https://youtu.be/C2sB4BhgiPwMost South African businesses don't need more IT. They need to get more out of what they already pay for. In this session, SevenC and Sophos looked at AI from both sides. First, the time a small team can win back inside tools it already...
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How to Estimate Managed IT Costs Without Vendor Spin
How to Estimate Managed IT Costs Without Vendor Spin Managed IT quotes can look simple: a monthly figure, a service description, and a promise of support. The difficulty starts when two providers attach different responsibilities to similar fees. One...
How to Choose an MSP in South Africa
How to Choose an MSP in South Africa: Scorecard and RFP Template An MSP should qualify for your shortlist through evidence, accountability, service discipline, cybersecurity, commercial transparency, and a sound fit for your business. The monthly fee is...
IT Support: Hire, Hybrid or Outsource?
Hire, Hybrid or Outsource IT Support: 10, 50, 200 Staff Ten people who rely on technology every day create a different support requirement than a team of 200. Staff numbers provide context, while the final decision should reflect how the business works and what...
Why RAM Prices Are Surging in 2026 in South Africa — What It Means for Businesses and How to Adapt
Businesses across South Africa are noticing a steady rise in hardware costs in 2026. Laptops cost more to configure. Servers are more expensive to expand. Memory upgrades that were once minor line items now materially affect IT budgets. The increase in RAM pricing is...
PHP2Shell: why updating WordPress won’t fix this one
If your website runs on WordPress, your first instinct this week may be to click "Update". This time, that won't fix the problem. On 20 October, details of two critical flaws in PHP leaked before a fix was ready. They're officially numbered CVE-2026-109618 and...
The stuff that doesn’t fit on the quote
Every week or so, an email lands in my inbox that says more or less the same thing. Somebody's forwarded me a price from another IT company, and underneath it, one line. Can you beat this? Fair question. It's the only question that seems to make sense, because from...
Co-Managed IT: Best of Both Worlds for Growing Teams
Your internal IT team is capable, committed, and deeply invested in the business. But as organisations grow, even the strongest IT teams eventually hit a ceiling. More users. More systems. More security risks. More pressure to deliver, with the same limited capacity....
Sophos Platinum Status Handover Press Release
Sunninghill, South Africa – June 23, 2025: We are proud to announce the official handover of our Sophos Platinum Partner status and plaque by Sophos. This prestigious recognition, valid from April 2025 to March 2026, confirms our position as a top-tier cybersecurity...
Future-proof your business with Veeam’s DRMM: A real-world approach to data resilience
Future-proof your business with Veeam’s DRMM: A real-world approach to data resilience
