Positive outlook for IT distribution revenues

In the fourth quarter of 2024,  Distributor Revenues grew 2,3% year-over-year, landing at $21,4-billion, but this solid end to the year was not enough to outweigh weaker sales in earlier quarters, and 2024 ended down 1,1% year-over-year according to the International...

2025 economic outlook weighed down by challenges

The global economy is set to face significant challenges in 2025, with 56% of chief economists surveyed expecting conditions to weaken, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook from the World Economic Forum. Only 17% foresee an improvement, pointing to...

Pinnacle wins Channelwise Distributor of the Year 2024

Pinnacle has reclaimed the coveted Channelwise Distributor of the Year title, pipping Axiz, Mustek, Tarsus and Rectron to the post. The prestigious awards are the culmination of the 12th annual Channelwise Distributor of the Year survey. This year, 2 828 resellers...

How African data centre trends stack up

By Kathy Gibson - Technology trends over the last couple of years have fundamentally changed the way data centres are deployed and used. Cloud computing has become an entrenched part of business computing, while edge deployments are driving new architectures and use...

Trends and Analysis

Tech sector drives up energy demand, stymies sustainability efforts

The carbon footprint and energy consumption of the digital technology sector is growing with global demand for hardware, network services, data storage and emerging technologies, according to a report co-authored by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA).

Thought Leadership

Chiplet market to grow to $411bn by 2035

Chiplet technology is revolutionising the semiconductor industry by offering alternative advantages compared with traditional monolithic designs, according to new research from IDTechEx, which highlights the transformative potential of chiplets.

Events/Report-backs

Vertiv: Driving innovation tour

Data Centres are taking on a new prominence as the move to artificial intelligence drives up the requirements for compute and storage. This means CIOs are having to find new and innovative ways to power and cool computers that are become denser with every new chip generation.

Channelwise E-Books

AI: the business case, what’s new in AI and automation and Pinnacle seizes opportunities. We report back from Gitex Africa.

Keeping the lights on in 2024

Keeping the lights on in 2024

Compliance key in data modernisation, constant reinvention keeping Nokia relevant, Open source driving the convergence of cloud and AI, and all the action from the Pinnacle Tech Tour.