SAP sets its sights on the SME market

SAP sets its sights on the SME market

SAP has actively seeking new resellers to help it reach the burgeoning SME (small and medium enterprise) sector, typically with cloud-based offerings. Rich Philips, head of partner management for SAP EMEA, says the pervasiveness of cloud and mobility means that...
Change brings challenges for SA’s resellers

Change brings challenges for SA’s resellers

Change, they say, is the only constant – and this is certainly true for the ICT reseller channel in South Africa. It’s been almost a perfect storm of change for resellers, with new technologies and market consolidation both taking a toll on local players. But the...
The road to safe and smart cities

The road to safe and smart cities

The idea of smart cities is top of the agenda for most countries: technology has the potential to make cities operate smarter, more efficiently and – most importantly of all – more safely. This is why the trend to smart cities is starting with the implementation of...
Reports of tape’s demise are greatly exaggerated

Reports of tape’s demise are greatly exaggerated

As with most things vintage or old, tape storage has through the years been the highlight of many technology obituary pages.  The basic thinking is that current technologies like disk storage and cloud offer more advantages like faster throughput and reliability....