Toshiba secure solutions make SysAdmins easier to work with
Last week, on 26 July, it was 'System Administrator Day' (SysAdmin). The indispensable helpers in a digital emergency are usually also responsible for managing the IT infrastructure of a company. Against the backdrop of the increasing shift of enterprise IT into the...
AWS users access global cellular for IoT devices
Eseye has announced details of a new, fully integrated, enhanced global cellular connectivity service, available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace and featured on the new Internet of Things (IoT) category landing page. AnyNet Secure Cellular Connectivity is a...
IaaS: easy when you know how
Migrating to cloud infrastructure is far easier than expected, according to the majority of experienced Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) users surveyed by Oracle. But like other cloud technologies before it, IaaS adoption has been held back in some quarters by...
Local cloud services: read the fine print
When your data is stored locally, within the data centre of a reputable cloud services partner, you might think that it's as safe as it could be. Not necessarily so, says Riaan Terblanche, solutions architect at First Technology Digital. Terblanche refers to a...
Citrix and Google align on secure cloud transformation
Businesses today must quickly adapt to the demands of a global economy and workforce. Success is increasingly defined by the ability to optimise and protect the information surrounding people, organisations and devices. To help businesses tackle these challenges and...
Securing the cloud when skills are scarce
The growing shift to the cloud for delivering better accessibility to company apps and resources presents new security challenges that require specific capabilities and skills. With the shift occurring quickly and often without strategy because employees are using a...
Syrex, Redstor deliver cloud backup and security
Syrex, provider of virtualised and hybrid network infrastructures and solutions, has partnered with Redstor, a market leader in data management and security solutions, to provide clients with a powerful cloud backup and security solution. Together, the two...
Measuring the business value of the cloud
Although much has been written about the business benefits of cloud computing solutions, not much focus has been put on measuring its returns. Patrick Ashton, CEO of Cirrus Managed Services, a subsidiary of SilverBridge Holdings, discusses how an insurer can quantify...
Global cloud footprint solves data residency issues
The burgeoning popularity of cloud and SaaS applications are benefitting businesses around the globe through improved collaboration, cost savings, increased efficiency and similar. It could be said they have completely transformed the way businesses today work....
Rubrik, NU release scalable fabric for cloud services
Local managed service providers (MSPs) can now access Rubrik's advanced cloud data management platform, via Rubrik's affiliation with Networks Unlimited. Anton Jacobsz, MD of Networks Unlimited, notes that the Rubrik platform enables MSPs in high-growth environments...
How IaaS is transforming business
Businesses that haven't invested in IaaS solutions will find themselves struggling to keep up with competitors that have, according to 59% of respondents to a recent Oracle survey. Cherian Varghese, vice-president and MD: Africa at Oracle, unpacks why IaaS adopters...
BT is a 2017 Magic Quadrant leader
BT has retained its position as a Leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Hybrid Cloud Hosting, Europe, one of the most influential reports covering the cloud sector. The company has also maintained its overall top rating for "ability to execute" in the...