Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

SMMEs using cloud could add billions to SA economy

Enabling more of South Africa's small, medium and micro (SMME) companies to adopt cloud computing could unlock R185.9-billion for South Africa's economy by 2030, according to a new study by Access Partnership. The research, commissioned by Amazon Web Services (AWS),...

Social media giants face privacy challenges

The landscape of social media is undergoing a transformation as Big Tech faces challenges from privacy regulations and heightened user concerns. The industry's future rests on navigating evolving user preferences and regulatory pressures, striking a delicate balance...

Be aware of remote working risks

Most corporate employees are still using remote working tools to help beat Covid-19, according to a recent survey by human resources consultant 21st Century. However, South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) cautions work from home employees that...

IT spend slowed in 2020, but pickup forecast for 2021

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,8-trillion in 2021, an increase of 4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. IT spending in 2020 is expected to total $3,6-trillion, down 5,4% from 2019. "In the 25 years that Gartner has been forecasting...

Fraudsters exploit employees’ social networks

There are several web services that employees of small and medium businesses most frequently access while working, including YouTube, Facebook, Google services and WhatsApp, with some of these applications being the most exploited by cybercriminals as a springboard...

EOH reports sustained improvement

EOH Holdings has reported an improvement of between 70% and 76% to the previously reported total headline loss per share in a trading statement for the 12 months ended 31 July 2020. The group generated both positive EBITDA, before normalisation adjustments, and...

Electoral Commission warns of a job scam

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has issued a warning to the public about fraudsters using an online job advertisement in the name of the organisation to obtain personal information from unsuspecting job-seekers. The Commission warns that the advertisement...

Cyber crime costs industry up to $8trn a year

Cyber crime is costing businesses worldwide between $4-trillion and $8-trillion annually and has the potential to grow 20-fold over the next few years. This is the message from cyber protection company Acronis CEO and founder Serguei Beloussov speaking at the Acronis...

IDC outlines roadmap to recovery

Kathy Gibson reports from the virtual IDC CIO Summit - The world has largely weathered the Covid-19 storm and is ready to start feeling its way to the new normal. That's the word from Crawford Del Prete, president of IDC, who believes that organisations are now...

Intel powers first satellite with AI on board

As ubiquitous as artificial intelligence (AI) has become in modern life -- from boosting our understanding of the cosmos to surfacing entertaining videos on your phone -- AI hasn't yet found its way into orbit. That is until 2 September, when an experimental satellite...

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ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of Research Data Infrastructure requires the services of an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to be responsible for the design and development of data- and metadata-automation pipelines in support of the management and publication of...

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