How to move your SME into the cloud

Cloud computing is transforming the way companies interact with their customers, with 93% of South African companies currently either implementing or planning the initial phase of their cloud strategy. Whether we know it or not, we are already reliant on the cloud....

Start your move to the cloud with your phone system

Despite growing adoption rates for cloud services worldwide, many organisations still aren’t ready to make a full scale move to cloud-based technologies. Those who want to take a measured approach to cloud adoption should consider starting with their phone...

Cloud grows, but reluctantly

If Gartner is to be believed and only a mere 38% of enterprise IT organisations are using cloud services, there is undoubtedly continued concern regarding cloud usage. Andrew Cruise, MD of vendor-neutral cloud hosting platform provider Routed, says that while there is...

No more excuses for not moving into the cloud

With Microsoft recently making the big announcement that it will be opening cloud data centres in South Africa next year, there has never been a better time for small businesses to take the plunge and take their business into the cloud. Not only will it dramatically...

Why it’s critical to combat cloud sprawl

Not long ago, cloud was seen as a fad–something for start-ups to take a chance with, but hardly a serious choice for enterprise IT. Now, it’s increasingly the preferred method of accessing and delivering technology, writes Brendan McAravey, country manager...

Local cloud services: read the fine print

When your data is stored locally, within the data centre of a reputable cloud services partner, you might think that it’s as safe as it could be. Not necessarily so, says Riaan Terblanche, solutions architect at First Technology Digital. Terblanche refers to a...