Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

AI is changing enterprises, and already driving value

By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to pay off for early enterprise adopters. More than half of companies that have implemented AI are now seeing a return on investment, with the most value reported by future-built organisations. This is the...

Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Massive increase in targeted ransomware groups

There’s been a surge in the number of targeted ransomware groups globally by 30% from 2022 to 2023. In parallel to this increase, the number of victims of targeted ransomware attacks spiked by 70% within the same time period. These insights were shared at Kaspersky’s...

AI, virtual agents send search engine volumes plummeting

By 2026, traditional search engine volume will drop 25%, with search marketing losing market share to AI chatbots and other virtual agents, according to Gartner. “Organic and paid search are vital channels for tech marketers seeking to reach awareness and demand...

Double-digit growth for hardcopy peripherals

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market expanded for the third quarter in a row in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) with shipments growing 19,3% year over year to approximately 25,5-million units. Shipment value also increased during the quarter with year-over-year...

Digital transformation and the role of hybrid cloud

Kathy Gibson reports from the IDC CIO Summit – Hybrid cloud is a complex and challenging issue – and the prevailing myths and misinformation don’t help organisations grappling with it. Abdul Moosa, chief technology officer of CoCre8 Technology Solutions, points out...

Digital transformation, resilience key to business survival

Kathy Gibson reports from the IDC CIO Summit - With all the changes that Covid-19 has brought about over the past year, a massive 62% of South African CIOs have accelerated their digital transformation initiatives. "This is a positive indicator that digital technology...

Quantum computing edges into the mainstream

Investments in quantum computing are expected to increase in the next 24 months, according to new survey results from International Data Corporation (IDC). The number of organisations allocating more than 17% of their annual IT budgets for this technology are expected...

Customer-obsessed companies grow much faster

CIOs and technology leaders guiding their firms through the challenges of the 2020s must enable technology-driven innovation and deliver on the goal of customer obsession if they hope to compete in a post-pandemic marketplace. This is according to Forrester, which...

Bank customers more willing to engage digitally

The latest engagement statistics for Standard Bank's mobile banking app show that customers are becoming increasingly more comfortable engaging digitally for more than just basic banking. Standard Bank reports that there have been more than 1,2-million unique...

After big data, get ready for small and wide data

Gartner predicts that by 2025, 70% of organisations will shift their focus from big to small and wide data, providing more context for analytics and making artificial intelligence (AI) less data hungry. "Disruptions such as the Covid-19 pandemic is causing historical...

SA can expect a challenging, risk-driven future

As many parts of the world deal with the Third Wave of Covid-19 infections, there are growing concerns that South Africa may face harsher lockdown measures in the future as the country ramps up its vaccine rollout program. This will have a telling impact on society...

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Front End Developer (3-Year Contract) (CPT/PTA)

ENVIRONMENT:DEVELOP and deploy modern JavaScript/Node.js-based web applications which interface with existing APIs and Web Services as your coding talents as a Front End Developer is sought by a dynamic provider of Research Data Infrastructure. You will need to work...

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Developer (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

Client Details: Our client is a prominent worldwide supplier of software and service offerings. They collaborate with major corporations across the globe, working together to achieve customer triumph and address their most critical business obstacles, ensuring they...

Applications Engineer – Gauteng Primrose

Our client, in the manufacturing industry, based in Gauteng is currently looking to employ an Applicants Engineer.An awesome career opportunity awaits you! Requirements:IT related degree or Diploma (Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science) or...

Senior Core Network Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

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