Tintri launches VMware vSphere client plugin
Tintri, the leading producer of storage for virtualisation and cloud environments, has announced the first ever Tintri vSphere Web Client Plugin to provide integrated VM-aware management in the VMware vSphere Web Client interface. It enables storage and server...
The personal cloud grows digital storage
The way we work and play has evolved dramatically over the past decade. Tennis racquets and cricket bats have been replaced by tablets and smartphone devices, says Anamika Budree, brand sales manager, WD South Africa. Stacks of CDs have become MP3 libraries. Movies...
Fujitsu vShape integrates with NetApp
Fujitsu has announced the integration of NetApp clustered Data ONTAP into its proven vShape reference architecture. This integrates Fujitsu’s x86 PRIMERGY servers, Brocade’s switches and NetApp’s storage systems to provide enterprises with a scale-out shared...
DCC offers Verbatim MediaShare Wireless
As mobility gains impetus in the South African market, many users face the challenge of limited storage on their tablets and smartphones. Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is solving this problem with the introduction of Verbatim’s MediaShare Wireless, a...
WD named Storage Vendor of the Year
Hundreds of distributors, retailers and e-tailers across the US and Europe-Middle East-Africa regions have selected WD, a Western Digital company, as the best hard drive company with which to partner during the past year. In the US, CRN’s 2014 Channel Champion Survey...
Symantec NetBackup tackles data growth
Symantec has announced the latest version of its NetBackup solution, bringing new functionality to protect the largest scale VMware-based environments as enterprises move to a software-defined data centre architecture. NetBackup 7.6 is the only backup product designed...
CommVault offers SAP HANA integration
CommVault has announced that its Simpana 10 software has achieved certified integration with the SAP HANA platform. CommVault’s Simpana software enables companies to more easily and comprehensively manage, protect and recover massive volumes of high-performance...
Big data is uprooting industries
The latest enterprise technology from EMC has the ability to truly unlock the promise of big data - fundamentally changing business models and revolutionising the organisation at its very core. This is the view of Servaas Venter, Country Manager for Southern Africa at...
Running Computers uses WD Sentinel DX4000
Running Computers, a managed IT service provider and value added reseller, provides hardware, software and a full portfolio of managed services and SLA-based support solutions for small, medium and large businesses. When one of their large clients needed to relocate...
Know your NAS
Network attached storage (NAS) is a fast-growing technology in today’s data driven world, and has become something of a buzzword as it gains popularity. But what exactly is NAS? How does it differ from a file server? What benefits does it offer and what is RAID? What...
NetApp delivers new unified storage solution
Customers moving to unbound clouds struggle to manage their data freely across both private and public clouds. To address this challenge, NetApp delivers new unified, scale-out innovations that enable enterprise customers to flexibly and efficiently manage and control...
Netiq offers disaster recovery solution
Taking the guesswork out of estimating the infrastructure required to protect virtual and physical server workloads reduces back-up costs and improves operational efficiency. Most enterprises size their virtualised environments for optimal consolidation and...