Why a multi-cloud strategy makes sense

Placing all your eggs in one cloud can be a problem, writes Brendan McAravey, country manager of Citrix South Africa. We can all agree that cloud has practically become a part of our everyday lives, whether you’re streaming your favourite Netflix shows, or even...

Jordan’s power utility runs on IBM Cloud

Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO) has selected IBM Cloud to transform and modernise its IT infrastructure. Founded in 1938, JEPCO is responsible for distributing and retailing electricity in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Its customer base accounts for...

Choosing the best-suited cloud strategy for your organization

There is general shift by most organisations from traditional IT to the big public cloud, allowing them to respond better and faster to both business and customer needs. According to Dennis Naidoo, senior systems engineer: Middle East, Africa and Turkey at Tintri, a...

The power of the cloud, with trusted computing

In the mobile-first, cloud-first era, technology is changing almost every aspect of our lives at a dramatically rapid pace. Advances in healthcare, education, communication, and productivity have increased life expectancy around the globe and helped lift hundreds of...

FaaS unlocks IT potential

A term that has been on everyone’s lips over the past 12 months is ‘serverless computing’. This is essentially about the provisioning of key ICT resources to users without the need to buy and implement additional hardware. “In a nutshell, cloud...

The cloud is broadening its horizons

Cloud technology is no longer the new kid on the block, writes Jed Hewson, co-founder and joint CEO of 1Stream. It has slowly and steadily infiltrated almost all aspects of our lives, from personal device storage to large-scale enterprise management systems, bringing...