Nutanix attains Canalys Champion Status in 2019

Nutanix has achieved Champion status in the 2019 Canalys EMEA Channel Leadership Matrix and is the highest-ranked hyperconverged infrastructure company in channel management throughout EMEA, according to the study. The Leadership Matrix is based on 12 months of...

Syrex achieves 4 Star Check Point partner status

Syrex, a provider of virtualised and hybrid network infrastructures and solutions, has been awarded the prestigious Check Point 4 Star Partner Status. This is in addition to the company currently holding the Check Point Partner Sales Certification (CPSC) status. “By...

Insight Partners to acquire Veeam in $5bn deal

Software investor Insight Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Veeam Software for $5-billion. Under the ownership of Insight Partners, Veeam will become a US company, with a US-based leadership team, while continuing its global expansion from...

HPE introduces 26-week paid parental leave

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, as part of its Work That Fits Your Life program, has rolled out a number of new employee programmes to enrich personal wellbeing and work/life balance.   HPE employees in South Africa are now benefiting from the introduction of 26...
Cloud still too pricey in SA

Cloud still too pricey in SA

For years, cost savings has topped the list of benefits offered by cloud computing. This is one of the factors that has resulted in the massive increase in the use of cloud services across the world, with analysts showing exponential growth among the biggest vendors...

Reflecting on the past decade of tech

A decade ago, you couldn’t order a taxi from an app, pay for goods with the tap of a card or rent a place to stay whilst on the move. By Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at dynabook The 2010s have been a tremendous decade for technology, with both...

The role of data in the new decade

Data is only becoming increasingly important for business success, while also getting more challenging to manage. For large, established organisations with massive legacy databases and siloed systems, this could be a very dangerous combination. Next year will be a...

Print: a sensory gateway

Current print technology can evoke every one of our senses, taking content into almost limitless new realms. The content we consume through the media we are exposed to, enters our consciousness via our senses, write Manny da Silva, industrial print manager, and Edmund...

Smart cities need WiFi to drive growth

Globally, spending on smart cities is expected to top $34-billion by the end of 2020. And, even though the likes of Zurich, Oslo, Bergen, and Amsterdam are leading the charge when it comes to pushing the global smart city agenda, more African countries will start...