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...

What you can do to improve data quality

Gartner has identified 12 actions to help chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) and other D&A leaders improve data quality (DQ) to avoid high costs and deliver sustainable value to their organisation. "Data quality issues cost a lot," says Jason Medd, director...

New study aims to help Africans ‘age well’

The life expectancy of people living in sub-Saharan Africa is rising, but it still remains significantly lower than other global regions. However, innovations that could be developed through a new research programme may well raise it more in line with global norms....

Could data predict random acts of violence?

The recent xenophobic attacks throughout Johannesburg and Pretoria are just the tip of the iceberg in an escalation of violent crimes in South Africa and abroad. From the mass killing in an event considered the deadliest shooting in modern US history, to the Sri Lanka...

South Africans are still keen globetrotters

Even though South African travellers face unfavourable exchange rates, stagnant economic growth and less disposable income, international travel continues unabated. The August 2019 analysis by Cape Town Air Access reveals the top outbound destinations for flights...

Wrist-worn wearables maintain strong growth trajectory

Shipments of wrist-worn wearables, inclusive of smartwatches, basic watches, and wrist bands, reached 34,2-million units, up 28,8% year over year during the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...

August inflation increases to 4,3%

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on 18 September 18 that consumer price inflation increased from 4.0% year-on-year (y-o-y) in July to 4,3% y-o-y in August. This was slightly higher than economists' median expectation of 4,2% y-o-y. Nonetheless, this was the...

Westcon-Comstor expands international footprint into India

Westcon-Comstor, has expanded its global deployment solutions (GDS) capability into India. The new entity opens the door to transactions in one of the world's fastest growing economies and enables multi-national rollouts into the Indian sub-continent region. Active in...

Future pragmatists drive long-term vision

Kathy Gibson is at Gartner Symposium in Cape Town – Digital society is the key to our future, but as we focus on the detail of how to make digital transformation happen, we often forget the long-term vision. The future is a very difficult thing to talk about, remarks...

API disruption set to accelerate

Kathy Gibson is at Gartner Symposium in Cape Town - Thanks to application programming interfaces (APIs), anyone can build the next "killer app" - but there's so much more to come. Paolo Malinverno, vice-president analyst at Gartner, says APIs are set to cause many...

Learn from past failures how not to do AI

Kathy Gibson is at Gartner Symposium in Cape Town - One of the best ways to design for the future is to look at the past - and we can learn how to apply artificial intelligence (AI) more effectively by examining high-profile failures. Some of the things we expect AI...

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Project Manager IT – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Responsible for managing end-to-end delivery of high value revenue projects through effectivecollaborations. Collaborate with Clients, Vendors, Service Providers and other internal/externalstakeholders and obtain commitments for issue free delivery of medium to large...

Solutions Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg North

Solutions Architects x 3Cape Town - Hybrid12 months contractRole Requirements: Qualifications & Experience: Minimum 10 years' experience as a solution architect in a complex technical environmentDatabase design, data models and source to target mappingMicrosoft...

Network Specialist

Our client, situated in Isando, Johannesburg seeks to recruit anIT Network Specialist. Candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining an efficient and secure network infrastructure for our organisation. Your primary focus will be on...

Data Engineer at Capitec Bank Ltd

Company description: Capitec Bank is a leading South African retail bank that focuses on essential banking services and provides innovative transacting, savings, insurance and unsecured lending products to individuals. Capitec's mission is to make banking simple and...

Senior Java Developer

If you are a Senior Java Developer specialising in Java 1.8 -5, Angular, RMQ, AWS, send through your CV to us.Key Requirements Minimum 5 years development experience, with exposure to technical competencies.Familiarity with JIRA or related Atlassian technologyJava 1.8...

.Net Developer

Our client is excited to present a fantastic opportunity for a talented .NET Developer to join their team. As a .NET Developer the successful candidate would be expected to perform the role of linking the customer support/needs with the operations and the software...

Network Specialist – Gauteng Isando

Our client, situated in Isando, Johannesburg seeks to recruit anIT Network Specialist. Candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining an efficient and secure network infrastructure for our organisation. Your primary focus will be on...

Data Engineer at Capitec Bank Ltd – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Company description: Capitec Bank is a leading South African retail bank that focuses on essential banking services and provides innovative transacting, savings, insurance and unsecured lending products to individuals. Capitec's mission is to make banking simple and...

Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

If you are a Senior Java Developer specialising in Java 1.8 -5, Angular, RMQ, AWS, send through your CV to us.Key Requirements Minimum 5 years development experience, with exposure to technical competencies.Familiarity with JIRA or related Atlassian technologyJava 1.8...

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