Thinking cloud? Think again
It might have been around as a concept for more than a decade but, for many organisations, cloud computing is now becoming core to the way they can actually deliver their 'business'. By Lee Syse, senior cloud solutions architect: Cloud Providers at VMware SSA Others,...
HPE brings multi-cloud data centre solution to SA
HPE has brought a new multi-cloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) data centre solution to the South African market. The multi-cloud data centre model is all about leveraging the cloud to define the customer experience, while underpinned by HPE's GreenLake platform. The...
Cloud migration saves NGO from infrastructure disaster
Millions of people around the world trust the certification issued by ICDL, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) that provides training and verification for ICT skills. The organisation, which offers 24 training modules ranging from basic skills to high-level...
Standard Bank makes cloud transition
Standard Bank decided to migrate its on-premise Atlassian toolset onto the AWS infrastructure and partnered with Synthesis to ensure best practices were adhered to and a seamless transition was possible.  The challenge A number of significant outages were experienced...
Find the right cloud strategy for your business
2021 will be the year defined by business' attempt to recover, build better resilience and restructure their operations following a tumultuous year of change as a result of the global pandemic. By Dr Setumo Mohapi, chief go-to-market at Dimension Data The ability to...
WFH and the business of cloud
In light of the lockdown caused by Covid-19, businesses were forced to have their staff work from home (WFH). In turn, employees, and the businesses they work for have been more susceptible to security risks, as they accessed data at the edge. Working from home in...
Doing business on demand with modern applications
Having grown accustomed to seamless experiences with their personal apps, business owners and managers are increasingly looking for business applications that integrate with each other, and use a shared data pool to provide users with real-time information or...
It’s time for IT leaders to capitalise on Covid momentum
For many IT leaders, 2020 felt like a whole decade. Most of North West Europe locked down in late March 2020 and many of us are only just emerging from those restrictions over 12 months later. By Sanjeev Kamboj, head of sales and pre-sales: applications and...
The business benefits of using an open source cloud
Even before the pandemic led to increased remote work migration, many organisations were becoming increasingly reliant on cloud solutions to streamline systems and workflow. By Danie Thom, hybrid cloud platform specialist at Red Hat But as with any enterprise...
South African businesses aligned on global move to hybrid cloud over next five years
For the third consecutive year, we commissioned our Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) research to learn about the state of global enterprise cloud deployments and adoption plans. By Rowen Grierson, Regional Sales Director, Nutanix Sub-Saharan Africa Once again, the results...
Cloud doesn’t mean you can abdicate responsibility for security
Moving into the cloud has many benefits if done correctly, from increased agility and flexibility to scalability and moving to an opex rather than capex model. By Hemant Harie, MD of Gabsten Technologies However, one thing businesses need to always take into account...
Avaya expands OneCloud CCaaS into SA
Avaya has expanded the availability of its Avaya OneCloud CCaaS contact centre solution into forty countries1, including South Africa. With this expanded availability, Avaya is providing local organisations with digital capabilities that better connect customers and...