news
Windows 11 upgrades boost 2025 PC shipments
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 71,5-million units in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 9,3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2024, according to preliminary results by Gartner. For the full year, worldwide PC shipments totaled more than 270-million units, a 9,1% increase from 2024.
news
Windows 11 upgrades boost 2025 PC shipments
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 71,5-million units in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 9,3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2024, according to preliminary results by Gartner. For the full year, worldwide PC shipments totaled more than 270-million units, a 9,1% increase from 2024.
Features
Cloud infrastructure spend accelerates
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 99,3% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24) to $67-billion.
Features
Cloud infrastructure spend accelerates
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 99,3% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24) to $67-billion.
Trends and Analysis
2026 trends for Africa’s cybersecurity landscape
Check Point Software Technologies has released a definitive outlook on the eight critical trends set to shape Africa’s digital turning point in 2026.
Trends and Analysis
2026 trends for Africa’s cybersecurity landscape
Check Point Software Technologies has released a definitive outlook on the eight critical trends set to shape Africa’s digital turning point in 2026.
Product Showcase
Sandisk showcases UltraQLC platform
Sandisk has demonstrated a high-capacity 256TB NVMe enterprise SSD on its enterprise-grade UltraQLC, a NAND platform built with a combination of BiCS8 QLC CBA NAND, custom controllers and advanced system optimisations.
Product Showcase
Sandisk showcases UltraQLC platform
Sandisk has demonstrated a high-capacity 256TB NVMe enterprise SSD on its enterprise-grade UltraQLC, a NAND platform built with a combination of BiCS8 QLC CBA NAND, custom controllers and advanced system optimisations.
Thought Leadership
SMME support must go digital-first
By Lungi Sangqu – South Africa’s unemployment crisis has reached a critical tipping point. More than 32% of adults are jobless, and youth unemployment sits above 60%.
Thought Leadership
SMME support must go digital-first
By Lungi Sangqu – South Africa’s unemployment crisis has reached a critical tipping point. More than 32% of adults are jobless, and youth unemployment sits above 60%.
Events/Report-backs
It’s a wrap: Africa Tech Festival 2025
Cape Town hosted the 2025 Africa Tech Festival this week.
Events/Report-backs
It’s a wrap: Africa Tech Festival 2025
Cape Town hosted the 2025 Africa Tech Festival this week.
Channelwise E-Books
The channel has spoken
Skills development in SA, all about AI, the product showcase and report-backs from Africacom and Vertiv. Plus, the winners of the 2025 Channelwise awards.
New-look data centres power a future of cloud and AI
Printing evolves to meet changing needs, a bright future for servers, First Distribution debuts IBM’s Power11 and Syntech goes global.
State of the Nation: How is 2025 going for the Channel?
Meet the women driving First Distribution’s Microsoft Team, IT skills development: challenges and opportunities, accessories in the spotlight, a focus on storage, and the 2025 state of the Channel.
AI and the Channel Opportunity
Behind the scenes with PFR (EMEA) Limited, focus on Linkqage and a report back from Nutanix .Next.
The Channel’s top priorities for 2025
Channel’s top priorities for 2025; act now to ensure you have the right skills; time runs out for Windows 10; Syntech signs up ASUS distribution; and all the action from the Channelwise Sports Day and Awards.
The 2024 Channelwise Awards
All the winning vendors and distributors and report-backs from the Africa Tech Festival and the Dell Technologies Forum.