Citrix XenDesktop offers Windows Azure
Citrix has announced it can enable enterprise customers and service providers to deliver high-performance mobile apps and Windows Server-based session desktops from Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud platform with the recently announced Citrix XenDesktop 7. With the...
The growing influence of the cloud
The growth and popularity of cloud with the consumer in recent months has meant companies are finding the need to respond to an ever-increasing demand for their services, says Ashton Steyn, chief technology officer and cloud ambassador, HP Enterprise Services, South...
JDA Software launches JDALearn.com
JDA Software Group recently announced the launch of its new learning management system (LMS), accessible via JDALearn.com. Features of the new system include an improved user interface, optimised management of learning plans and enhanced self-service. “The launch of...
HP delivers software-defined cloud fabric
HP recently unveiled an industry-leading data centre network fabric built on HP FlexNetwork architecture, enabling business agility for clients by delivering two times greater scalability and 75% less complexity over current network fabrics, while reducing network...
Low bandwidth no obstacle to cloud migration
Many businesses are reluctant to move key applications into the cloud because they fear high bandwidth costs and unstable connectivity – but, says Alexander Mehlhorn of Framework One, the reality is exactly the opposite. “If you have even one branch apart from your...
The “but” in cloud TCO
One of the most compelling reasons proponents of cloud computing give for businesses to adopt the technology is because it makes bottom line business sense. “This isn’t just a geek thing,” says MWEB Business GM Andre Joubert. “There’s enough evidence in cloudonomics –...
Never trust a CSP with a server room
There’s a perception that cloud computing has a fuzzy "edge" that makes it difficult to tell where being online ends and the cloud starts, says Alexander Mehlhorn, CEO of Framework One. This makes it easy for the unscrupulous to pull the wool over the eyes of the...
Mimecast services enhance Office 365
Mimecast has launched a range of cloud services and service bundles designed to enhance the core capabilities of Microsoft Office 365 in the areas of archiving, continuity and security. Mimecast expects IT administrators currently on, or considering migrating to,...
Sage Pastel goes online
Accountants and bookkeepers who gathered at Sage Pastel’s offices in Johannesburg to learn more about My Business Online were surprised to discover that it is not just an end-user tool, but one which improves the efficiency of their own practices as it enhances the...
Pamoja links FlowCentric, Guideline BizTech
Advanced process technology, Rubi-Flow, from FlowCentric Technologies, a leading local provider of agile, robust, and easily-integrated business process management solutions is being used to automate and power the business process components of Guideline BizTech’s...
BI SaaS launched by Information Builders
Business intelligence (BI) and analytics company Information Builders has launched a software as a service (SaaS) offering addressing cloud computing. The company’s Cloud Hosting Services will be locally hosted to ensure that data is not stored outside the borders to...
Cloud makes tech accessible to SMBs
Software as a services (SaaS) is gaining momentum in South Africa, especially in the small and medium business sector where companies can now afford the same business systems previously only available to large organisations with big IT budgets. The cloud is here to...