As global spending on Digital Transformation is projected to reach US$1.78 trillion in 2022, James Bayhack, Director, Sub-Saharan Africa at CM.com, looks at innovations that will reshape the business landscape in Kenya in the future. As 2021 has come and gone, many businesses are still responding to changes in the business environment brought on by […]
Shadow IT has become a growing concern for IT teams as business users in the post-pandemic world prioritise productivity over process. Here’s how Low-code solutions can help bridge the divide.Rahul Bhageeradhan, Global Director – Digital Architecture, Kissflow discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenge of shadow IT and how IT can win back […]
The rise of the networking-as-a-service (NaaS) business model has been nothing short of a revolution. Often championed for its flexible approach to keeping expenses down, the subscription service is becoming increasingly recognised for a wealth of other reasons. Sherifa Hady, Vice President Channel, Europe Middle East and Africa at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, […]
Paulo Pereira, Senior Director, Systems Engineering – METI at Nutanix, talks about the future of databases, integrated database management software, automation and how IT leaders across the region can simplify management, enjoy one-click simplicity and invisible operations to database provisioning, lifecycle and copy data management. A data-driven culture is needed if a business wants to […]
As organisations around the globe are getting a glimpse of the future, they are coming to realise that IT is much more than just a department. Rola Dagher, Global Channel Chief, Dell Technologies, tells us here why she is excited about the technology road ahead and grateful to be part of an amazing community of […]
The recently held COP26 presented a major moment for international co-operation to think strategically and work together to respond to global climate challenges. After 18 months of crisis navigation and laying the groundwork to build back better, more resilient societies – the global economy is now well-positioned to transition from designs of recovery to an […]
Andy Jury, Chief Executive Officers, Mukuru, explains pioneering effects of FinTech in Africa and why all too often, companies or entrepreneurs in the FinTech space find themselves in a mindset of ‘building something that shines’ and then expect that associated demand, commercialisation and scale will automatically happen. FinTech is poised to continue disrupting financial services […]
Ossama Eldeeb, Senior Director, Partner Organisation, VMware, South EMEA, highlights the complexities associated with successful cloud adoption and why the momentum and opportunity created by digitally driven experiences won’t be slowing down. The last year has been one of ‘survival meeting opportunity’. Opportunity in the sense that consumers have needed and become more accustomed to […]
Red teaming is a service focused on the assessment of a company’s operational security capabilities via conducting a sophisticated attack simulation exercise and evaluating detection and response reaction of defending SOC specialists (blue team). Alexander Zaytsev, Head, Security Assessment, Kaspersky, explains the difference between red teaming and other services including vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. […]
To gain the competitive advantage in the zettabyte era, as the pace of the technology revolution picks up, customers need the confidence to innovate and trusted cybersecurity strategies are a foundational pillar. Vangelis Lagousakos, General Manager – Channel Sales, Middle East, Russia, Africa and Turkey (MERAT) – Dell Technologies, outlines how channel partners have a […]
Edge Computing is critical to ensuring a seamless transition from the traditional workplace setting to the future of work. It is here now, and it’s hybrid. To realise its full potential, businesses must focus on the outcome rather than the implementation of the technology. Rick Vanover, Senior Director, Product Strategy, Veeam, tells us how the […]
Cloud options available to businesses have expanded rapidly as the use of modern applications – which rely on the hybridity and flexibility that multi-cloud environments provide – has exploded. Lee Syse, Cloud Tech Lead, VMware Sub-Saharan Africa, discusses the challenge facing businesses today, particularly their IT teams and how they can find that perfect balance […]
