Opportunities, challenges as HP buys Aruba

Mar 11, 2015

The recently announced acquisition of Aruba by HP will bring several opportunities for both companies, writes Surjyadeb Goswani, research manager at IDC CCR. In March 2015, HP announced it would acquire Aruba Networks, a leading wireless networking and mobility...

Enterprise mobility challenges in 2015

Feb 26, 2015

In recent years, there has been an increase in the business orientation of IT. No longer does IT work in a silo, thinking narrowly in terms of infrastructure and capabilities. The modern IT leader takes a business-first approach to technology decisions: what business...

New challengers set to disrupt mobile phones

Feb 24, 2015

Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2015, to be held from 2 to 5 March in Barcelona, Annette Zimmermann, research director at Gartner, discusses the future of the mobile phone industry and shares her outlook for wearables in 2015 and beyond.

The challenges of doing business in Africa

Aug 27, 2014

“Recently released facts and figures regarding industrial, business and economic growth in Africa paint an optimistic and encouraging outlook. However, to see only a buoyant picture would be exceedingly one-sided. Reality and challenges need to be faced and a balanced...

Overcoming staff training challenges

Jul 7, 2014

Companies need to understand the value of training their employees. Quality training is critical to increase productivity and decrease staff turnover and the need for supervision by making staff more self-reliant, Justine Morgan, GM of Decision Enablement at Decision...