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A year of living dangerously for the SA channel

Feb 9, 2020

There are few signs that 2020 is going to be an easier year for South African technology resellers than 2019 was. In fact, we can expect to see demand for traditional IT products and services continue to slow, in turn, leading to further consolidation among...

AI and its role in SA consumer market research

Feb 9, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is poised to transform almost every sector of business and industry. According to PwC, AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030, more than the current output of China and India combined. Within the...

Brace for more personal, sophisticated attacks

Feb 9, 2020

Threats will continue to grow in sophistication and become more targeted, diversifying under the influence of external factors, such as development and propagation of machine learning, technologies for deepfakes development, or tensions around trade routes between...

Digitalisation drives new security threats

Feb 3, 2020

The move to digitalisation is driving greater connectivity than ever before, opening up worlds of new opportunities. But it also opens the door to more sophisticated and dangerous threats. Kathy Gibson spoke to Trend Micro’s Dhanya Thakkar about the new world of...

Shari’ah-compliant working capital solution for SMEs

Feb 3, 2020

Standard Bank and Merchant Capital have teamed up to launch a Shari’ah funding solution that aims to both address the significant SME funding gap in South Africa while offering a new source of working capital for entrepreneurs in the retail sector who want to consume...

Cyber attackers home in on South African businesses

Feb 3, 2020

Ransomware industry flourishes in South Africa while business are largely unprepared for the business interruption and financial fallout of a breach. The increasing frequency and voracity of cyber concerns are mirrored in Aon’s 2019 Global Risk Management Survey...

Enterprise mobility grows, but printing stays essential

Feb 3, 2020

Increasingly, South African businesses are catching up with the global trend of enterprise mobility, allowing employees to work remotely using cloud technology to collaborate from anywhere in the world via their laptops and mobile phones. By JP Lourens, solutions...

How South African SMEs can take on late payments in 2020

Feb 3, 2020

For small companies, cash flow is everything. Even small gaps can hurt supplier relationships, incur additional fees and can be the difference between staying in business and going under. It’s no surprise, then, that recent Xero research of over 500 SMEs found that...

Technology trends for the decade ahead

Jan 24, 2020

In 2019 the South African technological landscape saw tremendous changes. By David McMurdo, regional director: South Africa at Veritas Technologies However, unlike in previous years, terms such as 5G, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics...

Small business owners need 2020 vision

Jan 24, 2020

For many aspiring entrepreneurs, the new year brings the resolution to finally set out on your own. Some of the most popular reasons to start a small business include working towards financial independence, designing a career with flexibility, pursuing a passion, and...

In 2020, collaboration will be key

Jan 24, 2020

As time goes on, digitisation is moving more to the front office and customer-facing processes. By Caroline Serfass, senior vice-president and CIO of Canon Europe Digitising how we communicate with customers tends to be more fast paced, as their needs change so much...

Connected IoT platforms show significant growth

Jan 24, 2020

The number of devices managed on commercial IoT connectivity management platforms (CMPs) will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32,6% from 770-million in 2018 to reach 3,15-billion by 2023. According to IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, this accounted for...

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