AWS Well-Architected reviews instill best practice
One of the many questions our customers often ask us is, how do they ensure that their workloads are performant, cost effective and secure according to cloud best practices? By Darryl Govender, head of cloud services at Synthesis It's an apt question considering that...
Hybrid cloud offers best of both worlds
As the fourth industrial revolution commences, it is no longer a question of if companies will make the move to cloud technology, it is now a question of when. By Bevan Lock, Lenovo Southern Africa spokesperson For companies to fully embrace the benefits of emerging...
IS boosts Cloud Connect offering
To enable high performing, secure and direct connections to Microsoft's Cloud (including Azure, Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics 365), Internet Solutions (IS) launched its Cloud Connect solution for Microsoft's South African data centres in Johannesburg,...
Vox launches cloud-based call logging and recording
Vox has announced the launch of Atmos, a service that provides South African businesses with a cloud-based call recording solution that is safe, secure, and complies with local data and privacy regulations such as FICA, PoPI and more. Developed by Call Cabinet...
VMware delivers hybrid cloud platform
Vmware has introduced new and expanded cloud offerings that will help customers meet the needs of traditional and modern applications. Hybrid cloud is the new standard for the enterprise, with nearly two-thirds of cloud buyers seeking a cloud model that spans the...
The cloud, reimagined
The arrival of multinational data centres has seen local organisations increasingly looking at ways of embracing cloud services and adapting their strategies to facilitate an easier transition into this environment. By Karl Reed, chief solutions officer at Elingo...
Dell Technologies advances SDN with VMware
Dell Technologies has announced new advancements in software-defined networking so customers can simplify and help lower the cost of networking in today's multi-cloud world. "Dell EMC and VMware are rebuilding the network for the cloud era - with everything open,...
Fujitsu, Nutanix joint solution gets SAP HANA certification
Fujitsu is enabling the full integration of mission-critical SAP HANA deployments on hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) based on Nutanix Enterprise Cloud on PRIMERGY to unlock simplified management, higher performance and increased scalability across both private...
Are cloud platforms accelerating growth?
Gartner predicts that integrated infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings are driving the next wave of cloud infrastructure adoption, stating that by 2022, 90% of companies will purchase cloud technology from an integrated...
The priorities of cloud and virtualisation
Lorna Hardie, regional director sub-Saharan Africa at VMware says that in order to thrive in today's market and economy it is time to recognise the imperative of cloud and the value of virtualisation. Every business should be off the fence and in the cloud. It is the...
Multi-cloud’s new multiculturism
Multi-cloud has moved from tentative experiment to a fundamental component of IT strategies. From developers to security teams, workloads are migrating to the cloud in one way or another, whether you know it or not. Simon McCullough, senior channel account manager at...
How managed cloud service providers bring benefits
The emergence and success of the cloud over the last decade is unquestioned. It is nearly impossible to read any current IT publication that does not cover the growth, innovation and emerging use cases that are enabled by cloud. And for most, the word "cloud" is...