Data centre management as a service is a game changer

Connectivity and data continue to transform the way that industries work, how companies interact and how people live. Data centres, server rooms and IT closets all play a critical role in making this happen. By Riaan de Leeuw, vice-president: IT division for...

Benefits of outsourcing data centre O&M

The South African data centre market continues to grow significantly each year, and corporates faced with challenges around cost savings, lack of facilities and streamlining their business operations often look to outsourcing as an attractive solution. Outsourcing the...

Data centre energy efficiency a priority

As our appetite for all things IT and digital continues to grow, the need for data centres continues to grow, with more and more data centres erected, and much bigger than they were before. This places a tremendous amount of pressure on the electrical power utility...

Power efficiency in data centre infrastructure

Reducing energy consumption in South Africa is a national imperative. Hyperscalers currently investing in South Africa, and those planning on doing so in the future will have to take this into consideration when designing their facilities. By Sameer Cassim, R&D...

Helping service providers to meet changing customer expectations

As a service provider, you have to find new ways to attract new customers, retain existing customers and add new services all the time. Customers are constantly looking for new services, so you have to be on top of your game. And the market is getting a lot more...

Manage the hybrid cloud with Enterprise Service Catalogue Manager

CIOs have a tough job nowadays: they have to make sure the various applications, services and solutions consumed by users all fit together, and work in the best interests of the organisation. There is a wealth of services available to users, and CIOs need to ensure...