Trends and Analysis - Channelwise

Server market value tipped for 45% growth in 2025

Oct 24, 2025

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, the server market reached a record $95,2-billion dollars in market value during the first quarter of the year, showing the highest quarterly growth rate ever with 134,1% increase...

Robust growth for servers as AI, cloud and analytics boost demand

Oct 24, 2025

According to Growth Market reports research, the global servers market size reached $98,3-billion in 2024, reflecting robust demand across industries. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7,1% to reach an estimated $184,7-billion by 2033. This growth is...

Servers evolve to meet the new demands of scale, speed, and security

Oct 24, 2025

By Ralph Berndt – The role of the server in enterprise IT has fundamentally changed. No longer a static piece of on-prem hardware sitting in a locked room, today’s servers are agile, distributed, and built to handle the demands of real-time business. Across...

How can SA escape the trap of economic stagnation?

Oct 24, 2025

Nearly two decades after joining BRICS, South Africa has failed to deliver on its development promises – per capita GDP in 2025 is below 2007 levels, with a marked deterioration in social indicators: unemployment; growing poverty; and severely degraded...

Major gaps in local SMB cybersecurity

Oct 24, 2025

SMBs in South Africa – defined as companies with less than 250 employees – are highly vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks, a new study by Cisco reveals, stating that less than 4% of surveyed local SMBs are at a “mature” level of preparedness against cyberattacks...

Deepfake losses climb past $1,5bn

Oct 24, 2025

Deepfake-related losses have surpassed $1,5-billion to date, with approximately $1-billion of those losses occurring in 2025 alone. According to a new Surfshark study, losses approached $400-million in 2024, following a cumulative $130-million from 2019 to 2023,...

Syntech Distribution goes global

Oct 10, 2025

Syntech Distribution, which has cultivated its own successful product lines WINX, Gizzu, and PCBuilder within South Africa, is now strategically expanding its market reach internationally. From the very beginning, our commitment has been to bring top-quality products...

Storage gap grows as need outpaces resources

Oct 10, 2025

As artificial intelligence (AI) drives IT usage and resources, many organisations have fallen behind in their data storage capabilities. This is among the findings from DataCore Software’s annual 2024 State of Storage Survey, conducted by independent research company,...

Upturn on the cards for enterprise storage

Oct 10, 2025

Worldwide Enterprise External OEM Storage Systems Market Spending showed a 3.6% growth in the last quarter of 2024 and is expected to grow an average of 3,9% over a 5-year period, according to IDC. The external OEM enterprise storage systems (ESS) market reported...

Agility, scalability, security key for storage

Oct 10, 2025

This year is seeing a substantial transition within the storage and data management, as enterprises demand more agile, scalable and secure solutions to handle their data needs. To help organisations navigate this space, Verinext has put together some storage and data...

These are the top emerging technologies

Oct 10, 2025

As cities become more connected, collaborative sensing is enabling vehicles, traffic systems and emergency services to coordinate in real time – improving safety and easing congestion. This is just one of the World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies of...

Challenges and opportunities for SMEs

Oct 10, 2025

South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have had a tumultuous few years, affected by a broad spectrum of political and economic issues. Despite these challenges, many business owners managed to keep their businesses afloat, and some have even found...

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