To HCI or not to HCI? That is the question …

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum 2018 in Munich – Is a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) now the first choice for CIOs? In fact, most IT leaders still consider hyperconvergence as an option rather than the primary choice, says Gernot Fels, head of integrated...

IBM, VMware strengthen ties

Mark Davison is at VMworld 2018 Europe in Barcelona – VMware has further strengthened its partnership with IBM with a host of announcements aimed at accelerating hybrid cloud adoption, as well as its first foray into the world of Watson, IBM’s AI offering. The...

Gearing up for ‘the era of technology superpowers’

Mark Davison is at VMworld 2018 Europe in Barcelona – During his keynote at VMworld, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger announced a slew of new products and innovations geared to address what he calls “the era of technology superpowers” – cloud, mobile, artificial intelligence...

Fujitsu and the journey to hybrid cloud

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum 2018 in Munich – Fujitsu has been very clear that it is building a services-oriented company that prioritises hybrid cloud services to support its customers as they negotiate their digital transformation journeys. “There can be...

FNB Connect expands network coverage

A multi-billion rand roaming agreement reached between Cell C and MTN will significantly increase coverage, specifically 3G and 4G coverage across South Africa for our FNB Connect SIMs. As a telco within the financial services industry the bank has over half a million...

VMware buys Kubernetes expertise

Mark Davison is at VMworld 2018 Europe in Barcelona – It was an air-punching moment worthy of most professional footballers – and one that he repeated during the day – when VMware CEO, Pat Gelsinger  caught his audience of nearly 12 000 by complete surprise with...