OTG adds functionality to smart devices
One of the biggest problems with smart devices such as phones and tablets is their limited storage capacity, as well as limited interoperability with peripheral devices, says Ruben Naicker, Verbatim product specialist at Drive Control Corporation. USB OTG, short for...
Deduplication key to reducing storage costs
The growth of the always-on business means that companies are increasingly reliant on their data centres to deliver constant availability - and, says Veeam Southern African regional manager Warren Olivier, data deduplication is emerging as a critical way to manage the...
NetApp launches AltaVault
In today’s business environment, traditional backup is slow, risky, expensive, and complex. Users expect instant recovery and minimal data loss, but IT struggles to keep pace using legacy backup and recovery strategies. To meet these demands, NetApp has introduced...
Bidvest Steiner uses Attix5 backup solution
Attix5 has implemented its server backup solution at hygiene service provider Bidvest Steiner to automate its backups and give it an affordable and scalable off-site solution to meet growing organisational requirements. Bidvest Steiner, formally Steiner Services,...
Cloud-based backup strategy in 15 minutes
Cloud-based backup services are an easy way for IT service providers to help clients achieve availability of their data, says Warren Olivier, Southern Africa regional manager at Veeam Software -- as well as an excellent first step into becoming a cloud provider. “In...
Dell broadens storage portfolio
Dell has announced several new storage offerings designed to help businesses and organisations cost-effectively adapt and scale their data centres to keep pace with ever-increasing IT demands. Dell’s future-ready approach to IT solutions development continues to...
BTO launches BTOVault solution
BTO Solutions has launched BTOVault. BTOVault is delivered in partnership with CommVault, leveraging CommVault’s leading Simpana software, a core software platform that provides data analysis, replication, protection, archiving and search functionality in a flexible...
Five reasons to move to cloud backup
Today’s businesses generate more data than ever before, forcing them to back up their information more often, says Demetri Petropoulos, head of business development at Global Micro Solutions.While the weekly tape backup might have worked a decade ago for files and...
Veeam Endpoint Backup Free now available
Endpoint backup has long been a tedious task that everyone knows they should be doing. Today, IT professionals now have a simple and free solution for backing up endpoints, which has long been a major data protection headache. Veeam has released a new free tool that...
Specialised storage for security systems
When it comes to surveillance systems today, the digital video recorder (DVR) is the heart of any solution, says Kalvin Subbadu, sales manager Components, WD South Africa. However, while many people understand the importance of the DVR, they fail to give thought to...
DCC offers Huawei X6000 servers
Future-proof your server investment with the new Huawei X6000 High-Density Server from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Designed for cloud computing, data centres and Internet applications, this enterprise-class server is cost effective and scalable with...
Specialist drives key for HD surveillance
Video surveillance has become an essential component of security solutions in South Africa, particularly when one considers the continually increasing crime rate and the need to protect people and assets from those with malicious intent, says Michael Watts, WD...