VMware expands vertical solutions
VMware has announced that it has expanded its portfolio of validated desktop solutions for vertical industries to address challenges experienced by individual business sectors. The solutions meet specific performance, availability and security needs of vertical...
Kaspersky tackles virtualisation myths
When Kaspersky Lab asked business professionals about their “IT Security Priorities” for the next 12 months, 21% of Enterprise-level IT managers said securing virtualised infrastructure was one of the top 3 items on their “to-do” list. This new-found focus on...
Desktop virtualisation lowers costs
Constantly evolving technology often leaves businesses of all sizes battling to remain ahead. Keeping desktop PC users up to date with software and patches can be a mammoth task, particularly in the larger businesses, and that’s not even taking into account the time...
Adapting to change in a virtual world
It should come as no surprise that the biggest technological impacts on IT departments in 2013 were mobile and big data. Both issues also dominated conversations in the storage arena last year and with employees now increasingly working remotely, it’s highly likely...
Businesses need data protection, recovery
Most businesses today are “always on” — but the systems needed to support 24/7/365 availability are not always up to scratch, says Veeam Software Southern Africa regional manager Warren Olivier. “Even quite small businesses have to grapple with what it means to be...
Veeam launches Availability Suite
Veeam Software, innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Centre, has announced Veeam Availability Suite (available Q3, 2014), a solution that ensures all applications and data are accessible whenever and wherever they are needed....
Virtualisation solves productivity problems
VMware South Africa’s partners are providing customers the chance to explore the next evolution of virtualisation through the provision of a vSphere Optimisation Assessment, says Mark Reynolds, partner lead at VMware. With the vSphere Optimisation Assessment customers...
Tintri unveils the future of smart storage
Tintri has announced the industry’s first storage with VM-level data management support for multi-hypervisor platforms. The company will demonstrate Tintri for Hyper-V at booth 109 at Microsoft TechEd in Houston, Texas. Designed from the ground up for virtualised...
SAP, VMware boost SAP HANA
To empower customers to innovate, simplify and move toward a software-defined data centre architecture, SAP AG and VMware have announced that the SAP HANA platform on VMware vSphere 5.5 for production use has been released to customers. By combining the power of SAP...
Veeam MP upgrade adds Hyper-V support
Veeam Software has announced that Veeam Management Pack (MP) v7 for System Centre will add support for Microsoft Hyper-V. In a single product, this Veeam MP release integrates fully with Microsoft System Centre Operations Manager, providing app-to-metal visibility,...
Veeam, NetApp team up for data protection
Veeam Software, innovative provider of Data Protection for the Modern Data Centre, announced it is collaborating with NetApp to create a new data protection solution for the modern data centre to enable the always-on business. Through this partnership, Veeam will...
Debunking virtualisation myths
It can be tempting to think of virtualisation as a magic potion that will automatically allow IT departments to do more with less – but, says Warren Olivier, regional manager at Veeam Software, really making it work requires some changes in attitude, approach and...