Thought Leadership - Channelwise

Channel Chunder: An honourable league of gentlemen

Feb 7, 2018

… but what about the reality of dealing with corruption Asking the top 10 most influential executives in the South Africa IT distribution sector (this month’s cover story) to provide insights into the future and to answer some retrospective questions about...

Rethinking sales planning for the digital age

Feb 7, 2018

Technological disruption in business continues to march forward. No longer an optional, “nice-to-have”, technological disruption is a critical business enabler, without which no organisation can hope to thrive in today’s increasingly competitive markets. It has been...

Innovations spawned by the fierce competition of motorsport

Feb 7, 2018

Ironically, in the light of Honda’s current failure to produce a race-winning Formula One car, it was the marque’s founder who said that “racing improves the breed”. Soichiro Honda was a firm believer in using the lessons learned on the race tracks of the world to...

Innovative and forward thinking security

Feb 7, 2018

There’s only one thing we can say with any certainty about cyber security, and that is that cyber criminals are always one step ahead of security vendors. By Simon Campbell-Young, MD of Intact Software Distribution They are innovating more quickly than businesses are...

Deep Throat: New HPE MD comes off the bench …

Feb 7, 2018

One of our trusty little tweeters reliably informs us that the local subsidiary of HP Enterprise could have a new MD in the next couple of weeks. Following the departure of Pieter Bensch to join Sage as its executive VP for Africa and the Middle East from 1 November,...

Channel Chunder: Ask not what you can do for me …

Feb 7, 2018

As my esteemed editor seems to suggest in the covering brief to this month’s cover story, (Product Managers), the IT distribution sector- along with the rest of the national economy – is facing an extremely stern challenge given today’s shaky economic climate and a...

Formula-e’s audacious plan to claim F1’s high ground

Feb 7, 2018

There is a rush by former and current Formula One manufacturers to enter the electrically powered Formula-e series. Like F1, Fe is for single-seater race cars, with teams and drivers competing for a world championship crown. By Graham Duxbury But that’s where...

Growing shortage of ICT skills looms for SA

Feb 7, 2018

South Africa faces an increasing shortage of digital skills, driven in part by an insufficient focus on ICTs at school level, which prevents many students from pursuing a career in IT. By Simon Campbell-Young In addition, the sector is experiencing rapid changes and...

Deep Throat: HPE loses more execs …

Feb 6, 2018

A few months ago, following the resignations of execs such as Thibault Duisson, Dave McMurdo and Martin Meltz, Deep Throat posed the question about whether HP Inc and HP Enterprise could afford to continue letting experienced staffers go in a market as tight as it now...

Channel Chunder: Let’s celebrate them for who they are and not because of their gender

Feb 6, 2018

Despite the fact that we have one of the most admired and inspiring constitutions in the world – that absolutely guarantees equal rights for all and that is backed up by legislation as well as countless institutions mandated to ensure that the rights of people,...

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