Pinnacle wins Channelwise Distributor of the Year 2024

Pinnacle has reclaimed the coveted Channelwise Distributor of the Year title, pipping Axiz, Mustek, Tarsus and Rectron to the post. The prestigious awards are the culmination of the 12th annual Channelwise Distributor of the Year survey. This year, 2 828 resellers...

How African data centre trends stack up

By Kathy Gibson - Technology trends over the last couple of years have fundamentally changed the way data centres are deployed and used. Cloud computing has become an entrenched part of business computing, while edge deployments are driving new architectures and use...

African CEOs see GenAI as key challenge, opportunity

Kathy Gibson reports – Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is seen as one of the top opportunities and risks for businesses in Africa. This is one of the headline findings of the inaugural KPMG Africa CEO Outlook, which finds that GenAI is seen as a useful tool...

The cost of a data breach reaches new highs

The global average cost of a data breach reached $4,88-million in 2024, as breaches grow more disruptive and further expand demands on cyber teams, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report. Breach costs increased 10% from the prior year, the largest yearly jump...

Features

Simplifying cloud operations: BBD launches new BBD Cloud Solutions offering  

BBD, a global leader in software solutions and digital transformation, proudly announces the launch of BBD Cloud Solutions, a new centralised home for cloud expertise and services within BBD’s solutions offering. This business unit is dedicated to providing expert cloud solutions, tailored strategies, and comprehensive managed services. Designed to help businesses achieve their full potential, […]

Trends and Analysis

Mustek builds security practice with Cyberantix acquisition

By Kathy Gibson – Cybersecurity is one of the biggest challenges facing organisations today: studies indicate that the number of attacks is growing on an almost daily basis, while the cost of a breach is scaling new heights.

Product Showcase

Salesforce launches Einstein SDR, Sales Coach agents

Salesforce has introduced two new fully autonomous AI sales agents: Einstein Sales Development Rep (SDR) Agent and Einstein Sales Coach Agent, both built on Salesforce’s Einstein 1 Agentforce Platform.

Events/Report-backs

Vertiv: Driving innovation tour

Data Centres are taking on a new prominence as the move to artificial intelligence drives up the requirements for compute and storage. This means CIOs are having to find new and innovative ways to power and cool computers that are become denser with every new chip generation.

Channelwise E-Books

Power Struggles in SA

Power Struggles in SA

Printing in a post-Covid World, storage and the debate on cloud vs on-premises, and a look at the electricity supply outlook

Predictions for 2021

Predictions for 2021

Businesses adapt to working from home, all the action from the Channelwise golf day and awards, RPA brings the low-code revolution closer, and a critical need for technology in education.

And the winners are…

And the winners are…

Lessons the channel can learn from 2020, how we can make the future secure, technology and its role in SA, the future for retail and all the winners of this year’s Channelwise Award

The New World of Work

The New World of Work

Robotic process automation takes off, while COVID changes how we look at security and risk. Women in the channel dig deep, and we present the new world of work.