In an era of instability, restructuring promotes resilience

The era of corporate stability is over and this is why the most important C-suite appointment companies can make in 2026 is a full-time and continually proactive chief restructuring officer (CRO) in charge of a CRO office. A new Global CRO Study 2026, authored by the...

Global IT spend set for13,5% growth, to $6,31trn

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6,31-trillion in 2026, up 13,5% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “This latest forecast underscores the accelerating momentum in AI infrastructure and advanced memory,” says John-David Lovelock,...

Beware the gap between perceived AI readiness and DR capability

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) data protection is seen as a high priority when implementing AI solutions – but a survey of senior IT decision-makers has revealed a gap between perceived readiness and tested, validated disaster recovery capability. This is among the...

As cost pressures mount, consumers shift spend to essentials

South African consumers are adjusting their financial behaviour in response to ongoing cost pressures, with TransUnion's Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study revealing meaningful shifts in how households spend, save and manage credit. While many households remain under...

AWS outage hits worldwide services

A worldwide Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage has brought dozens of cloud services to their knees. Communications, banking and online apps like Roblox and Snapchat were all affected by the massive outage. Some sources estimate that as many as 500 services could have...

Tariffs take a toll on SME exports

South African exports to the US have dropped 46% since April 2025, with small direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses hit hardest. This is according to the SME Export Index, launched today by South African international shipping platform TUNL. The SME Export Index is...

CEOs say cybersecurity is critical for business growth

A massive 85% percent of CEOs say cybersecurity is critical for business growth, according to a survey by Gartner. The Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey of 456 CEOs and other senior business executives worldwide was conducted from June to November 2024....

Microsoft dominates in phishing trends

These are the brands most tPhishing still targets major brands In Q1 2025, Microsoft maintained its position as the most targeted brand, accounting for 36% of all phishing attempts. Google surged to second place with 12%, while Apple remained in the top three with 8%....

SA sees massive increase in leaked accounts

Surfshark’s global data breach analysis ranks South Africa as the 27th most-breached country in Q1 2025, with 205 900 leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 68,3-million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 25% of all breaches from January...

Summit to examine the impacts of online fraud

South Africans have become accustomed to the narrative that fraud surrounds them, and the fraud landscape is growing significantly as the country attempts to break its bonds of low economic growth. “The public is often unaware of how sophisticated criminals are and...

4Sight Holdings acquires HR specialist XFour Group

Global artificial intelligence (AI) technology group 4Sight Holdings has announced its acquisition of XFour, a fast-growing human resource (HR) and payroll technology services provider, in a deal worth over R40-million. Founded in 2017 by Clark Fourie, Jaco Smit and...

Nexalus, Intel partner on cooling

Hidden out of plain sight, small, suitcase-sized boxes perched high on transmission towers are responsible for every cellphone call, video and text, every second, every day. Crammed inside each box, an orchestra of Intel-based communications equipment – GPU, CPU,...

Nvidia Blackwell boosts water cooling efficiency

Traditionally, data centres have relied on air cooling — where mechanical chillers circulate chilled air to absorb heat from servers, helping them maintain optimal conditions. But, as AI models increase in size, and the use of AI reasoning models rises, maintaining...

Vertiv, iGenius, Nvidia to deploy Colosseum AI supercomputer

Vertiv is collaborating with Nvidia and iGenius to deploy Colosseum, one of the world’s largest Nvidia DGX AI supercomputers with Nvidia Grace Blackwell Superchips. Set to deploy in 2025 in Italy, Colosseum will be a first-of-its-kind sovereign AI data centre for...

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Love is in the office air: should your business care?

Navigating office romance can be challenging. Relationships and romantic entanglements between senior executives and junior staff can introduce unexpected complexities, while inter-office marriages and affairs can introduce toxicity into the working environment. As...

