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What's left after the machines take over?
One of the questions that we are often asked is what impact technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) will have on jobs. Where are there likely to be job opportunities in the future? Which jobs (or job functions) are most ripe for automation? What sectors are...
Learn to adapt to the ever-changing rat race
It has become clear that the technology revolution is driving massive change in the workplace. This has, in turn, led to a rapid pivot in business operations as industries are disrupted and automation becomes a reality across the board. In this, there has been a call...
Responsible recycling the answer to plastic pollution
Moves by retailers and shopping malls to ban plastic shopping bags are simplistic, rash responses to a complex problem. What's required is a rational solution to the genuine crisis of plastic pollution, not an emotional reaction. By Anton Hanekom, executive director...
The informal sector a misunderstood and untapped opportunity
Nyameko Njoli woke up one day believing he could be a great businessman and run a successful accounting consultancy. "I sold the idea to my wife and quit my job. The first two months were exciting – I even secured my first client. But then reality set in and I soon...
Helping small business tackle the IT challenge head on
The IT issues facing small businesses (SBs) are no less challenging than those facing an enterprise, yet as an industry IT continues to complicate the sales pitch and oversell technology solutions to SMEs, a market craving innovation. It is with this that...
Nokia signs up Westcon-Comstor as preferred distributor
Westcon-Comstor has been appointed as the preferred Nokia Enterprise distributor for sub-Saharan Africa. Rak Parbhoo, MD of Westcon-Comstor, points out that Nokia has a strong focus on industry verticals. "The technology is all about helping the customer with...
Tri-Continental to distribute Printronix in Africa
Printronix, a pioneer of line matrix technology, has recently signed a distribution agreement with Tri-Continental. Under the agreement, Tri-Continental, one of the largest and most prominent IT distributors in the African market, will distribute Printronix and...
Tech Wise Business Solutions is Acronis African distributor
Tech Wise Business Solutions, a supplier of specialist security solutions, has signed a distribution agreement with Acronis Emerging markets. Under the terms of the agreement, Techwise will be supplying the full range of backup, anti-ransomware, disaster recovery,...
Accelerate your Cisco Small Business sales with Westcon-Comstor new Small Business Portal
The small business (SB) market sector is growing twice as fast as the enterprise and is globally estimated at $7-billion. As a result, Westcon-Comstor has launched a new Small Business Portal that will help local resellers accelerate their Cisco SB sales and earn...
Device as a service makes IT agile, predictable and transparent
We've got software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), even disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) among a host of "as a service" offerings – so it was only a matter of time until device as a service (DaaS) came into its own. It's not too obvious why it...
Report-back: Dell Technologies Forum
The era of cloud-to-core-to-edge has arrived. To stay competitive in the digital age, organisations must modernise their compute, infrastructure and application environments. Kathy Gibson found out more at the Dell Technologies Forum. The time to make the...
Avanti signs Master Distributor Agreement with Vox
Avanta Communications Group has signed a three-year period Master Distributor Agreement on its Hylas 4 and Hylas 2 satellites with Vox Telecom (Vox). The partnership enables Vox to use Avanti's satellite fleet, which provides full coverage across sub-Saharan Africa,...
Acronis appoints new master distributor for emerging markets
Acronis has appointed Acronis Emerging Markets (AEM) as a new master distributor to increase its focus on, and accelerate growth in, the Latin American and African markets. As part of the agreement, AEM will market and distribute the full range of Acronis cyber...
Altron Karabina is first SA reseller for Host Analytics
Microsoft technology partner Altron Karabina has announced a new partnership with cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM) provider Host Analytics, becoming the company's first EPM reseller in South Africa. Under the terms of the agreement, Altron Karabina...
Trend Micro launches new channel programme
Trend Micro has unveiled its new channel partner programme for the sub-Saharan Africa region. With the new programme, reseller partners in the region will be able to access a host of benefits that will fast track channel enablement and provide the basis for improved...
Futurewave – Office Equipment: What's new and what's hot?
What's new and what's hot in office equipment, application development in the digital age, report backs from the E learning summit and Lenovo Accelerate. Read this month's Channelwise now.
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