Local Azure data centres will unlock revenue

The imminent launch of Microsoft Azure data centres in South Africa will help dispel many of the fears still holding companies back from deploying the cloud for mission-critical applications, in turn creating a significant market opportunity for local resellers and...

Is the cloud the answer for everything?

Cloud has been punted as the panacea to virtually every digital transformation challenge, and it’s not uncommon for businesses to buy into this hype. By Sonja Weber, lead delivery solution manager at T-Systems South Africa Promises of cost reduction, improved...

Navigating the complexity of Oracle Cloud migrations

Shifting Oracle systems to the cloud will be one of the more complex programmes in your enterprise’s broader cloud migration strategy. But it’s worth the effort, writes Arthur Mostert, T-Systems’ database cloud architect. One of today’s biggest...

Five steps you cannot skip if you’re thinking ‘cloud’

Microsoft Azure is already on our shores, and it’s a matter of – brief – time before services are being offered from their local platform, accelerating the shift to public cloud for business. By Sonja Weber, lead delivery solution manager at...

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...