Extend video conferencing interoperability

Video conferencing (VC) is without a doubt a valuable asset for today’s business, as it enables face-to-face interactions across geographic boundaries without the need for costly and environmentally unfriendly travel, among other benefits. However, given the sheer...

Migrate to ‘everything over IP’

Converged communications open up a host of opportunities for businesses, and IP is often seen as the ultimate solution to bringing various communication media together. From voice and data to video, security and surveillance, even wireless printing and more, the...

Behind every great device is a great network

Exponential growth in the use of smart devices has led to significant and increased demand for bandwidth across 84% of organisations surveyed globally, according to new research commissioned by BT and Cisco. More than half (56%) of IT managers have also noticed a...

Getting plant cabling right

Specifying the right cables and wires for mine and processing plant automation is becoming a top priority, due to the increasing demands being made on control systems to operate almost every aspect of the operation. Endure the harsh environments within these process...

Technology advancements grow SMBs

A common cause of business failure is over-investment in fixed assets; the high costs associated with purchasing, setting up and managing infrastructure, hardware and software can be daunting and detrimental to the cash required to fund growth of the business....

Transform data centres to boost profits

Transforming and optimising the data centre has benefits across business operations, and can deliver significant bottom line payback, says Brent Lees, senior product manager at Riverbed Technology. Traditionally, data centre management has been the domain of the IT...