Aug 20, 2013
It is the responsibility of the CIO to demonstrate real, monetary value to the business. This is the word from David Merrill, chief economist at Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), speaking at today’s Hitachi Innovation Forum in Johannesburg about IT economics. “We’ve got...
Aug 20, 2013
It is exciting where Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is going with its solutions. This is the word from Rui de Oliveira, solutions consultant at HDS, who says the traditional storage company is making a big shift to the compute environment. “It’s great that our customers...
Aug 20, 2013
The on-demand data centre is a pipe dream for many, but it’s where IT needs to go if it’s going to meet business needs going forward. Nick Pateman, territory manager: sub-Saharan Africa of Brocade, points out that there are some key imperatives for IT: they need to...
Aug 20, 2013
At the end of the day, companies are in business to be competitive and profitable – and they need to maximise the advantages that their IT systems give them. This is according to David Merrill, chief economist at Hitachi Data Systems, who told delegates at today’s...
Aug 20, 2013
Cloud computing has been the buzzword du jour for a couple of years now, and organisations are finding that beyond the hype there is a technology that can help them improve agility, flexibility and choice. Bob Plumridge, EMEA chief technology officer at Hitachi Data...
Aug 20, 2013
HP has appointed Lorna Hardie as its new HP Software country manager for South Africa with immediate effect. “Lorna has been with HP for 13 years and is still determined to bring in new ideas and innovations to the business,” says Frank van Rees, MD of HP South...
