Netflix signs up 41m new subscribers in 2024
Netflix added 41-million new subscribers last year, more than in 2022 and 2023 combined, according to data presented by AltIndex.com. The last three years have been a rollercoaster for Netflix. A huge subscriber loss in early 2022, followed by surging market...
Free AI set to increase uptake of Google’s Workspace platform
Google has elevated its Workspace platform by offering AI capabilities for free to subscribers of Workspace Business and Enterprise plans. Previously, plan subscribers could purchase an add-on of AI features ranging from $20 to $30 per user per month. The list of...
SA startup among NBA Africa finalists
NBA Africa has that 10 startup companies from seven African countries that have been selected to pitch their products to a panel of international industry leaders at a Demo Day at the NBA headquarters in New York City on 25 September. The day is part of Triple-Double:...
Mixed bag for Ethernet switch and router markets
Worldwide Ethernet switch revenues declined 14,1% year over year in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24) to $10,2-billion but rose 15.4% compared to the first quarter of 2024. Total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router revenues declined 30,6% year over...
Telecom leaders redefine the industry with network APIs
Some of the world’s largest telecom operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone, together with Ericsson have announced a new venture to combine and...
Positive picture for business travel going forward
Forty percent of businesses plan to increase their travel in FY25 (July to June), while 42% of customers intend to increase their travel spend versus last year, according to a landmark State of the Market survey for Flight Centre Corporate. Utilising the innovative...
Open source AI set to drive new innovation
Kathy Gibson reports from Red Hat Summit in Johannesburg – Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the big IT buzzword for the last year and is ready to become a mainstream technology that can help organisations solve their IT and business challenges. Dion Harvey,...
Virtualisation is back in the spotlight
Kathy Gibson reports from Red Hat Summit in Johannesburg – Just a couple of years ago, few would have believed that virtualisation would be a pressing topic in 2024. “But virtualisation is back on the agenda - and it’s bigger than ever,” says Bruce Busansky,...
AI, adaptability top priorities for SMEs
The ability to adapt to rapidly changing external circumstances and leverage powerful new technologies are key to the growth and success of African small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to a new report by SAP. Cameron Beveridge, head of mid-market at SAP MEA...
Marketplaces set to shake up omnichannel retail
South African manufacturers and retailers are starting to look more carefully at how digital platforms such as e-commerce marketplaces, super apps and social commerce can form part of an omnichannel strategy to reach consumers wherever they are. Those that can...
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HCI emerges as a catalyst for data centre modernisation
In this data decade, organisations are looking to get the most out of their data, developing new breakthroughs in technology that everyone will experience in some way. The more effectively an organisation can harness the power of this data, the better - to ensure it...
ChatGPT and GPT4: Wikipedia 2.0 or a fresh starting point for society?
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Employee experience critical for workplace productivity
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Is your data safe in the cloud?
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Practical tips to improve your online privacy
Thanks to growing adoption of social media, South Africans of all ages are using these platforms to stay in contact with one another. But this has also given rise to the scourge of digital stalkers, cyberbullies, and identity fraud. By now, we all know that data is...
Energy crisis leaves SA struggling to function
Witnessing the far-reaching effects of South Africa's continuing power cuts has been tremendously disheartening, writes NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber and author of "A Just Transition: Making Energy Poverty History with an Energy Mix". The...
Going digital can improve public sector service delivery
Despite ongoing digitalisation, a great deal of business still gets done on paper in both the public and private sectors. Although the percentage of paper records is declining, a third of respondents in a survey indicated that they are currently storing over 100 000...
What goes into that insurance app?
Most of us know that taking out insurance is a sure sign of "having your life together" and have some form of insurance for our cars, home, life or funeral. If you don't, you know you should. By Sizwe Mase, business development lead at Root Platform Like a growing...
The ingredients of tech innovation
Time only moves in one direction, and with it we must keep evolving. Technology has become central to our development as a species and is likely to remain so. In an upturn, people invest in it to grab market opportunities. In a downturn, they invest in it to drive...
AI causes and solves networking problems
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer the elephant in the room, and with the much-spoken-about release of ChatGPT followed by Microsoft's announcement that it's investing $10-billion into AI, it's firmly off the "in the future" table. By Rentia Booysen, Westcon...
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Design and develop robust, testable, and maintainable software solutions. Document software, in particular business rules and key technical decisions. Research and make suggestions on how to improve our existing systems. Analyse, diagnose and resolve software...
Senior Application Developer (MS Dynamics 365: F&O and SIM) (National) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:THE coding expertise of a Senior Application Developer is sought by a dynamic Academic Institute whose core role will be to design, develop, maintain and support MS Dynamics 365 application systems (SIM and F&O / HR). Candidates will require expertise...
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IT ARCHITECT - BUSINESS AND DATA (TOGAF 9/10 Certification and Enterprise Architecture) CLOSING DATE 19 FEBRUARY 2025 PURPOSE The role of IT Architect - Business and Data is responsible for the strategic business transformation within the Company and overseeing...
Junior Front End Developer (LM) – Gauteng Pretoria
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Intermediate C# Developer – Full Stack
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IT Software Development Project Manager with relevant IT qualification, and minimum 3 years' IT project management experience, specific to software development projects in the Financial Services Industry, required to assist in embedding agile practices and...
Intermediate C# Developer – Full Stack – Gauteng Midrand
Are you a passionate Full Stack C# Developer ready to take your skills to the next level ona 3 months contract basis? We're looking for a problem-solver who thrives in building scalable web applications usingC#, .NET, JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks....
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