SA’s IT channel to navigate multiple hurdles in 2023
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- 30 Jan 2023
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South African-based IT channel players foresee large investments in solar systems and power backup solutions this year.
This, as the country continues to battle never-ending power blackouts, which have seen businesses losing billions daily.
The channel players also told ITWeb that the chip shortage, which started at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, will ease this year.
As with other years, currency fluctuations are also something the industry will grapple with in 2023.
According to Spencer Chen, CEO of ICT distributor Rectron, load-shedding continues to put pressure on the company’s customers and, as a result, they are looking for the right backup power solutions for their business needs.
“We expect solar power solutions to experience a major uptick this year. As it stands, South Africa experiences on average 2 500 hours of sunshine annually and the price of solar panels has decreased by 90% between 2010 and 2020.”
Cloud forecast
Chen adds the distributor is expecting a lot of companies to continue migrating to the cloud.
“It [cloud computing] was a key contributor to ensuring business continuity during the initial pandemic lockdowns and, as a result, has proven itself to be a necessary tech solution for day-to-day operations. Businesses are starting to explore new capabilities that go beyond just hosting virtual meetings and unlock greater business value.”
Unfortunately, he says, for the foreseeable future, load-shedding will continue to be a part of daily life in South Africa for businesses and individuals.
“It is, however, something that is not a new challenge, and many people and businesses have already invested in backup power solutions over the years. That being said, we have noticed that spend on IT equipment has shifted to backup power recently. It is still quite a large investment to make for small businesses and individuals who work from home.” Read More…
