Microsoft goes big in the cloud

At its TechEd North America conference, Microsoft has announced new services, products and partnerships that remove the barriers to cloud adoption for IT professionals, developers and technology users. “Mobility and cloud are the future of business, and the future is...

JDA announces supply chain solution

JDA Software Group has announced its Distribution-Centric Supply Chain Suite, an integrated set of cloud-based best-of-breed supply chain planning and execution solutions that holistically and iteratively solve inventory planning, replenishment and order fulfilment...

Pamoja launches cloud service in East Africa

Pamoja has announced that it will roll out cloud services to the rapidly-expanding East Africa market. The company is hosting its cloud platform at Liquid Telecom’s East Africa Data Centre in Nairobi. The company selected Nairobi, Kenya as its cloud service delivery...

SME cloud uptake slow and steady

As predicted by SME Survey 2012, cloud uptake among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is progressing at a slow, but steady, pace. According to Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx and principal researcher for SME Survey, the interim results of the 2014 edition...

HP debuts hybrid cloud services in SA

Kathy Gibson at HP World SA, Johannesburg – HP has launched a new portfolio of cloud products and services in South Africa that help companies to build, manage and consume workloads in hybrid IT environments. The group plans to invest more than $1-billion over...