Converging data centre infrastructure

It is exciting where Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is going with its solutions. This is the word from Rui de Oliveira, solutions consultant at HDS, who says the traditional storage company is making a big shift to the compute environment. “It’s great that our customers...

Powering on-demand data centres

The on-demand data centre is a pipe dream for many, but it’s where IT needs to go if it’s going to meet business needs going forward. Nick Pateman, territory manager: sub-Saharan Africa of Brocade, points out that there are some key imperatives for IT: they need to...

Data centre, CSP innovation boosts business

Data centres are the hub of today’s organisations, housing mission-critical servers, data, applications and services that keep businesses running, says Gert Schoonbee, MD of T-Systems in South Africa.  However, with the growth of cloud platforms, organisations are...

Otel expands Teraco presence

Otel Telecoms has expanded its data centre presence in Teraco Isando and Teraco Cape Town, following increased demand for its carrier-agnostic Class 5 TVNO VoIP Softswitch. Providing carrier grade switches to licenced operators and VoIP Service Providers in Africa,...

Intel aims to re-engineer the data centre

As the massive growth of information technology services places increasing demand on the data centre, Intel has outlined its strategy to re-architect the underlying infrastructure, allowing companies and end users to benefit from an increasingly services-oriented,...