How IT can bring shadow users into the light

Most companies know that today’s digital consumer – conditioned to expect everything on-demand and as-a-service – is impatient and demanding. By Naren Mewa, group CIO at Tarsus Technology Group Yet all too many of them forget that these same characteristics apply to...
Plugging the IT skills gap in SA

Plugging the IT skills gap in SA

Information Technology (IT) skills in South Africa and the rest of Africa are becoming increasingly hard to find. By Andrew Hoseck, chief operating officer at In2IT Technologies South Africa A difficult situation is exacerbated by an unemployment rate which recently...
Barriers to leveraging cloud ERP

Barriers to leveraging cloud ERP

A lot of small to medium business owners want the same benefits for their operations as large enterprises have been getting from ERP for decades now. By Gerrit Olivier, founder and CEO of About IT They want the benefits of rising above the plain old accounting package...
Lu leads Corex into next chapter

Lu leads Corex into next chapter

It is just over a year since local specialist distributor Corex was acquired by Partner Tech Corporation – part of the $25-billion Taiwanese giant Qisda Group – in one of the biggest deals ever struck in the South African IT channel. As part of the deal, Corex CEO...
Charting a steady course for Corex

Charting a steady course for Corex

It’s unusual to come across an someone who has only ever worked for one boss, but Corex chief operating officer (COO) Michael Hann is proof that when the company culture works, it can be a long-term relationship. Hann started working for Corex CEO Mark Lu straight...
Data takes centre stage in the enterprise

Data takes centre stage in the enterprise

Data is the lifeblood of any organisation and is the key component driving digital transformation. Recognising its importance, Corex devotes much of its technical expertise and efforts to the transmission, storage and processing of enterprise data through its...
A world of smart solutions

A world of smart solutions

Artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) are set to make massive inroads during 2020, as organisations realise how much time and money they can save, while increasing their competitiveness. Maximum benefit will come from these technologies being...
Consumer demand drives storage, component growth

Consumer demand drives storage, component growth

Corex was initially set up as a components distributor and, although it has grown and changed radically since those early days, components are still one of the pillars of the organisation. Today, the consumer business unit carries components together with some gaming...
Automated warehouse makes the dream a reality

Automated warehouse makes the dream a reality

A sophisticated and automated warehouse is key achieving CEO Mark Lu’s dream of opening up new business opportunities in the supply chain market. Less than a year after the idea was first mooted, a new state-of-the-art automated warehouse was built and commissioned...