Cloud, IoT and big data come together to add value

Cloud computing has, without doubt, become the pervasive computing theme of the 21st century. Now, organisations around the world are starting to roll out the application use cases that cloud computing enables, including the Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial IoT...

Overcome the final barriers to multi-cloud success

Optimum results depend on an agile methodology to guide application reforming, cloud environment preparation and automating application requests, writes Dushan Ratnam, senior product manager for hybrid cloud at BT. It’s a well-known fact that most organisations...

Meet the challenges of disruption with strategic FinOps

The headwinds and economic strain of the past 18 months have left many businesses with little option but to evaluate costs. However, a recent PwC report states that while 52% of companies plan to curb or defer investments, only 9% will make those cuts in digital...

Unpacking cloud migration strategies

Your business is planning to migrate applications and services into the cloud, but you’re still unsure of what the steps should be, and what all each step requires. Before anything else, the first step is to understand everything you have running in your current...

The key to cloud choice is consistency, not complexity

As the world begins to open up again, we’re faced with something that we haven’t had much of over the past year – choice. By Lee Syse, cloud tech lead at VMware SSA Choice of where to eat, drink, exercise, socialise, shop. It’s something...

Is SA ready for the next phase in the cloud evolution?

Public cloud has taken centre stage in the global IT space, thanks in large part to the pandemic forcing accelerated adoption of next-generation technology solutions. By Sarthak Rohal, vice-president: IT services at AlphaCodes According to Forrester Research, the...