Worldwide IT spending to exceed $4trn in 2022

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,5-trillion in 2022, an increase of 5,5% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.  “Enterprises will increasingly build new technologies and software, rather than buy and implement them, leading to overall...

Context announces its top distributors

In the 2021 Context ChannelWatch survey, resellers named Axiz, Tarsus and First Distribution as the top distributors across a range of categories, with Axiz scooping the Overall Distributor of the Year. Context ChannelWatch is a global online IT-reseller survey,...

5G set to transform business in Africa

As 5G becomes increasingly ubiquitous, it will dramatically change the way business operates across Africa. While most people are aware of the impact 5G will have on ordinary people’s mobile internet speeds, it will also provide and enable new solutions across a vast...

SA shoppers show keen interest in Black Friday sales

South Africans are ready to “shop until they drop” at the Black Friday sales this year – provided the price is right. Finder.com’s Black Friday Shopping Report, which polled 1 203 South African adults, reveals 74%, or an estimated 29,5-million people, plan to shop the...

Small cyber attacks on the rise

Small bit-and-piece DDoS attacks (distributed denial of service) boomed by 233% in the first half of 2021, according to Nexusguard researchers in the Threat Report FHY 2021. As the pandemic carried on into 2021, hackers experimented with new attack patterns to avoid...