Dell EMC and the modernisation value proposition
Dell EMC has developed a strategy to support a wider range of organisations going through the modernisation shift. This strategy aligns the converged approach into three basic systems: blocks, racks, and appliances. Dell EMC pioneered the converged infrastructure...
The technology behind the modern data centre
Customers must be able to trust the systems they leverage and the vendors they do business with. Dell EMC delivers the best-in-class modern data centre platforms and, thanks to RSA and Dell EMC’s data protection portfolios, also ensures information security and...
Key considerations for data centre growth in Africa
Africa is an exciting market for IT services right now. Thanks to the massive increase in rich-media content consumed by Africans and the global population, compounded by corporates continuing to migrate to the cloud, the continent is ripe with opportunity to...
Lenovo debuts single-socket server portfolio
Like their larger counterparts, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are undergoing a digital transformation. Similar to enterprises, these companies want the latest and greatest technologies, but can face unique challenges when updating their IT infrastructure...
How SMEs can harness Shadow IT
For many of us, the term 'Shadow IT' instantly evokes images of nasty ghouls lurking suspiciously behind servers and computer screens - waiting for the moment to cause mass cyber destruction. by Brian Timperley, joint-MD of Turrito Networks and Dial a Nerd The true...
Seven processes IT should be automating now
Automation is a key part of digital transformation, and has the potential to improve all aspects of business. "As companies race to achieve digital transformation, the outcome for companies applying automation can be dramatic," says Tony Beeston, product marketing...
Data centre management as a service is a game changer
Connectivity and data continue to transform the way that industries work, how companies interact and how people live. Data centres, server rooms and IT closets all play a critical role in making this happen. By Riaan de Leeuw, vice-president: IT division for...
Dell Technologies certified for SAP HANA production environments
Dell EMC VxRail hyper-converged infrastructure appliances, powered by VMware vSphere and VMware vSAN software, are certified by SAP for SAP HANA production environments. The certifications, for both VxRail and VMware software, reflect VMware and Dell EMC's continued...
Fujitsu, NetApp systems certified for SAP
Fujitsu and NetApps's jointly developed NFlex Converged Infrastructure solution is now available for SAP environments. Optimised to manage SAP installations -- from SAP Business Suite to SAP S/4Hana and SAP BW/4Hana deployments -- the pre-configured data center...
Lenovo ThinkAgile HX7820 certified for SAP HANA
As data centre infrastructures have become more complex -combining on-premise, cloud, and hybrid technologies - Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions have emerged in recent years to simplify data centre resources to a single management suite. Addressing the...
Benefits of outsourcing data centre O&M
The South African data centre market continues to grow significantly each year, and corporates faced with challenges around cost savings, lack of facilities and streamlining their business operations often look to outsourcing as an attractive solution. Outsourcing the...
Data centre energy efficiency a priority
As our appetite for all things IT and digital continues to grow, the need for data centres continues to grow, with more and more data centres erected, and much bigger than they were before. This places a tremendous amount of pressure on the electrical power utility...