Context Channel Connect SA

Research company Context hosted its Channel Connect SA event, bringing together South African distributors to discuss issues relevant to the local channel. Kathy Gibson reports   After the pandemic: how IT distribution is changing The IT distribution industry...

PMT is an AWS Select Tier Services Partner

Pattern Matched Technologies (PMT) has achieved AWS Select Tier Services Partner status. AWS Select Tier Services Partners employ trained and certified individuals and have proven customer experience. PMT has enabled some of Africa’s most prominent banks, insurers,...

Workplace skills we need for 4IR

South Africa’s unemployment rate is unsustainable and presents a massive threat to the country’s stability. It’s to this backdrop that any hint of job displacements is met with resistance and fear. By Insaaf Daniels, human capital GM at redPanda Software This is...

Security underpins digital transformation

Kathy Gibson reports – Covid-19 has driven a paradigm shift in how business uses technology, which is now relied upon to drive businesses. Abdul Moosa, Chief Technology Officer of CoCre8 Technology Solutions, explains that business is no longer siloed, but rather...

Tips for boosting employee productivity

Companies are facing a significant rise in absenteeism and presenteeism, as employees buckle under the pressure of a difficult economic environment and growing financial strain. This is according to Arnoux Maré, MD of Innovative Staffing Solutions, who explains that...

Cash holds back African tech development

As long as cash still dominates the payments landscape in Africa, it remains a stumbling block to much-needed technological progress and innovation, particularly for SMEs. According to Andrew Springate, CEO of tech and financial gateway service provider PAYM8, things...

What happens inside a cybercrime war-room?

South African businesses are most affected by crypto mining attacks by self-spreading malware, coin miner modules, and infections spread via users downloading a ‘cracked’ version of legitimate software. ‘Living off the land’ attacks are also on the increase, with...