Northern Cape Department of Education (NCDoE) has decided to speed up its ongoing efforts to maintain up-to-date personnel information, opting to fast-track the update process over a three week period using Datacentrix’ eDNA personnel information verification...
Kaspersky bundles security with WoW
Gamers can now take advantage of a special arrangement between Kaspersky Lab and Blizzard Entertainment. The two companies are working together to offer a software bundle that includes Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 (KIS) and World of Warcraft (WoW), the world’s...
Auditors demand good data governance
South African businesses are increasingly being prompted by their auditors to ensure they get their data governance act together since failure to do so, or do so successfully at this stage, derails the auditors’ ability to write them a clean bill of health, says...
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Digital Strategist (Senior) at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...
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We are currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst who will be responsible for creating, refining, and clarifying the detailed definition of the business need, designing the corresponding business processes, and supporting the implementation of the business...
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C++ Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Senior Python Developer with strong BI skills – Gauteng Midrand
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Senior Technical Specialist – Western Cape Winelands
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