Trends and Analysis - Channelwise

Cohesity and Axiz partner to enhance data resilience and security

Mar 20, 2026

Data resilience and security can no longer be treated as separate disciplines – they need to work together to ensure organisations are not only protected from cyberattacks, but able to get back up and running quickly when the inevitable happens. This is according to...

Why local keeps losing

Mar 20, 2026

South Africa has an uncomfortable habit of having the same argument over and over again. We worry about imports. We talk about protecting local industry. We debate tariffs, incentives, and unintended consequences. And then, quietly, we carry on buying, licensing, and...

With better coordination, Africa could be architect of net-zero economy

Mar 20, 2026

A clear message rang through the halls of the Cape Town International Convention Centre at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba: Africa’s mining sector holds enormous, untapped opportunity, but unlocking it will demand coordinated action across governments,...

Data privacy best practices for physical security teams

Mar 20, 2026

Physical security systems generate large volumes of information from video footage, access control records, and license plate information. As this data plays a growing role in daily operations and investigations, organisations are under increasing pressure to manage...

Strategy is easy. Execution is not

Mar 20, 2026

We know the drill – executive teams bunker down for a week and produce a strategy that will lead the organization forward to unheard of heights for the next year or three. Come the end of year review, so many elements have not been implemented or accomplished. By...

Fuel price volatility drives a need for better cash-flow planning

Mar 20, 2026

As South Africa braces for the possibility of a sharp fuel price increase in April, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may soon face renewed pressure on already thin margins. According to Garth Rossiter, Chief Risk Officer at Lula, the impact of higher fuel...

‘Sudden’ shortages were months in the making

Mar 6, 2026

Internationally and locally, many seemed to be caught by surprise by the current memory and component shortages and the sudden surge in prices. But one person at the very coalface during the months-long build-up to the now looming catastrophe is Spencer Chen, CEO of...

SaaS, AI to drive public cloud spending above $1trn in 2026

Mar 6, 2026

Global spending on public cloud services is forecast to surpass $1 trillion in 2026 – growing over 21% – and is expected to double by 2029, according to the latest update of International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Software and Public Cloud...

AI is living up to some HR expectations

Mar 6, 2026

Forty-five percent of managers say that the use of AI has improved the work of their teams as much as they expected, according to a survey by Gartner. “CHROs are under pressure to ensure effective workforce usage of AI tools, but they have overrelied on empowering...

Global security spend to top $300bn in 2026

Mar 6, 2026

Global security spending is projected to reach $308-billion in 2026 and $430-billion by 2029, according to the latest forecast from the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Security Spending Guide. The global security market is forecast to grow 11,8% in...

AI platform investments will push ICT spend to $4trn in 2026

Mar 6, 2026

Global spending on information and communications technology (ICT) is forecast to reach $4-trillion in 2026 and surpass $6-trillion by 2029, according to the latest update of the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide ICT Spending Guide Enterprise and SMB by...

Cyber risks increase as Middle East war escalates

Mar 6, 2026

The Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has issued a cyber advisory warning of increased cybersecurity risks as the US-Israel-Iran conflict continues and escalates. Historically, periods of direct military escalation in the Middle East have correlated with...

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