Nvidia debuts Rubin CPX for massive-context inference
Nvidia has announced Nvidia Rubin CPX, a new class of GPU purpose-built for massive-context processing. This enables AI systems to handle million-token software coding and generative video with groundbreaking speed and efficiency. Rubin CPX works hand in hand with...
DeFi exploits have wiped out $59bn in five years
Over the past five years, DeFi has steadily moved beyond niche crypto circles into broader financial use with improved interfaces, Layer 2 adoption, and integrations with traditional fintech platforms making it feel more like regular online banking or investing. DeFi...
Resellers vote Syntech Distribution best for Customer Care
Syntech Distribution has scooped the Customer Care Distributor of the Year in the 12th annual Channelwise Awards. For the Customer Care Distributor of the Year award, the 2 828 resellers polled in the survey were asked to rate their chosen distributors on a number of...
Pinnacle scoops Channelwise Distributor of the Year 2024 award
Pinnacle has reclaimed the coveted Channelwise Distributor of the Year title, pipping Axiz, Mustek, Tarsus Distribution and Rectron at the post. The prestigious awards are the culmination of the 12th annual Channelwise Distributor of the Year survey. This year, 2 828...
All the top vendors for 2024
The votes are in, and South African resellers have named their favourite vendors for 2024. The 12th annual Channelwise Awards survey attracted a record 2 828 voters, who named their favourite vendors in 10 categories, as follows: Infrastructure hardware Servers...
Businesses are vulnerable to AI-driven cyberattacks
A recent Kaspersky study reveals that businesses are increasingly worried about the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cyberattacks. According to the findings, 56% of surveyed companies in South Africa reported a rise in cyber incidents over the past year,...
Paratus opens Botswana to Zambia fibre route
Paratus Botswana has commenced work on lighting a new fibre route, the SADC Highway, that will connect Gaborone in Botswana, through Zimbabwe, to Livingstone in Zambia. The first section in Botswana, which is from Gaborone to Plumtree, spans approximately 500km and is...
Africa to benefit from Smart LEO networks
Q-KON is extending its collaboration with Eutelsat OneWeb to develop end-user portfolio service sets engineered to meet the needs of niche market sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. Recognising the challenges inherent in the African connectivity landscape, Q-KON is working...
Siemens Healthineers adopts medical imaging AI
About 3,6-billion medical imaging tests are performed annually worldwide to diagnose, monitor and treat various conditions. Speeding up the processing and evaluation of all these X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds is essential to helping doctors manage their...
How to deliver marketing excellence in 2025
With increased pressure to deliver growth and support cross-functional work, Gartner has identified three priorities for CMOs to deliver marketing excellence in 2025. These priorities include: Transcending disruption by bridging the gap between marketing strategy and...
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Legal concerns around vaccine mandates in the workplace
Government is working hard to reach its target of vaccinating 67% of the country's population by the end of this year. Many local companies have also instituted vaccine mandates for employees who want to return to the office. Ian McAlister, GM at CRS Technologies,...
Can hybrid learning reshape the educational landscape? (By Huang Yu)
Hybrid learning is an educational model that entails some students attending class in-person while others join virtually, writes Huang Yu, director of the education and healthcare department: global government business unit in the Huawei Enterprise Business Group. For...
Dartcom is sales and support partner for Motorola Solutions SA
Communications and energy solutions provider Dartcom has expanded its communications portfolio through an agreement with Motorola Solutions South Africa. As an appointed Direct Systems sales and support partner, Dartcom extends Motorola Solutions' footprint in South...
Retailers are going digital-first this holiday season
For retailers this holiday season, everything is relative when you consider last year's widespread lockdown of physical spaces and an accelerated shift to digital commerce in response to the global pandemic. By Robbie Kearns, senior regional vice-president at...
Mitigate the risk of payments fraud
Global losses from payment fraud have tripled from $9,84-billion in 2011 to $32,39-billion in 2020, according to Deutsche Bank's 2021 report on the future of payments. And financial professionals are saying Covid-19 hasn't helped matters, with 65% believing that the...
Solid state arrays outperform All-Flash on all fronts
All Flash Arrays (AFA) have received a lot of hype in recent years, but despite being touted as the best storage solution for everything, this is not strictly the case. By Lourens Sanders, solution architect at Infinidat Aside from being prohibitively expensive for...
Pick the right B2B e-commerce model
Customer behaviour has changed significantly since the introduction of global restrictions and lockdowns. B2B sales organisations have quickly embarked on a digital transformation journey to meet customer demands and to sell goods and services online. By Nick Durrant,...
Adapting African cities for a better, safer life
While many have focused on data analysis and its security at an organisational level, it is even more imperative for the realisation of smarter and more sustainable cities capable of providing citizens with a better, safer lifestyle. "Take consumption data of water...
Is your business making the most of Open Source?
When it comes to business applications, Open Source Software (OSS) has become the technology of choice. In fact, according to a Red Hat survey on The State of Enterprise Open Source, 69% of IT professionals indicated that OSS is either highly important or very...
Unexpected business-building benefits of stricter data regulation
Storing data securely and using it appropriately should not be merely a compliance-driven practice; it should be a cornerstone of any business. By Professor Yudhvir Seetharam, head of analytics, insights and research at FNB Business Not only does appropriate data...
BI Specialist (Microsoft Stack & Power BI) – Western Cape Cape Town
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