Teleco giant partners with VMware

Jun 17, 2015

When one of the world’s largest providers of telecommunications services looked to develop a global cloud infrastructure they elected to partner with VMware and leverage a software-defined approach to its network, says Mark Reynolds, general business and partner lead...

Improving control of virtual machines

Jun 11, 2015

Server virtualisation is a darling of IT administrators for a number of reasons such as delivering more efficiency and cost control than adding physical servers to accommodate the data explosion. It also offers savings due to server consolidation, at the same time...

Veeam’s predictions for 2015

Jan 20, 2015

Veeam predicts that 2015 will see fundamental changes across the IT industry, driven by end-users demanding 24/7 access to data and applications, with recovery times of minutes, not hours and days. The pressure being placed on today’s IT infrastructure has never been greater. But what does 2015 have in store? Warren Olivier, regional manager of southern Africa at Veeam Software, outlines the top technology trends for 2015.

Courier company achieves high-speed recovery with Veeam

Oct 23, 2014

The RAM Group of Companies, which includes RAM Hand to Hand Couriers, has cut the time needed to back up the IT systems supporting its always-on business by 95% using Veeam software. “Our IT platform is a critical part of our business,” says group IT manager Lance...

Redefining the way South African companies operate

Oct 20, 2014

As faster, cheaper and more pervasive broadband networks start becoming a reality in South Africa, the stage is set for a complete reinvention of the workplace, writes Shailendra Singh, business director: Africa Region at Wipro. With a comprehensive desktop...

Managing the heterogeneous data centre

Jul 21, 2014

Data centre owners are under pressure to standardise on a single virtualisation technology – but, says Warren Olivier of Veeam Software, there are some advantages to having a mixed environment.“In the modern data centre, it’s applications that should drive...