Power key to data centre growth
The global data centre power market size is anticipated to reach $42,35-billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 13,2% from 2025 to 2030. The factor driving the market growth is the shift in focus...
Innovation in logistics opens up regional opportunities
As trade corridors expand and the demand for sustainable supply chain solutions grows, transformative trends in infrastructure, trade integration, and digital innovation are driving southern Africa’s logistics landscape. This is according to a Reload Logistics...
SA most targeted in fraud attacks
Almost half (47%) of the 13 500 people polled in the SAS “Faces of Fraud” consumer study say they have experienced more fraud in 2022. South Africans were the most severely impacted, at 65%, following by Portugal at 62%. To counter rampant AI-fuelled scams, data and...
Identity threats top of mind
South Africans are growing more concerned over identity fraud threats, with 56,7% of businesses expressing concern or strong concern about future threats. This is among the findings of a new study by iiDENTIFii, “The Identity Index 2024: South Africa Edition”,...
Brace for fewer Black Friday bargains this year
South African shoppers may want to dial down their Black Friday expectations this year, with market data indicating a slowdown in consumer enthusiasm for the annual global shopping frenzy while retailers adjust their strategies toward a month-long approach that...
Retail threats surge ahead of Black Friday
In 2024, cybercriminals launched over 38-million phishing attacks, impersonating major marketplaces, banks, and tech retailers. Stolen payment card data is actively traded on dark web forums, with prices ranging from $70 to $315 per set. As shoppers prepare for major...
Call for Earthshot Prize 2025 entries
Following a record-breaking year for nominations, and a historic first awards ceremony on the African continent, The Earthshot Prize (TEP) is officially open for entries for its 2025 cohort. TEP seeks innovative solutions across five critical Earthshots: Protect and...
Businesses face increasing threats
Businesses are facing increasingly sophisticated threats from ransomware groups, hacktivists, and individual attackers. The 2024 Arctic Wolf Security Operations Report sheds light on the key trends shaping the modern threat environment and provides actionable insights...
Satellites reveal abrupt drop in global freshwater levels
An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since. Reporting in Surveys in Geophysics, the researchers...
Advanced mobile robots a boon for supply chains
Several mobile robotics technologies for supply chains will mature within the next two to five years, creating an accelerating market for increasingly capable mobile robots and drones, according to Gartner. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Mobile Robots and Drones is a...
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Regulating AI: fool’s errand or necessary progress?
The European Union has recently proposed a new law to regulate artificial intelligence, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. It reminds me of the EU's GDPR legislation, a transnational law that has helped shape data privacy rules across the globe, writes Hennie...
HPE Aruba simplifies IT operations
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has introduced product innovations to help enterprise IT teams simplify network management processes and improve operational agility with the next generation of HPE Aruba Networking Central, a cloud-native network management solution. HPE...
Dell builds ecosystem for Zero Trust adoption
Dell is bringing together more than 30 leading technology and security companies to create a unified Zero Trust solution, writes Herb Kelsey, federal chief technology officer of Dell Technologies. Navigating security is like trying to make your way through a...
New solution makes policy generation 70% faster for Shackleton
Insurtech Root and Shackleton Life have partnered to overhaul the long-term insurance company's policy administration system (PAS). The new system has reduced the time taken to generate a policy by 70%, from 20 minutes to six minutes. Shackleton Life's core product is...
Rectron takes head office operations off-grid with Huawei
Rectron has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase a FusionSolar Smart String Battery Energy Storage System (ESS) from Huawei. The Smart String ESS system has capacity for 1 MWh and will be installed at Rectron's head office in Midrand, Johannesburg....
Paul Wendlandt appointed GM at Kyocera Document Solutions SA
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA) has announced the appointment of Paul Wendlandt as its new GM. Wendlandt stepped into the role of interim GM in July 2022, when he replaced Werner Engelbrecht, who announced in May last year his intention to leave KDZA....
Cisco solution detects cyberthreats, automates response
Cisco has unveiled the latest progress towards its vision of the Cisco Security Cloud, a unified, AI-driven, cross-domain security platform. Cisco’s new XDR solution and the release of advanced features for Duo MFA will help organizations better protect the integrity...
Forcepoint extends DLP policies from endpoints to the cloud
Forcepoint has extended the depth and breadth of its Data-first SASE (secure access service edge) offering with the launch of Forcepoint Data Security Everywhere. Forcepoint is simplifying enterprise DLP management across cloud, web and private apps and streamlining...
VMware unveils new security capabilities
VMware has announced new capabilities that deliver strong lateral security across multi-cloud environments so customers can see and stop more threats. At RSA Conference 2023, VMware unveiled enhanced features for its suite of security solutions to address the...
CA drives Symantec Enterprise Cloud in SA’s enterprise sector
CA Southern Africa, a representative of Broadcom Software, is driving the Symantec Enterprise Cloud (SEC) into the South African enterprise market. SEC is a consolidated hybrid-cloud solution offering data and threat protection backed by the worldwide network of...
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Developer – Internship Role (JHB) at Parvana Recruitment
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Full Stack Developer at Sabenza IT
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