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...

Terrestrial fibre connects Mombasa, Joburg

Liquid Dataport has launched the first terrestrial fibre connecting Mombasa to Johannesburg. The new route, including a fibre link across DRC between Goma and Kananga, provides multiple landlocked countries with extra redundancy, resilience, connectivity to numerous...

African startup uses AI to slash doctors’ paperwork

As a medical doctor in Nigeria, Tobi Olatunji knows the stress of practicing in Africa's busy hospitals. As a machine-learning scientist, he has a prescription for it. "I worked at one of West Africa's largest hospitals, where I would routinely see more than 30...

Poor data management costs companies millions

Companies are failing to meet user demand for uninterrupted access to applications and data and it is costing them millions each year. They are now looking to embrace cloud data management to better meet protection needs and leverage the power of their data, this is...

The top risks that could derail business in SA

Kathy Gibson is at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town - Unemployment and under-employment top the list of risks that could derail South Africa as it seeks to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Other stumbling blocks to realising our potential could...

E-commerce has the potential to drive African growth

With the potential to create up to 3-million new jobs by 2025, e-commerce could help to drive inclusive growth across Africa. This is the key message from the African E-Commerce Agenda released today by the World Economic Forum and International Trade Centre. Despite...

Free textbooks, student essays harbour malware

Kaspersky experts have uncovered 53 531 malicious or potentially unwanted files disguised as ready-to-use essays and textbooks for schools and universities. From August 2018 to July 2019 they were used in 356 662 attacks on 104 819 users - a 21% decrease, compared to...

Nedbank moves to the cloud with Microsoft

Nedbank has partnered with Microsoft to migrate components of its IT infrastructure to the cloud, making it the first bank in the country to run operations of this scale in the cloud. The partnership forms part of Nedbank's robust 2020 digital transformation vision...

No let-up in encrypted or IoT threats

There has been an alarming 76% and 55% spike in encrypted and IoT attacks respectively, according to the mid-year 2019 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. The company also reported a 15% increase in global ransomware attacks with ransomware-as-as service cited as the...

Vehicle sales slump again in August

August was by no means a pretty picture for South African new vehicle sales as the industry slumped back to levels experienced towards the end of the first half. April brought some hope, with sales marginally (0,7%) higher, but May returned a 5,7% blow while June and...

NU signs up Hitachi Vantara

Networks Unlimited Africa has announced a partnership agreement with Hitachi Vantara, a global data storage systems, software and services provider, that focuses its efforts on information technology (IT), operational technology (OT) and the Internet of Things (IoT)....

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One of South Africa's Banking Giants is looking for a CX Specialist to join their dynamic team.CX Specialist: Conversational Design & Experience Purpose Statement: To craft, implement, and manage exceptional conversational user experiences that exceed client...

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Company within the payment solutions fintech industry that showed substantial growth over the last couple of years, requires the services of a skilled Business Analyst with experience gained in the Fintech / financial services sector.REQUIREMENTSBusiness or related...

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ENVIRONMENT:A leading provider of CRM and Contact Centre solutions in Southern Africa is seeking to appoint a talented, experienced, and committed CRM Software Engineer (Python) to join a Professional Services team to build and support the CRM application for...

Senior Specialist: Solutions Architect – Gauteng Centurion

Our client is currently recruiting for a Senior Specialist: Solutions Architect. This role will expose you to a diverse working environment with endless opportunities to grow as an individual and to work for an organization that promotes equality. This is a contract...

Specialist Data Engineer – Western Cape Oakdale

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 to join our financial services client based in Cape Town for a 12-months contract role.What you will be doing:...

Python Backend Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are looking a Python Backend Engineer to be placed in Johannesburg or Cape Town. The role of the Serverless Backend Engineer is responsible for understanding requirements and building solutions under a serverless architecture model. The Serverless Backend Engineer...

CX Specialist – Gauteng Johannesburg North

One of South Africa's Banking Giants is looking for a CX Specialist to join their dynamic team.CX Specialist: Conversational Design & Experience Purpose Statement: To craft, implement, and manage exceptional conversational user experiences that exceed client...

Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Company within the payment solutions fintech industry that showed substantial growth over the last couple of years, requires the services of a skilled Business Analyst with experience gained in the Fintech / financial services sector.REQUIREMENTSBusiness or related...

Python Developer – Western Cape Beacon Valley

ENVIRONMENT:A leading provider of CRM and Contact Centre solutions in Southern Africa is seeking to appoint a talented, experienced, and committed CRM Software Engineer (Python) to join a Professional Services team to build and support the CRM application for...

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