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Whitfield wonders: looking under the Christmas tree

As 2020 rushes towards us, it’s time for that activity fraught (or should that be “vrot”?) with difficulty – Christmas presents or, at least, a wish list of what I’d like to find under the tree. I guess I share the sentiment of most in our wonderful country – that the...

Cyber risks are becoming more complex

The rate at which digital technology is evolving and disrupting traditional business models, cyber risks seem to evolve even faster. By John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2 Software Despite declining business confidence in the ability to manage cyber risk, business leaders are...

Invest in a franchise or do it alone? 

When venturing into the world of entrepreneurship, there are two ownership models to choose from.  Over and above purchasing an existing company you could either buy into a franchise or start a venture from scratch. Each has pros and cons, but the one that works best...

Can you really trust your data?

The ability to analyse data and derive insight from it is undeniably essential for any business today. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management However, when data is moved through various systems and manipulated in order to provide meaningful reports, there is...

Fix the weak link in the security chain

How many security incidents do you think the average business has a year? How many do you think the average business had 10 years ago? By Quentyn Taylor, director of security at Canon EMEA If you guessed that there was increase from a decade ago, you would be right....

Elastic infrastructure key to meeting storage demand

Events that accelerate the generation of data are often viewed in isolation, but the reality is that they are all part of the same evolution. By Eran Brown, chief technology officer: EMEA at Infinidat From databases to collaboration, Business Intelligence (BI) to...

Start up, go global, get paid – all with crypto

I have seen it time and time again: smart, young African entrepreneurs, who have the potential to turn their independent online businesses into the next big thing, being held back by fears of uncertainty and failure. By Nic Haralambous, chief marketing officer of...

Big tech solutions for small business ambitions

Small businesses still have big ambitions and increasingly look to technology to power these. Partnering with Cisco, Westcon-Comstor is providing resellers access to a range of networking, security, collaboration and compute solutions that have been built from the...

VADs, resellers need a new model to drive SMB printer growth

Two decades after the rise of the Web, printing is far from dead. Yet the way that small and medium businesses (SMB) print and the reasons that they print are changing rapidly. Bernice Hynard, MD of Printacom The valued-added distribution and reseller channels will...

Paving the way to business agility in Africa

Companies that can quickly change speed and direction or modify tactics to outwit, outsmart and outplay their opponents are the companies that gain the competitive edge says Alain Du Toit, cloud services sales principal for Hitachi Vantara. This year’s Rugby...

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