Why flash storage is changing the business world
The world is continually being moulded by small, unseen technologies. We rarely appreciate the massive impact of a new technology, until we can't consider life without its influence. Imagine the world before screws, string, ink and countless other dark horse game...
Commvault adds mobile access, control and automation
Commvault has launched its Automated Proactive Solution System (APSS) framework, bringing new innovations in mobile access, control and automation to customers. The new innovations coincide with the company receiving over a 98% customer satisfaction rating in its...
Filmmaker Gareth Pon punts WD’s My Cloud EX4100
An independent South African filmmaker, photographer and creative consultant, Gareth Pon is best known as Africa's Top Instagrammer. Having spent the last few years investigating the potential of mobile photography while growing his worldwide network of friends and...
HDS delivers object storage portfolio with content intelligence
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced Hitachi Content Intelligence, an addition to its trusted Hitachi Content Portfolio (HCP), making it the industry '' s only object storage portfolio with search and analytics capabilities. The new intelligence solution rounds...
Redstor keeps Pikitup backups running smoothly
Waste management service provider Pikitup has been relying on the Redstor backup solution for several years to keep its data safe in the event of a disaster. Pikitup, an integrated waste management service provider to Johannesburg, has been using the Redstor backup...
Most scalable availability suite from Veeam
Veeam Software has announced that New Veeam Availability Suite 9.5, engineered to support enterprises seeking the ability to run their businesses uninterrupted as they adopt more virtualized, cloud-first technologies, is now generally available for customers across...
Fujitsu in cold data storage trial
Osaka University, Scality and Fujitsu are jointly executing a cold data storage-focused field trial of intercontinental data centre coordination, together with partners in Japan and Europe. Based on a consortium for collaboration between academia and industry...
Cloud storage: implications of the PoPI Act
Fundamentally, the power of computing is moving to the cloud. Powerful, bulky machines will be rendered unnecessary as data starts getting accessed through the even more powerful infrastructure built around the incredible processing power that now lives on the cloud....
Fujitsu launches highly available, secure PRIMERGY
Fujitsu has announced the immediate availability of PRIMERGY servers shipping with the newly-released Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (WS16) operating system. This winning combination brings customers both increased flexibility and enhanced security features while also...
Backup Exec 16 launches in SA
Official Veritas South African distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced the immediate availability of Veritas Technologies' unified backup and recovery solution, Backup Exec 16. With over 2,2-million customers, Backup Exec has over the last decade...
How to solve your storage nightmare
As organisations start to virtualise more of their data centre, they are faced with increasing complexity and latency issues, writes Mark Young, director of systems engineering: EMEA at Tintri. Virtualisation offers huge benefits, with promises of greater IOPS and...
NetApp debuts hybrid cloud solutions
NetApp has announced new data fabric solutions and services that maximize control and improve the secure movement of data across the hybrid cloud. The company also introduced new versions of NetApp AltaVault, StorageGRID Webscale, and SnapCenter technologies to help...