Successfully deploying data centres in emerging markets

When traveling across sub-Saharan Africa, commodities that are essential for life – such as water and electricity – are often in very short supply, writes Tomas Rahkonen, chief technology officer and vice-president eCentre at Flexenclosure. But even in the...

The strategic versus utility IT debate

Strategic IT is a term that is easily bandied about but only deserves the monicker once business leaders adopt a significant mind-set change. And this change is based on one of the most hotly contested debates within organisations: budget. By Sameer Deans, GM at...

Is hyper-converged infrastructure right for your business?

The trend toward technology convergence has accelerated in the past few years, to the point where infrastructure is now available with all hardware and software integrated into a single solution, writes Jaco Erasmus, Dell enterprise division manager at Drive Control...

Digital data centres are the future

The digital era has revolutionised the way businesses operate, with disruptive technologies such as Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud leading the way. In addition, we are seeing the emergence of machine learning, the growing Internet of Things (IoT) and rapid...

Software defined everything

Software defined everything (SDE) – a catch-all term describing the transition from physical hardware-based controls in an enterprise data centre, to software-based control and configuration – is set to change the face of enterprise computing, says Vishal Barapatre,...

Connection Telecom, Teraco partnership grows

Connection Telecom, South Africa’s leading cloud-based PBX provider, owes much of its success and customer value to a hosting arrangement with Teraco, Africa’s largest and only vendor neutral data centre provider. World-class MD Dave Meintjes says when the company had...