Oracle introduces Solaris 11.2
Oracle Solaris 11.2 is a complete, integrated and open platform engineered for large-scale enterprise cloud environments. It combines OpenStack, SDN technology, clustering, and virtualisation with a proven enterprise-class OS, all in a single product. Customers can...
Huawei launches data centre in a container
Data centres have become the heart of the modern enterprise, but managing the fast pace of data growth and the need for rapid future expansion has proved a challenging task. Furthermore, deploying a data centre in a new area has traditionally been a costly and time...
Dell PowerEdge VRTX sees speedy adoption
Dell has announced that PowerEdge VRTX, the first integrated IT solution designed specifically for office environments, is seeing accelerated adoption by customers around the world. This revolutionary converged infrastructure solution simplifies office IT by removing...
Dell offers new enterprise solutions
Dell has announced it is enabling customers to redraw the boundaries of IT with new enterprise solutions designed to dramatically speed application response times, strengthen the ties among data centre technologies and simplify IT operations. CIOs are being tasked to...
Stratus introduces everRun Enterprise
Stratus Technology has announced the availability of everRun Enterprise, a next-generation software defined availability solution for downtime prevention. Designed to deliver mainframe-like reliability to virtualised workloads, everRun Enterprise keeps Windows and...
IT as value driver key for digital business
The digital business embraces next generation technology, such as cloud, big data and mobility, to enable executives to make accurate decisions in realtime. These technologies can also be used to create new business models and services, which can in turn be used to...
Cannon offers modular data centres
Cannon Technologies Africa is offering a new range of innovative ISO container-sized modular data centres that provide clients with full UPS facilities - as well as hot and cold aisle functionality - in a choice of 6m, 12m and 13,5m sizes. According to Mark Awdas,...
Fujitsu supports in-memory research
Fujitsu is providing server technology to support research on in-memory technology being performed at Magdeburg Research and Competence Cluster (MRCC). The company's established relationship with the research institution has been extended by contributing its...
Fujitsu receives Intel Innovation Award
Fujitsu today receives the Intel Innovation Award for its pioneering new concept in data centre technology. The ceremony takes place at 10am in the Intel Pavilion P37, Nord / LB forum at CeBIT. The award will be accepted by Jens-Peter Seick, senior VP, Product...
Server load balancing makes sense for SMBs
South African businesses within the small-to-mid size market may consider server load balancing (SLB) an investment that is just a little too far from reach and an unnecessary burden. The truth is that the business case for an investment of this kind makes sense and...
A new approach to IT infrastructure is key
An outside-in approach to IT infrastructure is emerging. Driven by megatrends such as the emergence of the cloud, the ubiquity of mobile devices and the growth of BYOD in the workplace, CIOs are moving away from owning infrastructure and IT solutions to making use of...
Dubai bakery expands with Fujitsu
Fujitsu has announced that Modern Bakery in Dubai has selected Fujitsu for a highly strategic project to update the bakery’s IT infrastructure. Using the SAP HANA platform running on Fujitsu Power Appliance, the project is designed to provide real-time insight into...