by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The lockdown that many countries around the world are experiencing has changed the way IT services providers engage with their customers. Even though the long-term business impact of the coronavirus is yet to be determined, Saicom believes this will likely result in...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Although the country has moved to lockdown Level 3, 75% of small businesses still have enormous restrictions on rights. “You cannot improve the health and well-being of a nation by making your country poorer, this has never being achieved by any country,” says...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The UK economy contracted by 2% in the first quarter of 2020 as lockdowns in response to the Covid-19 pandemic took their toll on activity. By Azad Zangana, senior European economist and strategist at global asset manager, Schroders The preliminary estimate was less...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Dr Mark Kelly, chief scientist and chemist at Biodx, has issued a warning against the toxic chemicals used in spray tunnels. “With the world bursting to get out of lockdown and South Africans slowly trickling back to their workplaces, the health of their workers is...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | Featured Story, Features
The South African economy, like many emerging and developing economies, has high levels of poverty. As with many such countries, there are three primary objectives to reducing poverty, unemployment and inequity. These three objectives take precedence over almost all...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | Product Showcase
Kathy Gibson reports – The nature of work is changing, as is the way workers interact with colleagues and technology. In fact, it has already changed, says Chris Buchanan, director: end user computing Africa at Dell Technologies. “We were predicting that this change...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | news
Learn how to substantially cut IT costs while enabling a remote workplace. SUSE and SAB & T TEC will host a webinar on 10 June spelling out how SUSE Manager could save organisations a massive part of their end user license costs while improving their management...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | news
Nutanix’s desktop as a service (DaaS) offering, now available in South Africa, will help companies to formalise the rollout of work-from-home (WFH) initiatives. Xi Frame lets CIOs deliver virtual apps and desktops to clients no matter where they are, provisioned via...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | news
A survey by Xpatweb shows that 44% of employers are faced with work visas for their expatriate workers that are about to expire or will expire during the Covid-19 lockdown. By Marisa Jacobs, director and head of immigration and mobility at Xpatweb The survey gives a...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 5, 2020 | news
Drive Control Corporation (DCC), exclusive StorMagic distributor for the SA and SADC region, has announced StorMagic’s acquisition of KeyNexus, a designer of encryption key management solutions. StorMagic now extends its portfolio to the channel, meeting...
