by Kathy Gibson | May 20, 2019 | Features
According to research conducted by the Business Continuity Institute in 2019, 71% of organisations activated their response plans at least once over the past year. “This finding is consistent with the previous year’s survey, and indicates just how important it is to...
by Kathy Gibson | May 20, 2019 | Features
A wave of big data from a slew of ubiquitously networked devices, sensors and the Internet of things, is flooding organisations across the board, and putting pressure on data centres to deliver and perform at their peak. Moreover, the need for instant, ‘from anywhere’...
by Kathy Gibson | May 20, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Business people are comfortable talking about return on investment (ROI), but this may not be the right way to assess spend on business continuity and resilience programmes. This is according to Karven Naidoo, client executive at ContinuitySA, who argues that looking...
by Kathy Gibson | May 20, 2019 | Thought Leadership
If you’re running a local retail or services business, you will know about the importance of local search. Consumers often search the web for products or services near them when they’re close to making a purchase, and you need to be there to close the deal. The good...
by Kathy Gibson | May 20, 2019 | Thought Leadership
With a struggling economy, high unemployment levels and concerns being raised over household debt, South Africans need to plan ahead for tough times. According to the 2019 Global Digital Report, 54% of the South African population are internet users – that’s...
by Kathy Gibson | May 20, 2019 | Featured Story, Thought Leadership
Moves by retailers and shopping malls to ban plastic shopping bags are simplistic, rash responses to a complex problem. What’s required is a rational solution to the genuine crisis of plastic pollution, not an emotional reaction. By Anton Hanekom, executive director...
by Kathy Gibson | May 17, 2019 | news
Axis Communications has announced the winners of its 2018 Partner Awards that were awarded at a Gala event this week in Sandton at The Venue, Green Park. The awards celebrate channel partners who were recognised for their outstanding performance and accomplishments in...
by Kathy Gibson | May 17, 2019 | Features
The only thing with less impact than a delegate reading a PowerPoint presentation to an audience at a conference is a looping in-store video. Industrial Revolution, a long-time provider of quality IT and related solutions to local business, is set to change the...
by Kathy Gibson | May 16, 2019 | news
Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa is emphasising reseller development, enablement and empowerment, by providing nine of its SMME Cisco partners across Africa the opportunity to showcase their businesses and services at the upcoming Cisco Connect event by way of the...
by Kathy Gibson | May 15, 2019 | Events/Report-backs
Lenovo has announced a slew of new end user products – including the world’s first foldable PC. Mark Davison reports from the Lenovo Accelerate conference in Orlando, USA. Lenovo heralds new era with foldable PC Lenovo says it has ushered in a new era of...
