All things cloud at Huawei Connect 2016

All things cloud at Huawei Connect 2016

Huawei held its biggest conference ever in Shanghai, bringing together 20 000 customers and partners to discuss directions in cloud, data centres, and networking. Kathy Gibson reports   Intel, Huawei drive 5G adoption Intel and Huawei have signed a strategic...
Moving towards the connected elevator

Moving towards the connected elevator

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Connect in Shanghai – Every time you get into an elevator, you are putting your life into the hands of a sophisticated piece of technology that you assume is well designed and maintained. More than 15-million elevators are being used...
CEOs just don’t get digitalisation

CEOs just don’t get digitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Connect in Shanghai – Digitalisation is a reality and companies know they have to transform their businesses – but remarkably few of them understand how they will accomplish this move. Nigel Fenwick, vice-president and principal...
Fujitsu focuses on innovation, digitalisation

Fujitsu focuses on innovation, digitalisation

Human-centric innovation was the topic at the centre of discussions at the Fujitsu World Tour in Johannesburg. Kathy Gibson reports. Don’t neglect the human element in digital transformation Human beings are at the centre of innovation as the journey to digital...
Dell: Serious about partnering

Dell: Serious about partnering

The IT reseller channel is critically important for Dell, and the vendor has come a long way from its roots as a direct-to-market player. Doug Woolley, GM of Dell South Africa, points out that the channel has become a substantial part of the business; and this quarter...
New threats drive growing GRC role

New threats drive growing GRC role

Kathy Gibson reports from SAPInsider in Viennan June 2016 – The governance, risk and compliance (GRC) landscape brings unique challenges to a diverse range of end user customers. These include increased regulatory compliance; changing economic and political...