Syntech shines in Customer Care
Syntech Distribution has cemented its position as South Africa’s favourite distributor when it comes to caring for its reseller partners. For an impressive fourth time, Syntech has scooped the Customer Care Distributor of the Year award by a comfortable margin. The...
These are the top vendors for 2025
The votes are in, and South African resellers have named their favourite vendors for 2025. The 13th annual Channelwise Awards survey attracted a record 2 828 voters, who named their favourite vendors in 10 categories, as follows: Infrastructure Hardware...
Channel key to Nutanix success
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC – As it continues to expand its solution set, Nutanix has reaffirmed its commitment to the channel as its route to market. This is the word from Dave Gwyn, senior vice-president: worldwide channels, who says...
Half of C-suite execs considering cuts in their function
Half of C-suite executives are considering cuts to their function in the second quarter of 2025 in anticipation of continued disruption of supply chains, decreased consumer demand, and inflation, according to Gartner. In a Gartner March 17, 2025, webinar poll of more...
Meta rolls out new anti-scam initiatives
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AI and cybersecurity: SA’s next battleground
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a double-edged sword in the world of cybersecurity and, in South Africa where cybercrime is on the rise, AI presents both an opportunity and a threat. “From sophisticated cyberattacks to AI-driven defence mechanisms,...
Cybersecurity is key challenge in OT digitalisation
According to a study by Kaspersky and research by VDC Research on securing Operational Technology (OT) environments, among the primary risks are inadequate security measures and insufficient resources allocated to OT cybersecurity, challenges surrounding regulatory...
Sustainable energy presents significant opportunities in SA
The majority of South African electricity is generated through fossil fuels, particularly coal, contributing to the rapid warming of the planet, extreme weather patterns, rising sea levels, and unprecedented harm to the natural world. “While this creates challenges,...
Deployment ‘gold rush’ ignites CNAPP market
The Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) market is on track to surge from $2,8-billion in 2024 to $7,7-billion in 2029 - expanding at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22% and growing nearly twice as fast as overall public-cloud...
Better integration, management for modernised infrastructure
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC – The rapid pace at which technology advances and changes has never been as apparent as the last year. Amid change and disruption, organisations have to focus on modernising their infrastructure, building...
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As cyberattacks continue to rise, enterprise storage cyber resilience and data protection is essential for enterprises – it is a matter of when and not if an enterprise will suffer from a cyberattack. By Hayden Sadler, country manager for South Africa at Infinidat The...
Network resources need to be maximised for 5G commercial success
At the Global Mobile Broadband Forum 2022 (MBBF 2022), James Chen, president of the Global Sales Department of Huawei Carrier BG, delivered a keynote entitled "Making Strides Towards 5G Success". In his speech, Chen said: "We've seen fast progress in 5G. To fully...
Paratus Mozambique expands northward
Paratus Mozambique continues its expansion apace with the opening this month of a new office in Nampula. This coincides with the establishment of two new PoPs (points of presence) in the north of the country, which greatly extends the coverage connectivity for its...
XR investment will advance the tech ecosystem in Africa
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Football fans get crypto, NFT experience
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FDOnline launches with Dell CSG portfolio
Leading value-added distributor First Distribution is making it easier for its Dell reseller partners to get quotes, check inventory, and order products with the launch of the FDOnline platform. “With everyone moving to buying online, FD has decided to join the trend...
As technology accelerates so do customer expectations
It’s no secret that we live in a time of unprecedented technological acceleration. Nowhere is that more true than in the customer experience space. Things that seemed totally implausible a decade ago are now commonplace and almost taken for granted. By Brent Haumann,...
Zero-day vulnerabilities need more than just a patch
WatchGuard Threat Lab’s recent Internet Security Report cites that 78% of zero-day malware threats evade basic detection. This trend was also seen in previous quarters, which makes a solid case for taking immediate step to safeguard organisations against zero-day...
Rethinking power generation in SA
The ongoing implementation of load shedding in South Africa provides power generation companies with fresh impetus to focus on renewable opportunities. By Heman Kassan, chief commercial officer of Technodyn This requires becoming more agile and putting enterprise...
How to get involved in the esports scene
The esports industry has grown exponentially over the past few years, with some of the highest-paid players earning up to six figures. While Asia, Europe and South America are home to some of the top esports players, South Africa’s gaming market is on an upward...
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