by Kathy Gibson | Sep 4, 2020 | news
Kathy Gibson reports – Lenovo took its channel awards virtual on Thursday night (3 September), honouring its South African and SADC partners despite the Covid-19 lockdown. The global Lenovo group has shown positive growth in the most recent quarter, thriving through...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 4, 2020 | news
Datacentrix has been selected as the Subscription Reseller Partner of 2019 in Africa by Veeam Software. The annual awards recognise Africa’s Veeam Value-Added Resellers (VVARs) and Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partners who have not only demonstrated...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 4, 2020 | news
First Distribution, a leading pan-African distributor for cybersecurity, datacentre, enterprise and cloud solutions, has signed an agreement to distribute Supermicro offerings into West, East, Central and South Africa. Supermicro is a global leader and leading...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 4, 2020 | news
Disruptive South African tech start-ups have been headlining news for several years. In a move to contribute to the ongoing growth of this entrepreneurial community, Tarsus on Demand is launching a competition for independent software vendors (ISVs). The competition,...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 4, 2020 | news
First Distribution has signed an agreement to distribute all of Trend Micro’s security solutions in sub-Saharan Africa. Trend Micro offers innovative solutions for consumers, businesses, and governments, providing layered security for data centres, cloud environments,...
by admin | Aug 31, 2020 | Issues
Robotic process automation takes off, while COVID changes how we look at security and risk. Women in the channel dig deep, and we present the new world of work.
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 28, 2020 | Featured Story, Features
Two technologies that will have transformational impact on global businesses within the next 10 years have been highlighted by the 2020 Gartner Hype Cycle for Endpoint Security. Bring your own PC (BYOPC) security will reach mainstream adoption in the next two to five...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 28, 2020 | Features
What does it mean to work in a virtual workplace? How can employers take the wellbeing of employees into account? What are the rules of engagement? These are the critical questions of 2020. By Becky Mosehle is the regional chief human resources officer: southern...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 28, 2020 | Features
Global shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are on pace to decline 13,6% in 2020, totaling $1,9-billion units, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. “The forecasted decline in the PC market in particular could have been much worse,” says...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 28, 2020 | Thought Leadership
South Africa has a high rate of youth unemployment, and an increasing rate of unemployed graduates. Jake Willis, CEO and founder of Lulaway This makes one wonder whether studying further in higher education is even worth it because it seems that a qualification does...