Printing holds its own in a digital world

The advent of digitalisation and online working was expected to have a big adverse effect on printer use and sales. But the numbers tell a different story: yes, growth has slowed since the heyday of printer sales in the 1990s and early 2000s, but it’s still going...

How AI is powering tomorrow’s data centre

By Mohammed Amin - Believe it or not, a silent transformation is currently underway within the confines of the data centre. Amidst the humming servers and labyrinth of cables, this quiet but seismic shift is fuelled by none other than artificial intelligence (AI). The...

AI and the opportunity for the channel

By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the flavour of the day: if you are talking about IT today, AI has to come into the conversation at some point. By now, anyone not living under a rock knows just about everything there is to know about AI and has most...

State of the Nation: The road ahead for the channel

There are very few environments as competitive as the South African IT distribution channel, so it comes as no surprise whenever we pose the question of how the year’s been so far at the half-way mark that the unanimous response is usually “Tough!”. And this year...

news

Nology signs up Huawei eKit, IdeaHub

Nology has been appointed as a distributor for Huawei’s eKit range of networking equipment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and its IdeaHub range of interactive digital boards.

Features

MFP market looks forward to a rebound

By Chris De Beer – Infosource’s data shows weak growth of the Southern Africa copier and multifunction peripheral (MFP) markets in the full year of 2023 and the first half of 2024. But with signs that sales are picking up in South Africa, we forecast that there are better days to come in the second […]

Trends and Analysis

Massive security threat looms in the quantum era

By Kathy Gibson – Quantum computing is going to have a massive impact on how we use technology – and on the economy as a whole – but the power it unleashes is also going to make it much, much harder to secure our systems.

Product Showcase

Kaspersky Next offers tailored protection

Kaspersky has introduced its new flagship product line Kaspersky Next, combining robust endpoint protection with the transparency and speed of EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) alongside the visibility and powerful tools of XDR (Extended Detection and Response).

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.