Encouraging signs for 2014 jobs outlook

South African employers are reporting mild hiring plans for the first quarter of 2014 in the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Nationally, employers expect moderate opportunities for job seekers this quarter as South Africa’s seasonally adjusted Net Employment...

Services key to reseller success

By Mark Davison at Discover 2013, Barcelona – Resellers who resist change and refuse to adopt new business models to address the evolving IT sector are doomed at best to stagnation and, at worst, to extinction. This is the pragmatic view of Jos Brenkel, senior...

HP ups the ante against rivals

By Mark Davison at Discover 2013, Barcelona – In a full frontal assault on traditional rivals Cisco and EMC, HP backed up the launch of its new ConvergedSystem additions with a number of new solutions to complement its Converged Storage portfolio. “It’s building up to...

HP unleashes the ‘Jaws’ of servers

By Mark Davison at Discover 2013, Barcelona – As the ominous and instantly recognisable cello strains from movie classic Jaws echoed through speakers, HP today unveiled the latest additions to its ConvergedSystem portfolio – ConvergedSystem 700 for Virtualisation,...

Flexible working can lessen e-toll impact

More than eight out of 10 business people in South Africa expect employers to face extra costs as a result of the new toll gates on Gauteng’s highways. Businesses may also find it harder to attract out-of-town talent. Respondents from across Africa took part in...

Stay cyber-safe this holiday season

Everyone looks forward to the festive season – a time to wind down and relax after the busy year. Unfortunately, cyber-crooks don’t go on holiday. For them Christmas heralds a holiday shopping and party season that will generate millions of dollars for them....