Security in the cloud

May 28, 2015

For many organisations, the prospect of migrating their IT infrastructure to the cloud is becoming increasingly attractive. The key benefits being cost savings, scalability and more time to focus on their businesseses and applications important to customers. Many adopters have also realised that moving to the cloud can help them increase their security visibility and effectiveness, says Bill Murray, global head of Security Programs, Amazon Web Services.

Don’t be blinded by buzzwords

May 21, 2015

Earlier this year, Goldman Sachs released a study which projected that spending on cloud computing infrastructure and platforms will grow at a 30% compound annual growth rate from 2013 through 2018, compared with 5% growth for the overall enterprise IT market. This is...

Network Alliance wins Microsoft competency

Apr 30, 2015

ICT services provider Network Alliance recently attained the Microsoft Silver Cloud Productivity competency certification offered to qualifying members of the Microsoft Partner Network. The certification process is stringent, and requires service providers to not only...

Cloud drives operational efficiencies

Apr 24, 2015

Cloud computing has the potential to deliver significant business benefit by turning IT into an operational cost rather than a capital expense. In addition, cloud is the foundation of leading-edge technologies such as mobility and collaboration, which are essential...

Take your small business into the cloud

Apr 21, 2015

Cloud computing is the buzzword of the moment and many small business owners are starting to get excited about its promise. From a few early adopters, the cloud is now ready to burst into the mainstream of the SME market. In 2012, just 9% of SMEs were using cloud...

The cloud widens video conferencing horizons

Apr 16, 2015

Putting video’s IT infrastructure in the cloud is gaining momentum and is changing the landscape dramatically for businesses, says Nicolette Kruger, country manager for NFS Technology, a company providing solutions for the hospitality and video conferencing markets....