by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Thought Leadership
Today’s 1,6 litre 90-degree V6 turbo hybrid Formula One engines set the standard for power, efficiency and complexity in the modern era. They represent the ultimate design evolution of a concept that was born before the very first World Championship F1 race on 13 May...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Thought Leadership
On 12 May 2017, WannaCry hit the world. It was a ransomware attack that everybody said they would never forget. By Henk Olivier, MD of Ozone Information Technology Solutions Until June 2017 when a new Petya variant crippled organisations such as WPP and the Chernobyl...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
Charles Dickens tells us, in the opening lines of “A Tale of Two Cities” that “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times …”. He was comparing England and France in the years before the French Revolution, but could have been talking about the South African IT...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
There’s no doubt that the ICT channel is facing massive headwinds in 2017. But understanding what the challenges are, and putting tactics in place to mitigate them, will help resellers to weather the storm. Jenny Rex, sales director of Drive Control Corporation (DCC),...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
It’s reality – South African markets are tough right now. By Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle However, Pinnacle’s attitude is one of resilience. We are striving to better our overall management focus with regards to stock, internal human resources and forecasting...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
When it comes to technology sales, everything is slower at the moment and it’s as much about the current political uncertainty as our weak currency. However, there is also a huge opportunity to reposition for an uptick that we hope will occur if the currency...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
Businesses must embrace and integrate disruptive technologies strategies or risk being left behind more agile organisations. That’s the word from Valter Adão, chief digital and innovation officer for Deloitte Africa, speaking ahead of the SingularityU South Africa...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
Worldwide IT spending is expected to increase by 4,5% in 2017 in constant currency terms, a significant improvement on last year’s growth of 2,5%, with stronger upgrade cycles for infrastructure and mobile devices leading the improvement in the second half of the...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 61,1-million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 4,3% decline from the second quarter of 2016, according to preliminary results by Gartner. The PC industry is in the midst of a five-year slump, and this is the 11th straight quarter...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 6, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
Gaining competitive advantage and improving business process are among the top goals of companies’ digital transformation strategies. This is according to 40% of 800 organisations in 15 countries on five continents that were interviewed for Dimension Data’s “Digital...
