Cloud now an essential business tool

The recent emergence of Stage 6 loadshedding on the South African business landscape saw added interest in cloud services from local firms eager to insulate themselves from the country’s energy fallout. A 2019 cloud survey shed light on cloud adoption by local...

People-focused steps for adopting cloud at scale

Larry Bossidy, the former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell International Inc., captured what it takes to successfully execute strategy when he said: “Execution is the ability to mesh strategy with reality, align people with goals, and achieve the promised...

5G networks need cloud-native open source foundation

As the evolution to 5G mobile networks accelerates globally, communications service providers (CSPs) are increasingly relocating system infrastructure from the core to the edge to help eliminate latency and congestion problems and improve application performance. By...

Drive business efficiency with ERP in the cloud

More local companies are migrating their ERP systems to the cloud. But beyond cost and performance, what other benefits are to be had? By adopting the cloud as the environment of choice for ERP in a digitally connected business world, decision-makers can unlock even...

Strong data management needed in cloud mobility

Organisations today have islands of data residing with a multitude of cloud providers. And when it comes to migrating between them, companies must ensure that their data remains safe in the transition. This requires continuously backing up, testing, and measuring its...

South Africa well on its way to becoming a cloud-first market

Globally, 85% of enterprises are operating in a multi-cloud environment with most of the balance planning on embracing this methodology by 2021. In South Africa, thanks to the recent arrival of multinational data centres, as well as carrier and cloud neutral...