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Join Cape Town MS Developer User Group this Wednesday 22 May 17:30 SAST for the "Zero Trust Containers and Copilot development with Microsoft Copilot Studio" with Alistair Pugin and Gomolemo Mohapi The venue is sponsored by Accso and will be held in the amazing Accso offices! Register here: https://lnkd.in/dcBtkfrY Agenda Community Intro and Welcoming Implementing Zero Trust for Containers - A Best Practice Guide Customers have been modernizing applications since the advent of Microservices and Serverless but have struggled with implementing Zero Trust at a container level. In this session we uncover: - What Zero Trust Architecture is - How to secure your container infrastructure with Zero Trust - What options are available in Microsoft Azure for locking down containers - How to monitor and manage container security By implementing Zero Trust best practices, companies are able to mitigate their cybersecurity risks and achieve a higher Cloud Security Posture state. Come along to this session to find out how. Speaker: Alistair Pugin Enhance copilot development with Microsoft Copilot Studio Building intelligent and powerful copilots for your customers and employees has never been easier. Microsoft Copilot Studio is an end-to-end conversational AI platform that lets you create and customize powerful AI-powered copilots using natural language or a graphical interface for a range of requests—from providing simple answers to common questions to resolving issues requiring complex multi-turn conversations. This session will cover how you can use Copilot Studio to extend Microsoft copilots, build your own copilot leveraging functionality such as Generative Answers to surface information from any number of data sources. AI-based topic authoring to create workflows, and publishing custom plugins and prompts to surface your business data where you need it. Join me and discover how Copilot Studio can help you transform your business, increase your agent productivity, and reduce your development costs. Speaker: Gomolemo Mohapi See you there! 😍 Matthew Leibowitz Louise Van Der Bijl Allan Pead Carike Botha Hennie Francis #community #security #ai #copilot #containers #CPTMSDUG .NET Foundation .NET Developers Microsoft

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The new EON AI Ready Metaverse is simply amazing. I’ve been dreaming for years of the day to come when anyone can create metaverse experiences on the fly for learning, training and performing. I must admit that the latest version of EON AI Ready Metaverse release by EON Reality Inc this week surpasses all my expectations see the video attached. The most amazing part about this video is that the 10 experiences consist of complete metaverse experience with several indoors outdoors 360 environments, 3-D assets, knowledge portals, assessments and artificial intelligence reports. 💯 % of this was generated by an AI agent. All I did was provided a wish list of the titles of the experiences I wanted to create and then I went for a cup of coffee. When I returned those Spatial AI METAVERSE experiences were created. Also anyone can experience these on a normal smart phone, tablet or a laptop, no need for expensive headsets although if you have them, they also are supported. I’m super proud with the EON’s teams work. With this we can accelerate our vision of making Spatial AI knowledge transfer available, accessible and affordable for everybody on the planet. 🌍 Knowledge is a human right, what are you waiting for? Join the knowledge revolution!

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4SIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2022/852017/06) ISIN Code: ZAE000324059 JSE Code: 4SI (“4Sight” or “the Company”) TRADING STATEMENT Shareholders are referred to the announcement published on 26 July 2023 advising that 4Sight has changed its financial year-end from 31 December to 28 February, and will, inter alia, publish summarised results for the 14-month period ended 29 February 2024 within three months of 29 February 2024. In terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the current reporting period will differ by at least 20% from the financial results for the previous corresponding period. Shareholders are accordingly advised that the Company’s: • Earnings per share for the 14-month period ended 29 February 2024 is expected to be between 5.741 and 6.127 cents per share, representing an increase in the range of 141.4% to 157.7% when compared to the earnings per share of 2.378 cents for the year ended 31 December 2022. • Headline earnings per share for the 14-month period ended 29 February 2024 is expected to be between 5.742 and 6.128 cents per share, representing an increase in the range of 141.4% to 157.6% when compared to the headline earnings per share of 2.379 cents per share for the period ended 31 December 2022. The information on which this trading statement has been based has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s auditors. The Company’s financial results for the 14-month period ended 29 February 2024 are expected to be released on or about 24 May 2024. JSE SENS RELEASED 21 May 2024 13h30 https://lnkd.in/deYMY-cd

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Just kicked off our first round of test users for Ai Tutors focusing on Matric Finals 🚀 If you're aware of anyone looking to give their children an additional advantage heading into their IEB final exams, this is the perfect opportunity for them! 📚 #AiTutors #MatricFinals #IEBExams

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It's not just tech, it's people. Zakhele Gamede Gamede shares his Botsa journey and how passion and data drive innovation forward.​ 🚀 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dTHfC6jF #Botsa #AI #Coding #BehindTheBot #Tech

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With crypto adoption soaring in South Africa, Pundi X South Africa XPOS merchants offer a seamless way to direct spend your #crypto on luxury clothing, precious metals, diamonds, and gold 🚀 🇿🇦 15% is just the beginning 😉 Let's onboard the remaining 85% together 💪 #PUNDIX

