Choose the right cloud for your digital revolution

In Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing our Digital Future, the authors speak of a triple revolution – that “we must rethink the integration of minds and machines, of products and platforms, and of the core and the crowd”. By Derek Bose, senior...

Building an integrated, secure cloud strategy

According to research, cloud computing is cited as one of four critical technology trends – others include Internet of Things, mobile computing and social media – that are likely to have the most significant impact on business over the next two to three...

Public cloud: what’s holding SA back?

The 2018 Right Scale State of the Cloud report says that 81% of all surveyed enterprises have a multi-cloud strategy. It also predicts that 66% of cloud users intend on growing their cloud spend by 20% of more, this year. By Johan Scheepers, systems engineering...

How secure is data in the cloud

Many small business owners are more concerned about how secure their data is in the cloud, but don’t worry about taking their unencrypted laptops to a local coffee shop. Having a ‘secure’ password doesn’t mean one’s data is protected,...

Why cloud is key to unlocking rail industry growth

Organisations from across a range of sectors are being disrupted by technology adoption, and the railways are no different. By Norman Frisch, business development: transport solutions at Huawei Enterprise Harnessing the power of cloud computing, coupled with the shift...

Organic growth of cloud expected to increase

There is still a lot for local businesses to learn about cloud before they see the true benefits, according to Andrew Cruise, MD of vendor-neutral cloud infrastructure provider Routed. Not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution, Cruise says that a cloud strategy...