Trends and Analysis - Channelwise

Security can accelerate digital transformation

Nov 15, 2019

In today’s digital world, companies are constantly searching for ways to stay ahead of competitors. Many are investing in digital transformation initiatives to gain new ways of creating exceptional customer experiences, introduce new products and services, and improve...

Small businesses are a big deal

Nov 15, 2019

November is Entrepreneurship Month. From Global Entrepreneurship Week, which takes place from 18 to 24 November, to Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on 19 November, there are many ways to celebrate the men and women who have had the courage to build a business from...

Not all storage is created equal …

Nov 10, 2019

Modernising your workspace could be as easy as utilising scalable, cost-effective cloud storage for all your unstructured data. Azure Blob storage is Microsoft’s object storage solution for the cloud. Blob storage is optimised for storing massive amounts of...

SMEs should be a government priority

Nov 10, 2019

The recent Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement from Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, offered an unsparing view of the challenges that public finances and the wider economy continue to face. By Pieter Bensch, executive vice-president at Sage Africa & Middle East We...

Good business takes practice

Nov 10, 2019

Earlier this year, the channel was treated to a much-publicised fight between a major international vendor and one of its local distributors, relating to a potentially corrupt tender process. While this created a number of ripples in the local industry, probably the...

Channel looks to cloud enablement partners for support

Nov 10, 2019

South African IT resellers and systems integrators are increasingly looking to collaborate with cloud enablement partners that can offer them the perks and support traditionally associated with partner programmes in the hardware and packaged software market. This has...

SMEs need a support network to thrive

Nov 10, 2019

It is widely accepted that small business owners and entrepreneurs need a network of support to stack the odds of success in their favour, and this is all the more important in difficult economic conditions. Intuit QuickBooks, a leading accounting and business...

The rise of intelligent financial planning

Nov 1, 2019

How leading-edge companies collaborate, gain insights and make better decisions faster. The role of the modern chief financial officer (CFO) is evolving. From accounting specialist to dynamic, business performance leader, CFOs are increasingly responsible for both...

How to get the best from remote working

Nov 1, 2019

There is a growing trend, in South Africa as around the world, for remote working, or working from home. SauceCode MD Graham Fry spoke to Kathy Gibson about the pros and cons of remote working – and how employers can make sure it works for them. There are a number of...

Solving compliance issues in Africa

Nov 1, 2019

Business in Africa has never been better due to a slew of new investment opportunities on the continent, and companies around the globe are eyeing Africa as an attractive prospect to grow their businesses into new markets. In fact, a report by Deloitte revealed that...

How to build a successful disaster recovery plan

Nov 1, 2019

There is no excuse for not building a successful DR plan at a time when tolerance for critical application downtime is rapidly dwindling. “Today, a tolerance of less than fifteen minutes is not uncommon. With availability requirements like that, companies are...

Goodbye brick-and-mortar: hello digital platforms

Nov 1, 2019

How do existing businesses transform successfully into platform companies? This is the focus of noted strategist and business leader Bramhope Group CEO Isak Marais, who comments: “The Bramhope experience is similar to those of established unicorn platform companies...

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