Testing to mitigate the risk when disaster strikes

South African-based companies know the impact that external factors can have on data centres all too well. Whether it be man-made such as load shedding or forces of nature like the frequent Highveld thunderstorms, companies can never take their business continuity...

Outsourcing drives innovation, value

Chief information officers (CIOs) are under enormous pressure to align IT with business strategy in the face of rapidly evolving and changing technology developments, says Saurabh Kumar, MD at In2IT Technologies South Africa. Technology has a significant impact on...

What does availability mean for business?

Always-on availability in the modern data centre has become a business imperative. Companies can ill afford not to have access to their data whether it is in the office or out in the field using a mobile device. But how does one go about creating such an environment...

IT outsourcing boosts oil and gas profits

In the heady times of recent years, when crude oil prices raced away to well over $100 per barrel, the world’s oil producers enjoyed a very profitable time. Now, the Oil and Gas industry is being forced to adapt to the ‘new normal’ of oil at a $50 to $70 price point....

Businesses need backup, recovery

Regardless of the size and nature of your business, if you store your data, and your customers’ data, you need a safe and secure way to back up and store that data. In fact, selecting the right backup system or service should be one of the first things a company does,...

Training promotes ISO22301 BCM standard

ISO22301 for business continuity provides an international standard against which businesses can now be audited and awarded a certification of compliance. But, for those tasked with putting the Business Continuity Management (BCM) systems in place, the standard offers...