Articles about chip shortage

Chip shortage is a crisis of availability – not supply

Redeployed or optimised devices reduce dependence on volatile chip markets and mitigate the operational risks caused by scarcity, says Kwirirai Rukowo, managing executive of Qrent.

The chip shortage is quietly destabilising your balance sheet

Leasing equipment does not remove market volatility, but it prevents that volatility from distorting your financial planning cycle, says David Buck, GM of InnoVent South Africa.

SA’s IT channel to navigate multiple hurdles in 2023

CEOs of Pinnacle, Axiz and Rectron say load-shedding, currency fluctuations and chip shortages are forcing the industry to rethink business strategies.

Continental shift needed to up electric vehicles in Sub-Saharan Africa

The region falls behind globally in electric vehicle shipments, with less than 7 000 units to be shipped this year.

Lenovo defies chip shortage to post $512m profit

The Chinese electronics company delivers significant year-on-year financial improvement, with net income growing 65% year-on-year.

Alviva struggles to meet demand as global chip shortage bites

The worldwide shortage of processors and components significantly restricted the group’s ability to satisfy its customers’ demands for products.

Global chip shortage driving data centre projects to the cloud

As data centre hardware lead times stretch out to 52 weeks, companies face the stark choice of either pausing projects or finding an alternative.