Keeping an eye on your data

The term big data has become increasingly recognised in the business world over the past few years. While it might have become something of a marketing term, most can appreciate the concept of more smart devices producing data in ever-increasing quantities. The...

Contact centres can drive banking growth

The banking sector in Africa is becoming increasingly competitive on the continent. Contact centres can provide financial service organisations with an edge. They can assist to improve customer service, drive sales, lower the cost of products, ensure compliance and...

Sasria SOC boosts performance with Huawei

A state-owned insurance company has implemented a unified storage solution provided by Huawei to gain a performance boost and price advantage over its previous system. Delivered by Altech Collab, the Huawei specialist division within Bytes Systems Integration, the...

Availability gap threatens business

Most existing backup solutions are failing to give businesses the data protection they need, says Warren Olivier of Veeam, creating an “availability gap” between business requirements and IT performance. “It’s no longer unusual for customers or employees to need...

DCC offers Overland Storage solution

Overland Storage has announced a collaboration with BitTorrent to embed BitTorrent Sync within Overland’s award-winning SnapServer DX network attached storage (NAS) product line. Available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC), the SnapServer DX with...