Cost benefits from modular data centres

Modular data centres may cost as much as 14% less to deploy than traditional “bricks and mortar” data centres, indicating that the industry could be wasting much-needed capital on data centre deployment, according to research from DCD Intelligence, a...

Fujitsu reduces data centre costs

Fujitsu has enabled businesses to drive competitive advantage by delivering the efficiency and reliability they need while exponentially reducing the lion’s share of data centre costs – over 80% – that result from operating infrastructure and introducing new...

Your own business from under R1 000

Would-be business owners can start up their own franchise with investments as low as a few hundred rand, say exhibitors taking part in this year’s Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo (BOFE). The Expo, set to take place at the Coca Cola Dome at Northgate from 12...

Energy-intensive users’ costs still rising

A survey of energy-intensive users has found that the electricity portion of their total input costs has increased by an average of 9% to 18% between 2007 and 2012. Shaun Nel, project director and advisor of the Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa, reveals...
Cut costs: manage IT disruptions

Cut costs: manage IT disruptions

IT asset cost optimisation is a growing concern for IT asset management (ITAM) and IT procurement professionals – but managing just eight disruptive forces will help CIOs avoid sudden cost increases. Gartner’s 2013 CIO Survey shows that CIOs continue to include...