Growing compliance could take a toll on acquiring margins

Banks hoping to navigate the uncertainties of 2023 will be looking to their modernisation efforts as a way to claw back some value. In its 2023 banking outlook, Deloitte has advised banks to "...reassess traditional product, service, and industry boundaries to create...

Ricoh announced as Kofax Partner of the Year

Ricoh has officially been named as the 2022 Partner of the Year for intelligent automation platform developer Kofax. The award recognises Ricoh's commitment to the strategic partnership between the two companies. As a result of the partnership, Ricoh has become an...

Huawei Cloud introduces smart finance solution

Huawei has launched its Huawei Cloud's all-scenario smart finance solution to Africa. The solution, announced at the Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit for Africa 2023, will effectively drive the digitisation and leapfrogging development of African's financial and...

The winners of Kyocera SA’s 15th Annual Service Awards are …

Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA) has announced the winners of the 15th annual Service Awards. The annual Service Awards are part of a global initiative to recognise and honour service excellence. The much-anticipated awards attract service engineers...

Channel is critical for safeguarding organisations from cybercrime

As cybercrime accelerates and ransomware continues to pose a significant threat, with 73% of UK & Ireland (UK&I) organisations experiencing at least one attack in the past year and 18% suffering four or more, businesses are feeling more vulnerable than ever....

Change management best practice for cloud transformation success

Companies are in a race to achieve new digital capabilities as ongoing economic disruption and a changing business landscape drive the need for rapid innovation. African organisations are accelerating their adoption of cloud solutions to drive greater efficiency,...

Pinnacle reaches 30 year milestone

From an imaginative spark at a family gathering to one of the country’s top distributors, Pinnacle has certainly reached the apex of the South African channel as, this year, it celebrates its 30th anniversary in the industry. “I wasn’t there,” smiles the current CEO...

New specialist storage distributor champions SMEs

On 1 March a new distributor opened its doors. Data Storage Distribution (DSD) is addressing a gap it sees in the market for a dedicated storage distributor. In an uncertain economic climate, and a market where consolidation is playing out, DSD believes it can thrive...

Senior PHP Developer (JHB Remote) – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:HONE your craft as an expert coder filling the role of the next Senior PHP Developer wanted by a cutting-edge Cloud-based SaaS platform. You will need at least 8-10 years suitable work experience including Modern PHP (7+), Laravel, Livewire, PHP Unit...

Systems Engineer at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join our team based in Sandton, JHB – Hybrid.To provide specialist technical expertise and support in installing; testing; tuning; optimising; diagnosing problems; repairing; upgrading and maintaining both externally and...

Software Developer – Gauteng Bryanston

Sales Force DeveloperDepartment: Business TechnologyWork Location: Johannesburg, Bryanston (Office-based) Job Summary:Seeking a skilled Salesforce Developer to design, customize, and maintain our Salesforce instance while ensuring compliance. You'll collaborate with...

Software Application Support Specialist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for a Software Application Support Specialist to join our dynamic team to assist with ongoing maintenance of existing products and to participate in the development of new and enhanced products and solutions. Work closely with various team members to...

Senior Project Manager at Datonomy Solutions

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team, based in Cape Town (onsite).The role requires expertise in finance and project management as relates to Financial Consolidation, Financial Planning, and Analytics.The assigned project manager will be...

Software Tester

Responsibilities:Create test cases and test the functionality of the CRM platform, client portal and Android Apple appsApply a client services view to testing to ensure the application not only works but works intuitively.You'll run functional tests, customer scenario...

Software Tester – Western Cape Cape Town

Responsibilities:Create test cases and test the functionality of the CRM platform, client portal and Android Apple appsApply a client services view to testing to ensure the application not only works but works intuitively.You'll run functional tests, customer scenario...

IT Technical Manager

A dynamic IT services firm is seeking a Technical Manager to lead its operations team and serve as the final escalation point for complex technical challenges. This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for someone who thrives on solving problems, mentoring engineers,...

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