The advantages of shared data centres

Jul 15, 2015

There is no doubt that, in a data-driven world, the data centre is a critical and central component of the technology infrastructure of any organisation. However, when it comes to provisioning and obtaining access to the data centre itself and a variety of attached...

The data quality landscape

Jul 15, 2015

The 2015 Data Quality Landscape report from Information Difference provides insights into the $1-billion a year data quality market, says Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. The report highlights a key battle ground – that between focused data quality...

Obsidian toasts open source with free beer

Jul 15, 2015

Open Source software supplier Obsidian Systems invites OS enthusiasts, developers, geeks and friends, to the next Free Beer Session on 27 August 2015. This session, the 17th in the series, will offer delegates fresh insight into the open source industry, challenges...

Gumtree introduces online payment solution

Jul 15, 2015

Online classified Gumtree South Africa has continued their plan to become the most trusted operator in the online peer-to-peer trade market by adding Shepherd, a Standard Bank-powered escrow service, to their arsenal of endorsed partners. Shepherd operates as a third party that facilitates transactions on behalf of sellers and buyers and is offered as an option to Gumtree customers.

Read cloud contract fine print

Jul 14, 2015

Warren Olivier, Veeam regional manager for Southern Africa, examines some of contractual obligations that companies need to be aware of when migrating to a cloud services provider in order to be connected and access corporate data from anywhere, at any time, using any...

Gabsten Technologies launches Cloud Protect

Jul 14, 2015

Gabsten Technologies has launched their managed backup-as-a-service offering — CloudProtect — to the South African market. CloudProtect provides businesses with access to a hosted backup solution that is powered by CommVault’s leading Simpana software....