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)...

Clinical trial aims to reduce HIV deaths in Africa

A new trial will test a low-cost antibiotic in reducing deaths among 8 000 patients with advanced HIV who are starting or restarting anti-retroviral therapy (ART), a combination of drugs to treat HIV. The study, called REVIVE, is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates...

SA sees significant drop in insolvencies, but challenges remain

After two gradual rebounds in 2022 (+1%) and 2023 (+7%), global insolvencies are set to accelerate again in 2024 (+9%) before stabilising in 2025 (0%) at high levels. This is according to Allianz Trade's latest Global Insolvency Report, which also reveals updated...

Opportunities and challenges for Chromebooks, tablets

The Covid-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the tablet market in 2020 as consumers, businesses, and schools sought tablets to stay connected, entertained, or productive. According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly...

Realities of SA’s residential power use

Amid ongoing electricity supply concerns in South Africa, results of a new study on residential energy use have been released. The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), together with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) and the...

Deadline for information officer registration falls away

The Information Regulator has confirmed there will be no deadline for registration of information officers (IO) and deputy information officers (DIO); this means that no responsible party will be held liable for not registering by 30 June 2021. This decision follows...

Chromebook sales at an all-time high

Over the last year and a half, Chromebooks have become a mainstream computing product, with millions of users worldwide. Although the education sector still accounts for the biggest share of global Chromebook shipments, their popularity among traditional consumers has...

Growth in e-learning not slowing soon

The global pandemic accelerated growth in the academic e-learning and education technology (edtech) market. Analysts say that the Covid-19 crisis was only part of the driving force and so the uptrend has every reason to continue post-pandemic. According to the...

Family members not in sync on device updates

A global survey conducted by Kaspersky, exploring users' attitudes to updating devices has found that the activity has become a family affair. According to the research, more than half of respondents locally who have family (65%), agree that children and elderly...

Ethernet switches, routers show promising growth

The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $6,7-billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21), an increase of 7,6% year over year. Meanwhile, the worldwide total enterprise and service provider (SP) router market revenues grew 14,4% year over year in 1Q21...

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Challenges to Africa’s cloud adoption

In Africa, an emerging information technology industry is betting its future on serving customers and businesses through cloud based applications, says Christo Briedenhann, country manager of Riverbed Technology, Africa.  At the same time, governments and...

Ericsson unveils preliminary market share data

Ericsson has published preliminary market share estimates for 2012, in conjunction with publishing its Annual Report for 2012. During 2011, Ericsson introduced a wider definition of the equipment market reflecting the company’s R&D investments during the past...

Secure Lab named Cyberoam Gold partner

Cyberoam Technologies Private Ltd, the leading provider of identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) range of appliances, today announced the appointment of Secure Lab as its partner for South Africa. The appointment of Secure Lab is aimed at making deeper...

ESET launches Secure Authentication in SA

Proactive digital protection vendor ESET has announced the general availability of ESET Secure Authentication, a two-factor authentication (2FA) software solution for small and medium businesses (SMBs). This simple and highly efficient application makes use of remote...

Sophos advances MDM for Android

Sophos has announced the latest version of its mobile device management (MDM) solution, Sophos Mobile Control 3.0, which is offered on-premise and as-a-service.  This version includes support for Samsung SAFE devices, granting tighter control over how devices are used...

OTEL launches TVNO 2.0

OTEL Telecoms, recognised for its vendor neutral VoIP and broadband infrastructure as a service provision to operators and Internet service providers (ISPs), is pleased to announce the release of V2.0 software for the company’s Terrestrial Virtual Network Operator...

Contact centres go social with Aspect Social

Aspect Software, a leading provider of next generation customer contact and enterprise workforce optimisation, has announced the launch of Aspect Social, a cloud-based offering that aligns interactions organisations have with customers on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and...

Multisource brings GSM to rural Zambia

Leading South African wireless communication specialist Multisource Telecoms has won a contract that will see 20 low-cost GSM towers bringing cell phone communications to rural Zambians for the first time.  Supplied by US-based wireless telecommunications giant Vanu,...

BMW hosts inaugural e-mobility summit

BMW South Africa held its first-ever electro mobility (e-mobility) stakeholder summit in George, Western Cape, recently as part of a drive to begin unpacking the future of e-mobility domestically. The week-long event was attended by groups of business and motoring...

FET Colleges go live on ITS Integrator

Both the Port Elizabeth and Buffalo City Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges have gone live with its implementation of ITS Integrator. This was provided by ITS Tertiary Software, a leading independent technology solutions and services company and member of...

Senior Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg North

Work on a wide variety of projects doing development using Microsoft development tools. Have knowledge of business processes and experience on the development of applicationsPlay an active role in the design, development and unit testing of production...

Advanced DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Join in on revolutionizing the automotive industry's IT landscape! Our clients are hiring a skilled Advanced DevOps Engineer for a hybrid position in the Midrand/ Menlyn area. Be part of a forward-thinking team shaping the future of mobility. Requirements: Master's...

Senior Full stack C# Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is on the lookout for an adept Senior Full Stack C# Engineer with over 6 years of coding experience. You'll be instrumental in crafting and maintaining sophisticated large-scale transactional systems, while also taking the reins to lead and mentor your team...

DevOps Engineer – 2576

A company in Pretoria looking to fill this urgent role of DevOps Engineer.ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: · Infrastructure:Ansible/Chef, Kubernetes, Terraform, FINOPS· IAM:LDAP, Federate identities, Roles & Access Management.· Service Management:Incidents...

PLC Programmer

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE REPSONSIBLE FOR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE ON VARIOUS PLATFORMS. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSNational Diploma and/or N3 in Electrical Engineering will be advantageousSKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED2 – 3 Years PLC Programming Experience in...

Business Systems Integrator

Qualifications and ExperienceNQF Level Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior CertificateDegree or Diploma in Information TechnologyCertificate in relevant Technology or Domain5 years of relevant professional experience in roles such as Business Analyst or Systems...

Technical Test Analyst (2813)

Business requirement analysis and test management for the international volume planning applications. Enhancing current Test Processes. Working in an integrated Agile Environment (Jira, Confluence, XRay). Participate in all relevant Agile ceremonies. Contribute to the...

DevOps Engineer – 2576 – Gauteng Pretoria

A company in Pretoria looking to fill this urgent role of DevOps Engineer.ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: · Infrastructure:Ansible/Chef, Kubernetes, Terraform, FINOPS· IAM:LDAP, Federate identities, Roles & Access Management.· Service Management:Incidents...

PLC Programmer – KwaZulu-Natal Amanzimtoti

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE REPSONSIBLE FOR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE ON VARIOUS PLATFORMS. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSNational Diploma and/or N3 in Electrical Engineering will be advantageousSKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED2 – 3 Years PLC Programming Experience in...

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