E-mail archiving and data management

With the exponential growth in data currently being experienced, and every indication that this information explosion will only accelerate into the future, organisations are faced with a number of data management challenges, says Bryan Balfe, Enterprise account...

Unique challenges for data management in SA

The impact of load shedding on an organisation’s data management capabilities is adding a level of uncertainty to boardroom discussions about technology that are already strained by issues of mobility, big data, and which cloud option to use, says Mark Ridley,...

Proactive unstructured data management

Rampant growth in unstructured data is not a new phenomenon, however, this type of data has typically proven to be challenging to manage effectively, says Chris Hathaway, director at Soarsoft International. This challenge is only exacerbated by the risks and...

Data management education, skills needed

Big data is currently one of the most talked-about megatrends affecting the business world, along with cloud computing, customer centricity and data-centric legislation such as the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, says Gary Allemann, MD, Master Data...

SDS impacts data protection

Software-defined storage (SDS) is the new buzz phrase in the cloud world and as usual, vendor after vendor is jumping on it. In the case of storage, you have system vendors on one side looking to defend their proprietary stance whilst newer, software-only companies...