Manufacturing Survey highlights lower business confidence
Load shedding, challenges at the ports and political uncertainty weighed on manufacturer confidence during the first quarter of 2024. According to the Q1 Absa Manufacturing Survey, business confidence dipped 5 points to 21, which is significantly lower than the...
Cybersecurity a resilient force TMT deal activity declines
Despite a decline in overall deal activity within the tech, media, and telecom (TMT) sector, cybersecurity has emerged as a resilient outlier. With escalating cyber threats globally, companies are prioritizing investments in cybersecurity capabilities, leading to a...
IT and business stakeholders differ on cloud adoption process
As businesses seek technology solutions that help us prepare for a new post-pandemic normal, cloud adoption rates continue to rise. In fact, according to new research, 67% of all companies plan to adopt at least one new cloud technology by 2023. Spiceworks Ziff Davis...
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...
Air quality monitoring now one of the fastest-growing smart city applications
The installed base of urban air quality monitoring devices reached 73 000 units in 2020 and will grow at a CAGR of 34% to reach 315 000 units in 2025, according to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. This number refers to any type of networked...
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Location-based services market to thrive
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Application security a priority for CIOs
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Solar energy can ease price hikes
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Norton encourages users to stay safe online
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Free fibre infrastructure for landlords
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Youth development to shape ICT industry
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The mobile retail revolution
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Key BI trends for the year ahead
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BT enhances Contact portfolio
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IT Risk Specialist – Gauteng Johannesburg
NQF level 6 B Degree in Risk Management/Audit/or equivalent Advanced DiplomaCISA/CISSP/CISM/CGERT/PMP or any other IT Governance related qualification2 years managerial/leadership experience4 years' experience in a risk and audit environment4 years Financial Business...
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SAP Consultant – Gauteng Midrand
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DATA ARCHITECT (24 MONTHS CONTRACT) at Secondments Recruitment
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