Perimera backs Teraco management buyout

International private equity firm Permira Funds has agreed to acquire 100% of the equity in carrier-neutral data centre provider Teraco Data Environment, in partnership with management. Established in 2008 upon deregulation of the South African telecoms market, Teraco...

CIOs neglect infrastructure health

European CIOs and IT managers lack the technical capabilities to administer infrastructure performance management across their data centres. This is one of the findings from a survey of European IT decision-makers carried out by infrastructure performance management...

CA expands API management solutions

CA Technologies announced new and expanded API management solutions that accelerate mobile and Web application delivery, improve customer engagements with frictionless access, and open new revenue channels and opportunities. The CA API Developer Portal is now...

Use ICT to manage African energy resources

Africa is being touted as the next frontier that will supply natural and renewable resources to the global energy market, but many countries within sub-Saharan Africa are either struggling to provide access to energy and electricity for their citizens or can’t keep up...

Service improvement hinges on SMOs

The IT department of any organisation has traditionally operated in a silo, viewed as a cost centre rather than a driver of value, and not seen as a customer-facing activity of the business. However, as IT has become increasingly important for the daily operations for...