Thought Leadership - Channelwise

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...

Tackling cybersecurity in 2020 and beyond

Feb 14, 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation have become critical to security. The sheer volume of attempted attacks means that it is impossible for human analysts to examine them all to identify real and serious threats. AI and automation can filter and validate the...

The increasing importance of data protection in the digital economy

Feb 14, 2020

What businesses want from the cloud is changing. Pure cloud adopters fear vendor lock-in and are increasingly seeking to spread risk by embracing multiple cloud providers. In fact, our own research found that more than half (58%) of companies that currently use one...

Investing offshore is easier than you think

Feb 14, 2020

Offshore investing sounds like a daunting experience to many investors. On top of what you need to understand about a local investment, there are many more aspects to offshore investing. In some of the more extreme cases you may even have to think of an offshore...

Channel must focus on innovation

Feb 9, 2020

As the economy continues to toughen and companies are targeting their spending for maximum return, those operating in the channel must think differently in how they will remain competitive and relevant if they wish to emerge from these challenging times. By James...

Small business money mistakes you’ll regret in 5 years

Feb 9, 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...

Why 2020 should be the year we stop fearing ‘the robots’

Feb 9, 2020

As artificial intelligence (AI) become increasingly pervasive, so have headlines about robots taking people’s jobs. By Tanja Lategan, CEO of Enlight Strategic While there’s undoubtedly truth in that (in as much as new technologies have always rendered some jobs...

Hope: the missing ingredient for successful business

Feb 9, 2020

Hope is the ingredient that gets many startups and small businesses through the early stage battles for revenue, lack of funding, and the demands any business owner need to address on an ongoing basis. By Eksteen de Waal, CEO of Exponentially Me Anyone who wants to be...

Understanding XDR in practice

Feb 9, 2020

Having broader visibility into the cyber risks facing the organisational network enables executives to better safeguard their data as well as manage the business more effectively in a digitally-driven environment. By Indi Siriniwasa, vice-president: sub-Saharan Africa...

Safeguard organisational data in the cloud

Feb 4, 2020

The IDC anticipates that worldwide cyber security spending will reach $133,8-billion by 2022, achieving a compound annual growth rate of 9,2% over the 2018-2022 forecast period. Furthermore, the banking, manufacturing, and government sectors will be the most prominent...

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