Network Alliance wins Microsoft competency
ICT services provider Network Alliance recently attained the Microsoft Silver Cloud Productivity competency certification offered to qualifying members of the Microsoft Partner Network. The certification process is stringent, and requires service providers to not only...
VMware introduces new open source projects
VMware has announced two new open source projects built to enable enterprise adoption of cloud-native applications – Project Lightwave, an identity and access management project that will extend enterprise-scale and security to cloud-native applications; and Project...
Cloud drives operational efficiencies
Cloud computing has the potential to deliver significant business benefit by turning IT into an operational cost rather than a capital expense. In addition, cloud is the foundation of leading-edge technologies such as mobility and collaboration, which are essential...
BT announces new cloud services
BT has announced a new generation of cloud services that allow large organisations around the world to connect easily and securely to the applications and the data they need, independently of where they are hosted. They will empower customers to integrate and...
Take your small business into the cloud
Cloud computing is the buzzword of the moment and many small business owners are starting to get excited about its promise. From a few early adopters, the cloud is now ready to burst into the mainstream of the SME market. In 2012, just 9% of SMEs were using cloud...
Hybrid cloud security for mobile users
VMware has announced the company is transforming hybrid cloud security for mobile end users through the combination of VMware NSX network virtualisation and the company’s business mobility solutions, AirWatch by VMware and VMware Horizon. Next week at RSA Conference,...
Itec enables agility through cloud solution
As South African organisations continue to search for ways to drive down cost and improve efficiency and agility, they are increasingly looking to cloud computing to achieve this. This has forced service providers to relook at their solution delivery models to meet...
The cloud widens video conferencing horizons
Putting video’s IT infrastructure in the cloud is gaining momentum and is changing the landscape dramatically for businesses, says Nicolette Kruger, country manager for NFS Technology, a company providing solutions for the hospitality and video conferencing markets....
Cloud broker model eases complexity
The cloud has become an increasingly popular option for businesses looking to leverage new technology, infrastructure, applications and solutions via a service-based model, without the need for significant capital investment, says AJ Hartenberg, portfolio manager:...
Getting digital transformation right
There has been a lot of talk recently about digital transformation and how every business has to be a digital business, says Jayne Archbold, CEO, Sage Enterprise Market Europe. And it is certainly true that the rise of the web, digital communications and internet...
New horizons for video conferencing
Putting video’s IT infrastructure in the cloud is gaining momentum and is changing the landscape dramatically for businesses, says Nicolette Kruger, country manager for NFS Technology, a company providing solutions for the hospitality and video conferencing markets....
How to keep your data safe in the cloud
If you choose a credible cloud software provider, it will host your accounting or payroll applications and data in a secure data centre underpinned by world-class technology, says Steven Cohen, MD for Sage One Accounting AAMEA (Australia, Asia, Middle East and...