Knife Capital extends fund for SA opportunities

Having deployed most of its R180-million Section 12J Venture Capital Fund, KNF Ventures, Knife Capital has announced that it is extending the fund for new investors to participate and build on the success and momentum created. One of the main challenges to the growth...
Vox, Ellies sign partnership agreement

Vox, Ellies sign partnership agreement

Vox has entered into a business partner agreement with Ellies Holdings, as part of a commitment by both companies to actively work together in expanding their respective product and solutions portfolios. Ellies is a South African brand established in 1979 and...

Building reliable ROBO networks

Businesses are not constrained by geography, often being spread across multiple sites and regions. But they all have one basic requirement – a robust network that will enable these disparate locations to work, communicate, and share information easily,...

A peek into the next decade of storage

Over the next decade, we are going to see another wave of huge volumes of data created, driven by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning and data lakes. By Eran Brown, chief technology officer: EMEA...
The PC is back and 2020 will be its year

The PC is back and 2020 will be its year

It turns out the PC’s death has been exaggerated, writes Chris Buchanan, client solutions director at Dell Technologies. PC sales grew between 1,1% and 1,5% in the last few quarters of the year, according to Gartner. While those don’t sound like massive leaps, they...
Technology trends for the decade ahead

Technology trends for the decade ahead

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...

Small business owners need 2020 vision

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...

In 2020, collaboration will be key

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...