IoT disrupts the cloud
It is no longer enough to simply offer a cloud solution as emerging technologies start to not only dominate, but provide much needed competitive advantage to business. Jeremy Potgieter, SADC regional head of Eseye, says that the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT)...
Rise of multi-cloud brings challenges and benefits
The use of multi-cloud is significantly on the rise, bringing with it new challenges but, more importantly, considerable benefits. Move over hybrid cloud; multi-cloud has arrived. This is according to Anton Jacobsz, MD of Networks Unlimited Africa. He makes reference...
Huawei Cloud launches blockchain service
Huawei Cloud has officially launched its Blockchain Service (BCS) for global use. Now available on the international Huawei Cloud website, the service helps global enterprises and developers create, deploy, and manage blockchain applications quickly and at minimal...
Software AG, Amazon Web Services expand relationship
Software AG has expanded its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and will offer some of its key products for application integration, API management, process design and transformation, analytics, and data management to help enterprises drive digital...
Cloud-based policy administration
The imminent arrival of two Microsoft data centres in South Africa has put renewed focus on the importance of the cloud. But how can insurers benefit from this environment and embrace the opportunities it unlocks? Claudette Steynberg, product manager at SilverBridge...
Software AG extends webMethods Integration Cloud
Software AG has unveiled its newest release of its integration platform as a service (iPaaS) webMethods Integration Cloud, which now enables customers to deploy integrations designed on-premises directly in webMethods Integration Cloud. For existing webMethods...
Dell EMC advances VMware hybrid cloud
Dell EMC has announced key portfolio enhancements and integrations with VMware designed to help customers further automate operations of their modern data centre and hybrid cloud environments. "Organisations that digitally transform with a software-defined and...
NetApp data fabric drives competitive advantage with AI
NetApp has announced ONTAP 9.5, MAX Data, StorageGRID SG6060, NetApp Solution Support for FlexPod, and Flash Performance Guarantee. These new data services and solutions further extend the NetApp Data Fabric across edge, core, and cloud and enable organisations to...
Tips for securing cloud data
Leadership is essential when it comes to ensuring the security of data stored in the cloud, writes Neil Cosser, identity and data protection manager: Africa at Gemalto Cloud adoption in key African markets has grown phenomenally over the past five years. According to...
Nutanix extends Beam to enterprise private cloud
Nutanix has announced new updates to Beam which extend its cost visibility and optimisation capabilities into on-prem deployments. With these new updates, Nutanix customers can get full visibility and insight into the entirety of their infrastructure environment,...
Make the move to the cloud safe
The cloud presents opportunities for companies to improve the availability and accessibility to data resources. Cloud storage is also more scalable, allowing companies to accommodate ever-growing data volumes easily and cost-effectively. While cloud-based data centres...
Oracle puts machine learning at applications’ heart
Oracle executive chairman and chief technology officer Larry Ellison has demonstrated next-generation voice user interface and powerful analytics capabilities within Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications provide a complete and fully...