by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
In 2019 the South African technological landscape saw tremendous changes. By David McMurdo, regional director: South Africa at Veritas Technologies However, unlike in previous years, terms such as 5G, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
For many aspiring entrepreneurs, the new year brings the resolution to finally set out on your own. Some of the most popular reasons to start a small business include working towards financial independence, designing a career with flexibility, pursuing a passion, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
As time goes on, digitisation is moving more to the front office and customer-facing processes. By Caroline Serfass, senior vice-president and CIO of Canon Europe Digitising how we communicate with customers tends to be more fast paced, as their needs change so much...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Features
As we enter the next decade, local and African merchants should support payment methods that suit their customers, rather than following global trends just for the sake of it. Peter Harvey, MD of payment service provider, DPO SA, looks at five trends we can expect...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Features
Buying refurbished electronics provides a far better price versus value specification when compared to buying new devices. However, when purchasing these products, Xperien warns that one must ensure that they are Certified Refurbished Systems (CRS). To make a smart...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Features
Demand up, demand down. Is digital transformation killing the channel? Digital transformation. Over the past few years, those two words have been hyped to the point of dizziness, sticking like glue to boardroom conversations and igniting tangential shifts in...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The number of devices managed on commercial IoT connectivity management platforms (CMPs) will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32,6% from 770-million in 2018 to reach 3,15-billion by 2023. According to IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, this accounted for...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Toy Story 2 almost didn’t happen. Somewhere during the 3D animated movie’s production, an administrator accidentally destroyed all of the movie’s data assets, including the meticulously crafted models and animations. By Chris de Bruyn, operations director at Gabsten...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Features
Multi-cloud has moved from tentative experiment to a fundamental component of IT strategies. From developers to security teams, workloads are migrating to the cloud in one way or another, whether you know it or not. Simon McCullough, senior channel account manager at...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 24, 2020 | Features
Enterprises that are widely dispersed, geographically speaking, are rapidly moving to embrace software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs). This is because SD-WANs dramatically lower costs, reduce complexity and make branch communications more secure, while also, in...
