The widespread use of Internet Protocol networks is driving a revolution in facilities management, says Dewald Booysen, CTO of Dimension Data's Advanced Infrastructure business.
Moving only the archive piece to the cloud without sending the messaging function to the cloud is getting rid of the easy bit, says Chris Hathaway, director of Soarsoft Africa.
There are underlying price and usage trends that dictate which launches are successful and which are not, says Daniel Kellmereit, CEO of Detecon.
Developers are generally categorised by the languages they use, says Tom Tshitangano, independent ICT industry analyst.
Governments must set aside a percentage of their budgets to train, retrain and develop their workforce, says TIS Holdings' Mbongiseni Khumalo.
Savvy software developers should spend a bit of time focusing on their people skills, says Brian Harding, co-founder of Airborne.
Apple's latest offering to the cellular phone market doesn't disappoint, says Dani Dayan, Gline Internet Sales.
The next wave will benefit customers by providing a highly distributed and flexible deployment model, says Keith Fenner, VP of sales at Softline Accpac.
Solid architectural processes ensure enterprises have a suitable infrastructure, says Dr Fritz Solms, CEO of Solms TCD.
Governance, risk and compliance will take centre stage in South African businesses over the next few years, says Kgabo Badimo, MD of Spescom DataVoice.
It is vital to perform a data backup before any viruses or human errors cause data loss, says Reon Coetzee, Toshiba regional sales manager, Southern Africa.
Crowded enclosures have a negative impact on efficiency, uptime, and the overall look and feel of data centres, says Paolo Miglietta, VP of APC by Schneider Electric SA.
Information has become a critical asset for companies and needs to be managed accordingly, says Derek Weatherall, ECM service delivery manager at Datacentrix.