Thought Leadership - Channelwise

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

Nov 29, 2019

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

Nov 29, 2019

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...

Elastic infrastructure key to meeting future data storage demand

Nov 29, 2019

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...

Print sales remain robust as market needs evolve

Nov 29, 2019

InfoSource’s latest research into the printer market shows that print vendors are wrapping software solutions around increasingly commoditised base hardware products to increase customer value. By Chris de Beer, Africa regional manager at infoSource It helps SMMEs,...

Transform with continuous improvement

Nov 22, 2019

Richard Branson knows a thing or two about ideas. One of his favourite quotes is from Alfred North Whitehead, the ground-breaking philosopher and mathematician: “Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them.” By Anna Chetty, strategic project manager at...

Fear, resistance, skills shortages threaten 4IR progress

Nov 22, 2019

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) presents a wealth of opportunities for South Africa, but factors such as a lack of high-end skills and widespread fear of job losses could hamper its progress. This is according to leading ICT stakeholders and finalists in the...

Strategic cover for start-ups

Nov 22, 2019

Research shows that the most successful businesses are built in the most challenging economic and market conditions. Businesses forged and successfully grown in volatile and unpredictable environments, generally go on to thrive when market conditions improve. With...

Get to grips with small business financing

Nov 22, 2019

Whether you need money to buy stock or equipment, require working capital to employ more staff or to fund a contract, or are simply looking for assistance to bridge your cash flow gaps while you are building your business, if you can’t secure the finance you need, it...

Build a solid transformation plan

Nov 22, 2019

Companies need to stop being short-sighted when it comes to Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE). By Roxanne Da Mata Gonçalves., transformation specialist at Strata-G Labour Solutions Here are five short, medium and long-term strategies to a successful...

Familiarity drives cloud calling growth

Nov 15, 2019

The cloud calling and cloud-based video conferencing market is booming, with research highlighting that the enterprise segment of this market is expected to accelerate to $4,48-billion by 2023. The growth is being fuelled not just by practical reasons for hosting...

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