Despite perceived value, companies lag in digital workplace redesign

Eight in 10 IT decision-makers say the digital workplace is critical to successful AI-led transformation – but only 10% report fundamentally redesigning it for AI. This is among the findings from Lenovo’s sixth Work Reborn report, The AI-ready workplace, which exposes...

In the AI era, control is not enough: you have to prove it

A new report from IBM, Proof, Not Promises: The Digital Sovereignty Index, reveals an “overconfidence gap”: leaders believe they can prove sovereign control of their technology, but the evidence often falls short of the Index’s highest standards. As AI adoption...

AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...

A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

Salaries sink in April, reversing recent gains

The overall dismal economic environment has contributed to the average nominal take-home pay slipping further in April 2023, according to the monthly BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI). The number of salary payments has also fallen, signalling a troubled job...

Scientists warn of AI-triggered extinction

Scientists and academics are once again sounding the alarm about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on our future, going as far as to suggest it might trigger human extinction. A new statement from the Centre for AI Safety calls for society to urgently take...

Airband Initiative aims to bridge digital divide

Last year, the world reached a major modern milestone with half of the world's population being online with some form of Internet connection. The bad news is that, despite this progress, this status quo still puts billions of people on the wrong side of the digital...

Olympiad winners spread across the nation

Learners from three provinces have taken the top places in the 2019 South African Programming Olympiad which is now in its 36th year. The gold medal winner was Andi Qu, a grade 11 learner at St John's College, Johannesburg, who won the Standard Bank Trophy. This marks...

IT spend in MEA to top $83bn next year

IT spending in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is set to reach $83,7-billion in 2020, up 2,8% year on year, according to the latest forecast from IDC. Enterprises will account for close to 56,8% of that figure, with the telecommunications, finance, government, and...

Top trends shaping analytics and BI

The latest research from Gartner reveals the five major trends that are shaping the evolution of analytics and business intelligence (BI). "As intelligence is at the core of all digital businesses, IT and business leaders continue to make analytics and BI their top...

e-Gov irregular expenditure under fire

The Democratic Alliance has said that it is "unacceptable" that the Department of e-Government incurred irregular expenditure of R31,9-million for the 2018/2019 financial year. "According to the annual report for e-Government this irregular expenditure occurred as the...

SOCs can limit damage of cyberattacks

Enterprises with an internal Security Operation Centre (SOC) estimate their financial damage from a cyberattack at $675 000, which is less than half the average impact cost for all enterprise-level organisations ($1,41-million), a new survey from Kaspersky and B2B...

CMOs upbeat despite drop in budgets

Marketing budgets have shifted downwards, dropping from 11,2% of overall company revenue in 2018 to 10,5% in 2019, according to a survey of chief marketing officers (CMOs) by Gartner. Findings from Gartner's CMO Spend Survey 2019-2020 report reveal this is the first...

5 ways technology is changing insurance

It's no secret that the insurance sector is conservative by nature and has largely been slow to embrace technology. In the past year, many of the large incumbents have been touting new "digital" offerings to keep the insurtech challengers like Pineapple, Naked and...

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Senior Business Analyst at Letsema

The Letsema Group is looking to engage exceptional, high performing Senior Business Analysts for diverse Fixed Term Contracting opportunities. Successful applicants will be assigned to current or future, high impact projects supporting our clients' strategic...

Graduate Developer at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details: Our client is the leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global and local footprint. This client is very R&D focussed, they are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly...

Developer – Java (Intermediate) at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client is a highly successful FinTech company that works with major banks, retailers and MNO's to find better ways to transact. They bring together committed people dedicated to delivering innovative enterprise solutions that help their customers...

Developer – C#/.Net (Lead) at Parvana Recruitment

This is a remote position.Client Details:Our client is a solid, blue-chip, trusted and large consulting company, which offers the option to be remote or client based. They do work with all staff to define career paths and encourage mentoring as a way of helping pass...

Senior IT Support Technician – Western Cape Bellville

Install and maintain company hardware, software, networks, and infrastructure to ensure business sustainability and good end-user experience Experience required: 2 - 5 years' experience as a Desktop Support Technician, Network Support Technician, Systems...

Data Engineer – Gauteng Houghton Estate

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Engineer / Data Analyst join our financial services client based in Johannesburg for a 6-months contract role.What you...

Senior Business Analyst at Letsema – Gauteng Johannesburg

The Letsema Group is looking to engage exceptional, high performing Senior Business Analysts for diverse Fixed Term Contracting opportunities. Successful applicants will be assigned to current or future, high impact projects supporting our clients' strategic...

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