The human element is a key – but neglected – component of digital transformation. Embracing technology without addressing the crucial people element of a business could prove to be a costly mistake for organisations that are driving full steam ahead on their digital transformation journey. This is according to Adrian Holtzhausen, senior product manager – [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting move to hybrid work models turned asset management into a top priority for South African businesses virtually overnight. This is according to Jonathan Bass, Managing Director of enterprise asset management specialist NetTrace (Pty) Ltd, whose solution portfolio includes asset tracking, risk management, security and reporting tools for all enterprise [...]
South African organisations are faced with managing forever increasing complex IT infrastructures, clouds challenges and significant traditional three-tier on-premises workload performance issues. This is according to Kalogo Morare, Pre-Sales Engineer at Axiz, who says growing numbers of applications, larger data volumes and workloads and infrastructure both on-premises and in multiple clouds are making management of [...]
The rapid increase in ransomware attacks, as well as the need to comply with data privacy legislation like POPIA, are prompting South African enterprises to revisit their security posture and increase their focus on resilience. This is according to Adolph Strydom, Technical Sales Specialist at Axiz, who says data protection and ransomware are key concerns, [...]
By Jacques Malherbe, Chief Technology Officer at Axiz There is no doubt you have heard of managed services and, if you participate in a technology channel business, you likely wonder about its relevance to your company and career. Managed service providers (MSPs) are a hot topic, and there is a lot of pressure on channel [...]
By Traci Maynard, Executive: Edge Consumer Software and Hardware and HPE Business Unit Manager at Axiz If a customer's system falters or breaks, who will they call? Support services are a vital part of the market, especially when it involves hardware investments. Yet, in the multi-faceted managed services world, support services are becoming a powerful [...]
By Traci Maynard, Executive: Edge Consumer Software and Hardware and HPE Business Unit Manager at Axiz If you recently bought something from an online retailer, the site likely recommended additional purchases. Keep that paradigm in mind. We often call it upselling. But it's substantially more impactful in the technology channel than punting a few extra [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has created considerable hardship and pain, causing damage across communities through uncertainty and rapid changes in how we get things done. Yet while narratives around the pandemic focused on the harmful elements, there have been several positive developments that we should try to maintain. "As the saying goes – and we've heard [...]
Enabling seamless, enhanced meetings and collaboration has become a top priority for organisations of all sizes, as they bed down the remote and hybrid working model. Tumi Masobe, Business Development Manager at Axiz, says businesses have quickly migrated to Microsoft Teams as they embrace the new normal and seek better quality and more features from [...]
Desktop as a service (DaaS) has become a hot topic in South Africa as organisations seek to better enable remote and hybrid workforces, and reduce capex on hardware. This is according to Rochelle Naidu, business development manager for the Citrix Business Unit at Axiz, who says: “The COVID-19 pandemic boosted significant growth. With organisations opting [...]
