Obsidian, Attix5 safeguards client data

A close-knit partnership between open source (OS) software supplier Obsidian Systems and global developer and provider of data protection software and cloud solutions Attix5 has resulted in unprecedented levels of data protection and backup for clients. Recognised as...

Gear up for POPI with practical info storage

The Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act is currently a hot topic, given the imminent nature of its implementation, says Simeon Tassev, director of Galix, reseller of Mimecast Solutions in South Africa. Since the penalties for contravention of the Act can be...

Dell reduces enterprise flash storage costs

Dell is the first storage array provider to announce adoption of the industry’s newest, highest-density and lowest-cost-for-performance enterprise flash drives, helping organisations of all sizes to significantly reduce costs associated with storing and managing their...

SanDisk reaches 2bn microSD card milestone

SanDisk Corporation has announced it has shipped more than two-billion microSD cards since it started commercial shipment of the technology 10 years ago. The company commemorates this milestone on the eve of Mobile World Congress Shanghai. Invented by SanDisk in 2004,...

Tintri announces support for OpenStack

South Africa’s leading value-added distributor, Networks Unlimited, has announced that Tintri, its networking product partner, now offers support for OpenStack environments on Tintri’s VMstore storage platform. Support is now available for Tintri’s OpenStack...

CloudBerry announces Dedup Server

CloudBerry Lab has announced the availability of CloudBerry Dedup Server, a data deduplication solution for Windows Server. The solution can reduce storage volume requirements by up to 90% for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) backing up their data to the cloud and...