by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Features
South Africans seeking to meet growing corporate demand for high-end and specialist IT skills could increase their employability by combining world class online short courses with practical experience, instead of committing to years at a college or university. This is...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Thought Leadership
Formula One faced its biggest shakeup in many decades when US TV giant Liberty Media took control in early 2017, in a deal said to be worth around $8-billion. By Graham Duxbury The company quickly installed former 21st Century Fox executive Chase Carey as chairman and...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Thought Leadership
Cyber breaches are becoming a reality for businesses across the board. As cyber crooks swell in numbers and employ more complex and sophisticated methods to achieve their evil ends, businesses are under pressure to protect their valuable data and systems. By Simon...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
Once again, Channelwise’s Three Wise Men – who between them have more than a century in the IT industry and channel – have put their heads together to come up with who they think are the country’s most influential and top distribution executives for 2017. The...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Thought Leadership
… but what about the reality of dealing with corruption Asking the top 10 most influential executives in the South Africa IT distribution sector (this month’s cover story) to provide insights into the future and to answer some retrospective questions about...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Events/Report-backs
Open source has a big role to play in enabling the new trends driving IT and business today. Kathy Gibson reports from SUSEcon in Prague Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, data analytics, high performance computing and digital transformation all...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Thought Leadership
Technological disruption in business continues to march forward. No longer an optional, “nice-to-have”, technological disruption is a critical business enabler, without which no organisation can hope to thrive in today’s increasingly competitive markets. It has been...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Features
The shift toward cloud and paperless is fast gaining momentum as the new global cohort of millennial customers demand digital and mobile business options. According to Craig Leppan, business development manager at Assimilated Information Systems (AIS), an e4 company,...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Features
Unit shipments of printer hardware to Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) continued to improve in Q2 2017 and registered an increase of 4% year-on-year compared to a decline of 3% in Q2 2016, according to analysts Context. The company adds that while there was...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Features
After consecutive years of unit-shipment declines, industrial 3D printers are set for growth in 2017, with the second half of the year expected to be strong thanks to both newcomers and familiar brands alike. This is according to market research firm Context. “We saw...