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We're proud to share that Codehesion has been recognised for its significant growth in the South African software development sector, as featured on BusinessTech! 🚀 As we scale new heights, we're focused on the future and the innovative solutions that we can bring to your business. What Does This Mean for You? 🌟 Future-Ready Solutions: We bring a broad perspective from working across multiple industries and use cutting-edge tech to create innovative solutions that fit your unique needs. 🌟 Collaborative Innovation: Growth comes from great partnerships. We're excited to collaborate with enterprises to co-create solutions that redefine industry standards and drive mutual success. 🌟 Empowering Your Vision: As we expand, we're committed to empowering your business vision with scalable, efficient, and innovative software solutions. Software solutions done the right way. 🌟 Sustainable Growth: Our approach to growth is sustainable and impactful, aligning with your long-term goals and ensuring that our solutions contribute to your lasting success. Join us in this exciting phase of growth and let's build the future together. 📩 Reach out today to discover how we can drive your business forward. https://lnkd.in/d5qJcTEG Article: https://lnkd.in/dmfddWTT #Growth #Innovation #SoftwareDevelopment #BusinessExcellence #FutureReady #SouthAfrica #BusinessTech

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Join Cape Town MS Developer User Group 22 May 17:30 SAST for the "Zero Trust Containers and Copilot development with Microsoft Copilot Studio" with Alistair Pugin and Gomolemo Mohapi The venue is sponsored by Accso and will be held in the amazing Accso offices! Register here: https://lnkd.in/dcBtkfrY Agenda Community Intro and Welcoming Implementing Zero Trust for Containers - A Best Practice Guide Customers have been modernizing applications since the advent of Microservices and Serverless but have struggled with implementing Zero Trust at a container level. In this session we uncover: - What Zero Trust Architecture is - How to secure your container infrastructure with Zero Trust - What options are available in Microsoft Azure for locking down containers - How to monitor and manage container security By implementing Zero Trust best practices, companies are able to mitigate their cybersecurity risks and achieve a higher Cloud Security Posture state. Come along to this session to find out how. Speaker: Alistair Pugin Enhance copilot development with Microsoft Copilot Studio Building intelligent and powerful copilots for your customers and employees has never been easier. Microsoft Copilot Studio is an end-to-end conversational AI platform that lets you create and customize powerful AI-powered copilots using natural language or a graphical interface for a range of requests—from providing simple answers to common questions to resolving issues requiring complex multi-turn conversations. This session will cover how you can use Copilot Studio to extend Microsoft copilots, build your own copilot leveraging functionality such as Generative Answers to surface information from any number of data sources. AI-based topic authoring to create workflows, and publishing custom plugins and prompts to surface your business data where you need it. Join me and discover how Copilot Studio can help you transform your business, increase your agent productivity, and reduce your development costs. Speaker: Gomolemo Mohapi See you there! 😍 Matthew Leibowitz Louise Van Der Bijl Allan Pead Carike Botha Hennie Francis #community #security #ai #copilot #containers #CPTMSDUG .NET Foundation .NET Developers Microsoft

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Breaking down language barriers in AI! 🌍 In the latest C.Cast episode, I discuss with Pearl how we're making AI more accessible with CeboBot, a WhatsApp-powered business mentor tailored for South African entrepreneurs. By adding a customized communication layer, we're ensuring that AI can serve everyone, not just English speakers. Tune in to discover how we're transforming tech to meet local needs. Watch or listen to the full episode for a deeper dive into innovation at work: https://lnkd.in/dg8UGnZr #AITechnology #Innovation #Localisation

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Super excited to share best practices, tips, and productivity hacks to help you/your business fully leverage ChatGPT, while also being aware of the limitations and risks. Register using the link below! :D #ai #genai #chatgpt #llms

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A question for GROWTH-STAGE or SCALE-UP founders in my South African network ⬇️ This year, Startup Club ZA will return our popular 𝘍𝘖𝘜𝘕𝘋𝘌𝘙 𝘋𝘈𝘠 - happening in Cape Town (July) and Joburg (August). This day-long "masterclass-style" event, delivered by industry experts, is designed to equip early-stage founders with the frameworks and practices to launch their tech startups with greater degrees of success (think topics like Product-Market Fit, Traction, Go-to-Market, Pre-Seed/Seed Fundraising etc). BUT - we're very aware that many of these topics are more relevant to first-time/early-stage/startup founders and there still exists a real need among founders that are further in their journey. SO, s͟i͟m͟p͟l͟e͟ ͟q͟u͟e͟s͟t͟i͟o͟n (and please be honest): If we were to introduce a dedicated stream to serve Growth or Scale-Up founders, would you attend? Think keynotes on scaling, exiting, later-stage funding (Pre-Series A and beyond - what instruments and from who), liquidity & secondaries, hiring and employee incentives, IP internalisation, cap table dynamics, entering new markets and more. If that's you, p͟l͟e͟a͟s͟e͟ ͟c͟o͟m͟m͟e͟n͟t͟ ͟"I͟N" and t͟a͟g͟ ͟a͟ ͟f͟o͟u͟n͟d͟e͟r that may be interested/comment with any topics you'd value most. We have the platform and we're here to serve the ecosystem, regardless of stage 🚀 🇿🇦

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I Learnt A New Term Today: Why AI-as-a-Service is the future for South African businesses! Mpho Mothapo BCX Managing Executive of Cloud Advisory and Consulting, will be the keynote speaker at the 2024 Cloud and Security Conference on 11 July 2024. Mothapo’s presentation will focus on how AI-as-a-Service is the best way for South African businesses to access the latest AI technologies without having to hire a team of professionals or invest significant upfront capital. AI-as-a-Service is offered by cloud providers to businesses and involves “renting out” cloud-based AI tools that specialise in automating specialised tasks. “It allows businesses to use AI features like machine learning and data analysis, which makes it easy and cost-effective for companies to add smart capabilities to their operations,” said Mothapo. I learnt a new term today🙋‍♂️, "AI-as-a-Service" yey 🫡 #aiasaservice #ai https://lnkd.in/dBTJWW8p

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