Invest in a franchise or do it alone? 

Invest in a franchise or do it alone? 

When venturing into the world of entrepreneurship, there are two ownership models to choose from.  Over and above purchasing an existing company you could either buy into a franchise or start a venture from scratch. Each has pros and cons, but the one that works best...
Can you really trust your data?

Can you really trust your data?

The ability to analyse data and derive insight from it is undeniably essential for any business today. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management However, when data is moved through various systems and manipulated in order to provide meaningful reports, there is...

Fix the weak link in the security chain

How many security incidents do you think the average business has a year? How many do you think the average business had 10 years ago? By Quentyn Taylor, director of security at Canon EMEA If you guessed that there was increase from a decade ago, you would be right....

Move to IaaS will squeeze SA channel

South African enterprises are beginning to accelerate their move to the cloud, as international cloud providers start to go live with their local data centres. This trend is likely to bring profound disruption to the South African service provider and IT integrator...

SD-WAN and SDx – the time is now

The importance of the connected business in a digital world has resulted in organisations reprioritising how they view and manage data. By Binesh George, CEO of Redvine Networks Fundamental to this is how companies link their systems to that of the cloud provider or...

Short run to the future …

Labelexpo 2019 billed itself as “the world’s largest label and package printing trade show” – and it lived up to the hype. The event drew 600 exhibitors from around the world, showcasing the very latest in label and package printing technologies. By Manny da Silva,...

What a cyber car should look like

Tesla recently demonstrated its new electric pickup vehicle, dubbed “cybertruck”, which has polarised public opinion. By Alex Moiseev, chief business officer at Kaspersky Some have stated it looks like a vehicle from a child’s sketch come to life, while others...

Data stays protected; employees stay productive

Medium businesses are highly vulnerable and online criminals can easily stop their operations. Fortunately, it’s much simpler and more affordable to get the right security in place. It once made sense that a smaller target is a harder target. But this doesn’t apply to...