Good time to dispose of old IT equipment
Local IT asset disposal (ITAD) specialist Xperien has urged companies to dispose of their off-lease, redundant and faulty IT equipment in a safe and ecologically responsible manner. The influx of new technology creates a corresponding and often overlooked increase in...
Business continuity conference focuses on Africa
The Business Continuity Institute will be hosting its first ever conference focused on African challenges and solutions. The conference will take place over two days on the 7 and 8 September 2016 at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. The Business Continuity...
Key to effective and business continuity
Data backups are vital in any business, no matter the industry. Yet this essential business practice still haunts management and employees alike - who are often left racked with uncertainty and doubt. While the backup environment is overwrought with leading technology...
One-stop shop or one-stop disaster
Organisations increasingly rely on a wide variety of service providers to support an array of technology-related functions. The promise of a single service provider offering fibre, data and PBX services with a single invoice and centralised customer support, and where...
Outsourcing in the pursuit of business eminence
Entrepreneurship can be defined as the capacity and willingness of a person or group of people to develop, organise and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit and/ or effect change. If the nature of entrepreneurship is to go...
Xperien offers IT asset management courses
Company executives responsible for IT asset management need to understand the principles of IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) and they need to consider regulatory compliance and the protection of company information. In conjunction with Information Technology Asset Management...
Take action now to prevent water, energy shortages
South Africa's water and energy challenges are well known and range from ageing infrastructure, supply constraints and pollution to the impact of climate change on society and businesses, writes Karl Götte, head of Standard Bank Commercial Banking. The...
IT as energy: changing the outsource debate
Information Technology (IT) as energy is not a new concept but has been spoken about in the 1990s and the early 2000s. It is the analogy were IT services can be regarded in a similar light to energy, writes AJ Hartenberg, portfolio manager: data centre services at...
T-Systems debuts ‘un-outsourcer solutions’ offering
Traditional ICT outsourcing is losing relevance in the digital era. Characterised by inflexible structures, high risk to clients and low cost transparency, the current structure of ICT contracting is stifling clients' ability to digitally transform. In response to...
Dangers of insourcing your business continuity
As more and more African organisations wake up to the need for business continuity, ContinuitySA's GM: Africa, Willem Olivier, says that while insourcing might seem like the easy option, there are some significant pitfalls--as well as higher costs over the long term....
Engineering firms opt for refurbished IT equipment
Global economies are under severe pressure and as the business environment becomes more competitive, engineering firms may have to become innovative to stay afloat. Local IT firm Xperien is now offering high-end Certified Refurbished Systems (CRS) including...
Locking down the-value of ICT services contract
The dynamics involved in selling or leasing ICT equipment, and related support, continues to change at a rapid rate, the pace determined by innovation. Experts in ICT services and solutions point out that over time vendor/client contracts, lease periods, migration of...