When it comes to rentals, companies must continually question figures and compare different payment and delivery models, says Gartner.

SA is leading the way in architects qualified to design agile enterprises. It's just the maturity and implementation details that are the challenge.

Predicting what SA's telecoms landscape will look like in the not too distant future can be likened to reading tea leaves - it's anybody's guess.

According to Gartner's William Hahn, SA is not going to follow any predictable models in its telecoms market development.

South African retailers are loathe to spend money, particularly relating to IT, even when said investments may save them.

Advanced cellphones and new wireless technologies put more power in consumers' hands, which could improve everyone's bandwidth lot.

Regulation coming into effect internationally will drive the adoption of IAM, but will make data management more complex locally.

Regulatory compliance continues to be a key driver of IAM implementations, but user provisioning has taken a step back.

As ERP systems include more features that used to cost money as separate add-ons, it will increase the pressure on both them and their partners to grow. Some will not survive.

Consolidation among the big ERP vendors might concern some users but they should first get more value out of what they already have.

No network, no work. It's as simple as that. How to keep it working, evolving, developing and supporting business strategy is another story entirely.

Digital Planet is a true virtual company, or a virtually real company. Either way, its network is what keeps it in business.