Redefining the way South African companies operate

As faster, cheaper and more pervasive broadband networks start becoming a reality in South Africa, the stage is set for a complete reinvention of the workplace, writes Shailendra Singh, business director: Africa Region at Wipro. With a comprehensive desktop...

Managing the heterogeneous data centre

Data centre owners are under pressure to standardise on a single virtualisation technology – but, says Warren Olivier of Veeam Software, there are some advantages to having a mixed environment.“In the modern data centre, it’s applications that should drive...

How to secure virtual infrastructure

In today’s competitive environment – with businesses trying to boost efficiency and cut costs – virtualisation is no longer the preserve of multinational enterprises and large-scale data centres, says Matvey Voytov, senior product marketing manager at Kaspersky Lab....

Kaspersky tackles virtualisation myths

When Kaspersky Lab asked business professionals about their “IT Security Priorities” for the next 12 months, 21% of Enterprise-level IT managers said securing virtualised infrastructure was one of the top 3 items on their “to-do” list. This new-found focus on...

Desktop virtualisation lowers costs

Constantly evolving technology often leaves businesses of all sizes battling to remain ahead. Keeping desktop PC users up to date with software and patches can be a mammoth task, particularly in the larger businesses, and that’s not even taking into account the time...

Adapting to change in a virtual world

It should come as no surprise that the biggest technological impacts on IT departments in 2013 were mobile and big data. Both issues also dominated conversations in the storage arena last year and with employees now increasingly working remotely, it’s highly likely...