Jan 22, 2015
The outlook for enterprises globally is that it will soon be blanketed by cloud – those tools and services which enable users to store and transfer data online, instead of on physical devices. This forecast comes from the reputable American information technology...
Jan 13, 2015
IT environments that can’t provide reliable, consistent availability risk driving users to unauthorised cloud services — and compromising security in the process, according to Warren Oliver, Veeam’s regional manager for Southern Africa. “The consumerisation of...
Jan 5, 2015
Shifting enterprise IT infrastructure and assets to cloud-based architecture is a trend gathering momentum among enterprises worldwide, says AJ Hartenberg, portfolio manager: Data Centre Services at T-Systems in South Africa. It enables faster, more flexible...
Dec 23, 2014
Mark Walker, regional director: sub-Saharan Africa at IDC, looks back on 50 years of technology. It’s April 7, 1964, and while the Beatles are telling the world that ‘Money Can’t Buy Me Love’, IBM is attempting to convince the business...
Dec 3, 2014
The year 2014 has been a big year of progress for organisations in many industries to move their corporate data into hybrid clouds. But what exactly does this mean for data itself, particularly when it crosses over international borders? What is the impact on data...
Nov 26, 2014
Cloud-based and hosted services are showing excellent growth in South Africa, says Kevin Derman of First Distribution, with small businesses and startups leading the move. “IDC has predicted that the value of cloud services in South Africa will reach $230m by the end...
