BlueVision launches Fusion Cloud
Most businesses have moved to the cloud and, in doing so they assume they're protected because they're using a reputable platform. However, the reality is somewhat different. This is according to Christo Coetzer, founder and MD of BlueVision, a leading South African...
Dell PowerStore debuts with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure 7.6
Dell and Nutanix have announced that PowerStore now supports Nutanix Cloud Platform, available with NCI 7.6. Dell PowerStore now supports Nutanix Cloud Platform with NCI 7.6, bringing end-to-end NVMe all-flash performance and independent compute and storage scaling to...
Why hybrid cloud became a compromise and what comes next
For more than a decade, hybrid clouds have been positioned as the ideal middle ground in enterprise IT. It promised flexibility without disruption and transformation without upheaval. In theory, it offered the perfect balance between on-premises control and cloud...
Reality check for cloud security
For years, cloud adoption was positioned as a fast track to agility, scalability and digital transformation. Today, as organisations operate increasingly distributed environments, many are entering a new phase of cloud maturity; one that requires them to rethink...
Cloud costs keep rising. Optimisation needs an owner
Cloud spending has become a growing concern for many organisations. By Amritesh Anand, vice-president and MD: technology services group at In2IT Technologies Even after taking clear steps to improve efficiency, such as adjusting workloads, shutting down unused...
Nokia, SAP, Microsoft advance cloud, AI transformation
Nokia has signed a new multi-year agreement with SAP to help accelerate its enterprise transformation using RISE with SAP Methodology, with its SAP S/4HANA software environment hosted on Microsoft Azure. The agreement, concluded at the end of 2025, marks a significant...
NTT Data expands collaboration with Google Cloud
NTT Data has announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to help enterprises move from AI experimentation to scaled deployment of agentic AI solutions built with Gemini Enterprise. The collaboration is focused on enabling AI-powered reinvention, helping...
From raw data to real decisions: Making analytics work for business
There is no shortage of data inside most organisations. The challenge sits elsewhere. By Tinotenda Makombe, programme manager: AWS, Cloud On Demand Data is collected, stored and often visualised, but the step that matters most is still inconsistent: turning that...
AI infrastructure boom shouldn’t be funded through customer price hikes
The AI boom is reshaping the tech landscape in profound ways, and not all of them are welcome for organisations’ budgets. As companies race to deploy generative AI, train large language models, and run inference at scale, the demand for specialised compute has...
Velocity Technology Group debuts Migration Factory
Velocity Technology Group (VTG) has launched its Migration Factory, a repeatable service designed to help organisations consolidate or split Microsoft 365 tenants and Active Directory (AD) domains with minimal disruption, particularly during acquisitions, divestments,...
Your multi-cloud strategy is a lie. It’s actually a Frankenstack
When cloud first hit mainstream business use, companies were told to move fast. Then they were told to move everything. Now, many organisations are discovering what they actually built, and it’s not a modern platform, or a streamlined architecture, and it certainly...
The hidden cost of cloud complexity (and what to do about it)
Cloud adoption in South Africa is accelerating. Budgets are being committed, environments are being built, and the channel is busier than it has been in years. Othelo Vieira, technical product manager lead at Cloud On Demand That is genuinely good news. But there is a...