Move beyond back up and leverage more

Data growth has become enormous. Many organisations are seeing their data double – or even triple, in some cases – year on year. Data has also become more varied, with new technology trends such as the cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) and machine to machine...

Digitising archived broadcasts adds value

As we replace manual and paper-based processes and methods with technological innovations and automated processes, the digital age is rapidly permeating every aspect of our world.  Books, documents, sound recordings and the like are being converted for electronic...

Why does your business need flash?

Your business relies on storage, but traditional storage has not kept pace with your business. Now flash storage offers a generational leap in performance, while taking less out of your budget. Flash storage is one of the most exciting technologies to arrive in the...

IT and storage trends for 2017

Mark Bregman, senior vice-president and chief technology officer of NetApp, outlines where he sees the industry going in 2017. The explosion of data in today’s digital economy has resulted in a fundamental shift from using data to run the business to recognising...

Realise the benefits of cloud backup

The past year has seen South African businesses migrate a substantial amount of their data to the cloud. Phillip de Bruyn, customer experience manager at Redstor, believes this will bring a renewed focus to the benefits of extending such a rollout into the development...

Is flash poised to kill disk for primary storage?

Flash is now the only realistic choice for primary storage with the performance and bottom line benefits it brings. The historic concerns over cost and stability are now a thing of the past, meaning all-flash arrays are well on their way to becoming the dominant force...