Understand, plan and prepare to drive cloud success
While cloud uptake is increasing, many companies are still struggling with their strategies, because they get caught up in the hype, rather than crafting an effective strategy, writes Andrew Cruise, MD of Routed. There can be little doubt that the cloud is the...
How hyperscalers help businesses thrive in the digital age
The realm of cloud computing has undergone rapid evolution in recent years, with companies shifting from traditional infrastructure setups to more advanced cloud-based solutions. However, there remains a common misconception that merely moving virtual machines to a...
Everyone is busy – but are you busy with the right things?
By Natasha Bezuidenhout, Business Executive: Microsoft at First Distribution - First, we had the New Normal with people working from home during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic; that was later modified to a hybrid working model where employees juggled between home...
Why the cloud is a load shedding solution
In 2022, South Africans experienced 205 days of load shedding, with a CSIR report stating that businesses and individuals had no electricity for 43% of the hours in the year. January 2023 saw predictions of the same amount of load shedding this year, but the reality...
Consulting standardisation experts are more relevant than ever
By now most people know that artificial intelligence tools are based on machine learning mechanisms collating large amounts of information. By Muhammad Ali, MD of WWISE The integrity of data, information and controls related to confidentiality are the key aspects in...
Commvault, AWS expand partnership
Commvault has announced its continued integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) by joining the AWS ISV Workload Migration Program and attaining multiple AWS Service Ready Program designations. As part of the Service Ready Program, Commvault software has been...
Take your culture to the cloud – not just your data centre
When you think of the cloud, don't simply think of it as a technology concept. It's much more than that. By Karind Ori, cloud and digital executive at +OneX The cloud is an innovative business model that has rapidly reshaped our ways of working - and continues to do...
Optimum cloud adoption requires a considered approach
Globally, companies are adopting cloud computing at an unprecedented rate with an aim to achieve scalability, cost savings, agility, availability, and security. While these benefits are tempting, the path to effective cloud migration is fraught with challenges. This...
A step-by-step guide to the multicloud
Over the past decade, cloud offerings have evolved significantly, transforming the way medium-sized businesses (MBs) operate. Cloud computing has made it possible for MBs to access enterprise-level technology and infrastructure without the high costs traditionally...
Shift the business load during loadshedding
Loadshedding is inhibiting growth - an obvious conclusion, but one emphasised by a recent Investec analysis which found that the gross domestic product is showing limited growth at only 0,3%, and had a negative impact of 2,1% on quarterly GDP at the tail end of 2022....
Multicloud is the future of enterprise IT
A recent report reveals that more than 80% of enterprises surveyed have a multi-cloud strategy and nearly that number (78%) already have workloads deployed in more than three public clouds. Enterprises are realising the need to customise their cloud infrastructures to...
Multi-cloud removes the risk of vendor lock-in
The year is 2023, and it is incredible to think that we are still discussing how to avoid vendor lock-in. As companies become increasingly reliant on accessing their data and gaining insights from it, the ability to be agile and flexible when it comes to the operating...