Why SMEs should consider cloud computing

Many enterprises have begun exploring cloud-based infrastructure, but it is SMEs that stand to benefit the most. Aptronics’ technical service manager, Neels Pretorius, outlines the reasons SMEs cannot afford to overlook the cloud. In 2014, World Wide Worx found...

SD-WAN enables enterprise movement towards the cloud

Gone is the time where IT assets were limited to a handful of data centres. Gone is the time where users and applications were all bound by one unified MPLS network. Gone is the time where the enterprise perimeter was limited to a few centralized Internet breakouts...

Innovation: SA’s next step to the cloud

South Africa’s familiarity with cloud technology is on the rise, and despite sluggish early adoption there’s a renewed focus on innovation. Quinton Pienaar, CEO of Agilitude a Salesforce.com and Zuora reseller, identifies two major current activities in...

Double profitability with cloud ERP

Cloud ERP has gained favour over the past several years at the expense of the traditional on premise deployment models. This is particularly true for midmarket companies where cloud solutions can provide significant benefits due to their low cost, scalability,...

Leveraging the cloud to improve operational efficiency

Euphoria Telecom has implemented its innovative business phone system at SA Tyre Distributors, the biggest wholesaler of tyres in South Africa representing all premium brands and over 2000 resellers. SA Tyre Distributors’ call centre has grown organically over...

The advantages of cloud application control

Since the turn of the millennium, the web security market has become dominated by large vendors and has seen no real product development. Often, brand design has been made a priority over the development of new functionality. The result has seen the web security...