VMware debuts adds scale with EVO SDDC

Designed to dramatically simplify the build out and ongoing operations of software-defined data centre at scale, VMware has announced VMware EVO SDDC and VMware Virtual SAN 6.1. Serving as the foundation of VMware’s Unified Hybrid Cloud platform, the...

SDDC the foundation for hybrid cloud

Research indicates the software-defined data centre is going mainstream, as customers move from virtualising compute resources to implementing storage and network virtualisation. A new report by Research and Markets notes that the software-defined data centre market...

Always-on businesses speak to any industry

In South Africa, the concept of the always-on business is gathering momentum. Thanks to the connectedness of the world around us, people expect access to information from anywhere irrespective of the device they use. But does this apply across industries as well?...

DCC offers Dell PowerEdge server range

The new Dell PowerEdge range of servers available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) offers enhanced performance, maximum operational efficiency and greater versatility. Available in 1U and 2U rack server, rackable tower server and blade server models,...

Dell unveils PowerEdge C6320 server

Dell has announced it continues to push the boundaries of high-performance computing (HPC) and big data by unveiling the PowerEdge C6320, the latest addition in its 13th generation Dell PowerEdge server portfolio. The PowerEdge C6320 delivers up to two times performance improvement on the leading HPC performance benchmark, and has the right mix of cost-efficient compute and storage in a compact, 2U chassis for HPC and hyper-converged solutions and appliances, allowing customers to meet demanding workload needs.

Eliminate junk data to boost data centres

Junk data is like a disease eating away at the heart of the modern data centre, says Veeam Southern Africa region manager Warren Olivier: “It’s an invisible tumour chewing up resources, and can cause everything from poor performance to sudden failure of whole storage...