The cloud is where customers are choosing to work, says Patrick Hastings, divisional MD, ATS at Bytes Systems Integration.
It is important to turn documentation from a static deliverable into a powerful tool, says Johan du Plessis, senior SAP consultant at ConVista.
In the future, high-density areas within a current data centre set-up, or in a completely new environment, will need to be built, says Lex Pienaar, CEO of Merit TS.
Straight-through processing provides automated, end-to-end processing of transactions, says Steve Webster, acting CEO of The Webcom Group.
A better POS system is one which is entirely integrated with all other aspects of in-store management systems, says Andre Wiid, sales and channel manager at HansaWorld SA.
It takes a number of people to work together as a team for the success of a project, says Peter Green, programme and project management executive at Intuate Group.
A well-implemented telephone management system gives company decision-makers the ability to assess call traffic at every level, says George Smalberger, MD of SS Telecoms.
A cloud PBX is much more cost-effective than an on-site PBX, says George Golding, MD of Euphoria.
Purchasing decisions are often based on initial cost only, which could be problematic, says Andr'e Maree, CEO of KSS Technologies.
Fraudulent activity is directly associated with the PABX equipment that an organisation uses, not through SIP trunking, says Justin Colyn, GM for FMC at MTN Business.
Security gaps in printer and office automation environments could expose companies to risk, says Holger Groenert, product marketing manager at Itec.
Cloud computing is an overall service, and virtualisation is part of a physical infrastructure, says Roelof Louw, cloud computing expert at T-Systems SA.
Energy saving is one of the benefits of virtualisation, as well as an increase in computing throughput, says Eben Owen, enterprise and solutions manager: South Africa at Schneider Electric.