A layered AI approach yields dividends
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - AI is not a silver bullet for all applications - it is a layered approach and there are many nuances to the technology. This is the word from JP De Villiers, brand lead of SuperMicro, who believes AI technology...
Infrastructure at the core of AI success
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - Artificial intelligence (AI) must be built on a solid foundation that includes cloud, servers, storage and networking. Matamela Aubrey Mashau, chief technology officer: sub-Saharan Africa enterprise network...
Fastest AI supercomputer aims to solve healthcare, security challenges
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex, Dubai - The fastest artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer in the world has been unveiled in the US, by UAE-based technology group G42. The new computer, Condor Galaxy, is based on 16 massive wafer semiconductors and will be used...
The role of governments in AI development
Kathy Gibson reports - As worldwide excitement about generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reaches fever pitch, it's important for governments to focus on how the technology can be used to improve people's lives. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for...
Crypto exchange VALR to partner with Visa
South Africa's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, VALR and Visa - the world's largest card network - have announced a strategic partnership for the issuance of Visa cards and delivery of other digital payment solutions. Visa and VALR will collaborate on...
Broadband drives economic, social development
Kathy Gibson reports - The deployment and adoption of broadband is critical to economic and social development. This is the word from Mathhew Reed, chief analyst: service provider at Omdia, who points to the World Bank's estimate that a 10 percentage point increase in...
African broadband adoption slips
Kathy Gibson reports - Although broadband adoption in Africa is increasing quickly, the continent is still some way off from achieving many of its connectivity goals. Martin Creaner, director-general of the World Broadband Association, says there is general consensus...
Privacy risks in using ChatGPT for businesses
Today, many people rely on neural network-based language models like ChatGPT for their jobs - a Kaspersky survey in Russia revealed that 11% of respondents have utilised chatbots, with nearly 30% believing in their potential to replace jobs in the future; other...
Healthy growth for IT healthcare services
The globalhealthcare IT services market is expected to reach $382,27-billion by 2030, according Grand View Research, and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 13,2% from 2023 to 2030. This growth is fueled by substantial government investments worldwide to enhance the...
How to make roads on the moon
With civilisation comes roads - and that is going to be especially true on the moon, just to keep the dust away. Lunar dust is ultra-fine, abrasive and clingy. In the Apollo era dust clogged equipment and eroded spacesuits. Notably, when the Apollo 17 lunar rover lost...
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HealthCheck debuts on TeacherConnect platform
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Tech could transform mining in SA
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Solarise Africa lands $10m investment to advance clean energy
Pan-African energy leasing company, Solarise Africa, has landed a further $10-million investment to drive Africa's clean energy expansion. The Series B investment round welcomed French development finance institution, Proparco, alongside existing investors, EAV and...
Telkom signs managed roaming agreement with Telenor
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Synthesis gains AWS Microsoft Workloads Competency status
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Take advantage of big data with a data management solution
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SAPICS commits to professionalising supply chain management
At its annual general meeting, SAPICS, the professional body for supply chain management, reaffirmed its strategic focus on the professionalisation of supply chain management in South Africa and across the African continent. The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the...
The mainframe’s role in a customer-centric world
The mainframe has a growing role to play in a world of digital transformation where the customer is king. By Gerard King, CA Southern Africa's mainframe pre-sales and support engineer Businesses around the globe, small and large, are continually striving for customer...
A shadow IT pandemic may follow Covid-19
For as long as users have had access to mobile devices and the Internet, there has been a tension between IT departments and the end-user communities they serve. By Naren Mewa, chief digital officer of Tarsus Distribution On the one hand, IT needs to impose standards...
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Senior IAM Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
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