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Bring Your Own License now supported with Nutanix on OVHcloud
OVHcloud who has recently received the Nutanix EMEA Service Provider of the Year partner award, continues to enrich its Nutanix on OVHcloud solution by adding a BYOL offer in addition to existing packaged offerings. Current Nutanix customers and partners can…
Channel has a key role in delivering cloud services, but data remains critical
Cloud has undoubtedly become the delivery method of choice for businesses, particularly those in the SMME space, to access enterprise-class technology cost effectively. Without the ‘as a Service’ model, many of these solutions would simply not be affordable for smaller…
Reimagine public sector cloud services by harnessing shared, private sector skills
Managing Exec Public Sector Provincial and Metro at BCXThe cloud offers agility, accessibility and scale to public sector organisations, with IDC describing cloud as a key enabler for digital government, and Gartner predicting that over 75% of governments will operate…
The Key to Business Agility in 2023: Cloud-native
South African companies who adopted the cloud in the past few years have been better able to react quickly to changing market conditions, adapt their services, or create new ones. Not only does the cloud provide a platform that helps…
VMware Cloud on AWS Expands to Africa
VMware today announced VMware Cloud on AWS is now available in the AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region. With VMware Cloud on AWS, customers across Africa can run workloads across VMware vSphere-based hybrid cloud environments with optimised access to Amazon Web…
What cloud security risks mean for organizations, including yours
With the dramatic increase in cloud adoption, organizations are relying more on cloud technology than ever before. To safely embrace this shift from traditional services to the cloud, it is imperative to take necessary measures that can improve the security…
Cloud security is a shared responsibility – enterprises must still ensure their data remains safe in the cloud
With an increasing number of organisations moving their infrastructure and services to the cloud, many are adopting multi-cloud strategies, meaning that a host of different cloud computing and storage services are used in one heterogenous architecture. While there are many…
Nutanix Accelerates Kubernetes Adoption in the Enterprise
Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced new features in its Cloud Platform to accelerate the adoption of Kubernetes running both at scale and cost-effectively. The company announced broad support for leading Kubernetes container platforms, built-in infrastructure as…
The cloud must prioritise the edge
A perfect storm is brewing: the number of IoT devices is doubling every five years, according to analyst firm Gartner, and cloud adoption is exploding. The sheer amount of data is mind boggling which is why organisations are now closer…
NTT opens new data center in South Africa
NTT Ltd., a leading IT infrastructure and services company and parent company of Dimension Data, today announced the opening of its latest data center in Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg 1 Data Center is part of NTT’s expansion into the African…
Google Cloud inks deal with major insurer
Leading insurance group, Prudential plc (Prudential) (www.Prudentialplc.com) and Google Cloud today announced a strategic partnership to enhance health and financial inclusion for communities across Asia and Africa. Under this alliance, Prudential will leverage Google Cloud’s data analytics capabilities, secure and…
Absa Bank Kenya Partners with Huawei to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Absa Bank Kenya has announced a new partnership with Huawei on a SD-WAN Solution to build a new digital foundation for branch networks. To meet the digital transformation requirements, Huawei and Absa Bank Kenya’s technical team conducted in-depth discussions and…
Oracle Announces MySQL HeatWave on AWS
Oracle has announced that MySQL HeatWave is available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). MySQL HeatWave is the only service that combines OLTP, analytics, machine learning, and machine learning-based automation within a single MySQL database. AWS users can now run transaction…
Liquid Cloud Named AWS Delivery Partner in its African Markets
Pan-African cloud computing provider Liquid Cloud has today announced that it has been approved by Amazon Web Service (AWS) as a Direct Connect Delivery Partner. Liquid Cloud will now be one of four partners in Africa to secure this certification…
Africa Data Centres Connects to Nigeria’s Principle Internet Exchange Point
Africa Data Centres, one of the continent’s largest networks of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities, and part of the Cassava Technologies group, has taken a significant step forward in its widescale expansion into Africa by joining forces with…
What is Good Cloud Migration Security?
Cloud adoption continues to be important for many organizations as they transform how they do business in today’s digital world. While there are many benefits associated with cloud adoption, the security implications of moving to the cloud cannot be ignored…
