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...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

World’s largest supercomputer for AI training unveiled

Cerebras Systems has announced Condor Galaxy, a network of nine interconnected supercomputers that offer a new approach to AI compute and promise to significantly reduce AI model training time. The first AI supercomputer on this network, Condor Galaxy 1 (CG-1), has 4...

SA strengthens financial crime prevention

Following South Africa's financial greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for not fully complying with international standards around the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, significant amendments have been made to the Financial...

Intel offerings target 5G infrastructure

Unlocking the full potential of 5G requires transforming network infrastructure from core to edge. Intel has made a sweeping set of hardware and software announcements, including the launch of the new Intel Atom P5900, a 10nm system-on-chip (SoC) for wireless base...

New Xeon Scalable processors from Intel

Intel has announced the addition of new performance and performance-per-dollar-optimised processors to the Intel Xeon Scalable platform. The addition of these new processors targets the majority of Intel's mainstream Xeon Scalable customers across cloud, network and...

Future-proof your application strategy

A leading retail bank in India recently revamped its consumer application. Within three days, bank customers downloaded the app 100-million times. Unfortunately, the users began reporting errors in stock account details whenever they restarted the app. In the end, the...

New MD for Altron Arrow

Warren Mande has been appointed as MD of Altron Arrow, effective 1 March 2020. Mande was previously sales division executive at Altron Bytes Document Solutions. Both companies are subsidiaries of JSE-listed technology company Altron. Mande has worked for Xerox and...

Luno adds Ripple to its platform

South African cryptocurrency exchange Luno has added the ability for its customers to trade Ripple (XRP) on its platform. Ripple is the third-largest digital asset with a current market value of $12,5-billion. Luno's 3,5-million customers across 40 countries can...

Xerox pushes ahead with HP takeover bid

Xerox is pursing its attempt to buy out HP Inc, despite HP adopting a shareholders rights plan meant to block a hostile takeover. Xerox has raised its offer for HP shares to $24.00, equating to about $34-billion in cash and Xerox stock. Xerox intends to launch a...

Data centres not up to meeting CIO needs

Just 29% of data centre decision-makers say their current facilities are meeting their needs, and just 6% say their data centres are updated ahead of their needs. These are among the findings included in a new report from Forbes Insights and Vertiv. "The Modern Data...

NASA wants your help in designing Venus rover

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, under a grant from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts programme, is running a public challenge to develop an obstacle avoidance sensor for a possible future Venus rover. The "Exploring Hell: Avoiding Obstacles on a Clockwork Rover"...

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Regional Network Manager – Gauteng City Deep

Qualifications MatricTechnical Qualification is a requirement, Degree advantageousKnowledge & Experience Technical mechanical and electrical understandingGood computer literacy skillsExperience in systems aptitudeExperience in financial acumenAdministrative and...

Senior Microsoft Power BI Developer – Remote Remote

Role Purpose:The company is currently seeking anexperienced Power BI Developer Consultant to join the BPM team. The individual selected will be crucial in converting data into valuable insights for our long-standing clients in the banking and financial sectors. We...

Senior Microsoft Power BI Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Red Ember is seeking to hire a Senior Microsoft Power BI Developer to join the BPM team.The individual selected will be crucial in converting data into valuable insights for our long-standing clients in the banking and financial sectors.Activities will include:...

Senior IT Business Analyst Team Lead

Executive Summary Remote/Hybrid This is a senior hire and our client seeks a seasoned BA with demonstrated experience in managing a dynamic team including building BA KPI scorecard for the teamManagement Consulting in addition to private sector experience preferredAn...

Junior IT Administrator (Professional IT Services)

Attending to client service change requests; performing backup maintenance; installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and customization of MS Office applications. **Please note this is an office-based (not hybrid) role reporting directly to the Professional...

Business Intelligence Specialist

Remote working for Saudi Arabia companyRequirements:BS degree in CS, EE, or equivalent.5+ years of experience in supporting cloud services in production.Strong knowledge of internet protocols and exposure to troubleshooting network services.Understanding of the DevOps...

Data Analyst (Intermediate-Senior) [onsite]

We are looking for a Data Analyst with industry background fintech. Our preferred candidate must be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, analytical, highly mathematical, and detail-oriented person to conduct full lifecycle analysis that include requirements,...

Data Analyst (Intermediate-Senior) [onsite] – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are looking for a Data Analyst with industry background fintech. Our preferred candidate must be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, analytical, highly mathematical, and detail-oriented person to conduct full lifecycle analysis that include requirements,...

Business Analyst (Intermediate-Senior) [Onsite]

We are looking for a vibrant, analytical and innovative individual, who can not only think on their feet but who also has a strong background in the Fintech space to join us in our mission of reducing fraud and increasing the cashflow of our customersRequirements:A...

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