Trends and Analysis - Channelwise

Survival of the fittest in 2020 …

Feb 14, 2020

Rated a key emerging market, South Africa is ranked the 20th biggest consumer of ICT products and services. By Julie Noizeux, channel sales leader, South Africa at Veritas Technologies The IT industry, in particular, is interconnected and co-dependent, and this will...

These trends will change how Africans do business

Feb 14, 2020

With the World Bank forecasting economic growth in sub Saharan Africa at 3.6% for 2019-20, some of the world’s most fast-growing economies are in Africa. By Pieter Bensch, executive vice-president at Sage Africa & Middle East Rapid urbanisaiton, business friendly...

Are you ready for 2020’s biggest enterprise tech trends?

Feb 14, 2020

As we herald in another new decade, CIOs and technology managers continue to look for the next top tech trends that will drive greater competitiveness, effectiveness, customer satisfaction, and profitability for their organisations. Neil Gouveia from Zebra...

Is the time right to buy property?

Feb 14, 2020

South Africa’s property market, like its economy, is currently stagnant. House prices only grew at 3,6% in 2019 according to FNB’s Q4 Property Barometer. In 2020, the bank predicts just 3,7% average annual house price growth; still below its inflation forecast of 4,3%...

Expectation versus reality in cloud outcomes

Feb 9, 2020

Business has come to understand the value cloud offers. By Kirtan Sirta, MD: technology at Accenture South Africa A massive 77% of enterprises reported that they have at least one application or a portion of their enterprise computing infrastructure in the cloud while...

CX will drive business in 2020

Feb 9, 2020

While it has become easy to fall into the trap of only paying lip service to customer experience (CX), it is one of the most important aspects of doing business in 2020. By Paul McIntyre, CX executive at Elingo But how can companies differentiate themselves when their...

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...

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