Are you spending enough on ICT continuity?

Few would question the necessity for ICT continuity solutions – but how many have interrogated how much they cost and how effective they are? That’s a question posed by Jaun Harmse, senior business continuity management advisor at ContinuitySA, who asks how many...

Performance management key for business

Mid-sized businesses are faced with the same challenges and priorities as their large enterprise counterparts. These include the need to better understand customer behaviour and business performance in order to grow the business and drive profitability in a highly...

Streamlining IT expenditure

Does your IT expenditure resemble a roller coaster ride? If the answer is yes, it probably means that there are some fundamental problems with the infrastructure, says Colin Thornton, CEO, Dial a Nerd. Incorrectly configured or sub-standard hardware can cause a host...

SMBs must link SLAs and IT support

Small businesses that wish to remain competitive can no longer afford to be complacent about technology support. Linking service level agreements (SLAs) to IT support is becoming vital, says Dawie Bloomberg, MD of Green Apple IT, a provider of general IT support to...

10 tips to improve reliability

Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings, official representatives of SoftExpert in South Africa and Ricky Smith, maintenance consultant and specialist and well-known published author, offer their advice on how to improve reliability. * Purchase a copy of...

To outsource or not to outsource

When it comes to managing complex IT systems and networks, many business leaders are grappling with the question of whether to outsource some or all of their IT processes. As Roberto Caprio, MD of Dial A Nerd, points out, there are a number of factors to take into...