Vodacom Business launches Virtual CIO

South African SMMEs are expected to come under increasing pressure with the economy now formally in a recession. A number of small businesses themselves predicted at the start of this year that their liabilities would increase or their assets would diminish during the...

One Channel upbeat about cloud prospects

Local cloud specialist One Channel is upbeat about the prospects of cloud computing in Africa, saying cloud platforms are enabling new, complex business models and orchestrating more globally-based integration networks. Cloud computing spending is growing at nearly...

Odek deploys Tintri cloud enterprise platform

Odek Technologies has replaced EMC platforms with Tintri, enhancing its enterprise cloud services. With Tintri, Odek can guarantee application performance for its customers, use automation to simplify management and access predictive analytics to inform decisions...

HP elite Slice available from DCC

HP’s Elite Slice, the company’s smallest desktop built for communication and collaboration, is now available to the South African channel from official distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC).The HP Elite Slice features a striking matte black design with copper...

Paratus introduces a new level of cloud services

Paratus Telecom, a privately-owned pan-African telecoms operator, is offering additional resilience solutions to its cloud customers. At a closed event in Windhoek, Paratus Namibia MD John D’Aton pointed to the term ‘cloud’ as all-encompassing and...

The opportunity for local presence of global solutions

Things are looking up for local cloud adoption – and home-grown content and services will only increase prospects for vendors and fuel demand in the market. This is the view of Kevin Hall, national sales manager at ICT services and solutions firm Elingo, focused...