The future is bright for SUSE

SUSE has seen some major changes over the last year, not least of them being the appointment of a new CEO, Melissa Di Donato. She spent some time with Kathy Gibson, sharing her plans for SUSE and thoughts on a range of industry issues. Melissa Di Donato was appointed...

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...