Not all storage is equal

Data storage has changed dramatically over the years, from the days of hard drives holding just a few Mb to today, where terms like Petabyte, Exabyte and Zettabyte are used to describe unimaginable volumes of data. As the amount of digital information created has...

Storage servers the ideal solution for SMBs

Data is at the heart of any enterprise today, no matter how large or small, writes Anamika Budree, branded sales manager at WD South Africa. Given the rate at which digital content is growing, storage is becoming an increasing concern, and in a connected and...

Growing demand for sustainable storage in Africa

According to the IDC’s second quarter storage tracker for 2014, the networked storage array is still losing revenue across the globe, albeit not as sharply as previous results showed earlier this year. However, the Europe, Middle East and African region (EMEA) and...

Always-on enterprise storage key for cloud-based big data

The data explosion is a well-known fact, and big data is having a profound impact not only on the volume of data but also the variety of data generated and the velocity at which it is being created, writes Kalvin Subbadu, sales manager: components at WD South Africa....

NAS storage meets SME needs

For the small to medium enterprise (SME) and even the consumer, data storage is becoming an increasing concern, says Anamika Budree, sales manager, Branded Products at WD South Africa. The growing volume of content, whether it be business-related or personal, and the...

Cloud growth fuels storage need

Massive data growth and an increasing trend toward virtualisation technology are having a profound impact on the modern organisation. The data centre, as well as cloud services and solutions both public and private, are becoming increasingly important to the survival...