Thought Leadership - Channelwise

Tips for gaining competitive advantage

Feb 28, 2020

As organisations become increasingly more complex, there are now more moving parts in your business than ever before. Interdepartmental flow has become vital for decision making, accounting systems more complex and management of inventory and distribution of goods is...

Entrepreneurship key to SA’s economic future

Feb 28, 2020

Last week (26 February) Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his National Budget Speech, outlining the fate of the South African economy. With South Africa’s unemployment rate sitting at a detrimental 29%, there is desperate need to focus on job creation with an...

How to win in a landscape of accelerated innovation and changing needs

Feb 28, 2020

Being South African, I am deeply passionate about developing the IT sector here and across the continent. I know the amazing potential of the region, of the partners we work with, and of the dedicated HP team that drives our business here. By Charl Snyman, senior...

Survival of the X Factor* in the channel

Feb 28, 2020

There was once an old man who sold hot dogs during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. This gentleman was blind. He managed to make good money from his humble lifestyle but, more importantly, enough to send his son to a prestigious university. By Paul Naidoo Following...

Maserati F1 memoirs: a bitter-sweet ending

Feb 28, 2020

In addition to Ferrari and Alfa Romeo, there is a third Italian marque with an impressive Formula One story line. For Maserati fans, there are many glorious moments to remember and celebrate. By Graham Duxbury That said, it’s a F1 story with a bitter-sweet ending that...

Let’s turn tech talk into action to drive growth

Feb 21, 2020

Despite the various economic and structural challenges that South Africa currently faces, there are many market opportunities and reasons to remain optimistic. By President Ntuli, MD of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise South Africa An acceleration in cloud services adoption...

It’s time to act on PoPIA

Feb 21, 2020

The uncontrolled data growth urgently requires new corporate policies for data storage and retention. The information regulator is pushing for the remaining provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) to be finalised and come into effect by 1...

Money mistakes small businesses will regret

Feb 21, 2020

A crucial contributor to business success is accurate forecasting. Businesses have a better chance of making it through the tough first years if they can forecast things like cash flow and expenses, while also putting contingency plans in place for things they can’t...

The case for blockchain and African economies

Feb 14, 2020

Doing business in Africa is still a double-edged sword; despite the steady economic growth, there is still the inability to leverage this growth into sustainable development policies and plans. The continent is crippled by corruption. Blockchain technology might not...

Digital transformation no longer a ‘nice to have’ for Africa

Feb 14, 2020

The level and pace of disruption driven by technology is unprecedented. Indicative of the magnitude of this disruption, in the McKinsey report, Winning in an era of unprecedented disruption: A perspective on US retail, Jess Huang, Sajal Kohli and Shruti Lal speak of...

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