As organisations send more and more data into the cloud and adopt multi-cloud strategies with solutions and services from a wide range of providers, the challenge of managing these environments effectively increases. Disaster recovery (DR) in particular needs to be carefully considered.
While multi-cloud offers unprecedented levels of flexibility for...
Given the exponential growth of data generated by mobile devices in the connected business landscape, organisations have no choice but to embrace digital transformation initiatives. But while technology is an important aspect of it, customer experience will be one of the most significant drivers behind this change.
The 2017 IT...
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 surveys.
Based on the bank’s actual requirements and digital strategy, as...
At GITEX 2019, Nokia unveiled that its Nuage Networks SD-WAN 2.0 solution has been implemented by OmniClouds, a cloud service provider and migrator, to improve and optimise cloud connectivity for enterprise customers throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
The deal announced on Tuesday, 8 October 2019, aims to...
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has been named a winner of the TMC 2015 Cloud Computing Excellence Awards for its advanced Hitachi Content Platform portfolio, including Hitachi Content Platform, Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere and Hitachi Data Ingestor.
Presented by Cloud Computing magazine, the Cloud Computing Excellence Awards recognise companies that have...
Arbor Networks Inc., the security division of NETSCOUT, has announced a new version of its on-premise, always-on, inline distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) detection and mitigation platform for enterprise customers, Arbor Networks APS.
Arbor APS v5.11 includes new features designed to ease the management of multiple APS devices and reduce the time...
Veeam Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Always-On Enterprise, has announced Direct Restore to Microsoft Azure, available for preview as a FREE, pre-configured Azure appliance in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace that delivers cloud restore for Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Endpoint Backup. Available now...
Access to affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable sources of electricity is a pressing issue for the growing number of Data Centre operators across Africa.
These facilities need to ensure high availability of power to mitigate downtime, but many African countries face frequent power outages. Existing Data Centres have relied on...
It’s almost been a decade since global markets considered a phased approach to cloud migration.
Having an increased amount of trust in cloud technology, the enterprise sector is leapfrogging traditional cloud entry points and moving both critical production workloads as well as disaster recovery (DR), back-up and storage elements into...
Liquid C2, part of pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has teamed up with INOVO to bring an omni-channel cloud contact center solution to clients in several African countries. The partnership covers Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Africa.
INOVO's cloud contact center solution offers businesses the ability to...
ATS Network Management a leading provider of IT solutions, in partnership with IT News Africa, is thrilled to announce an upcoming webinar that will revolutionize the way IT professionals and executives approach hybrid cloud observability. Titled "Unlocking The Power of Hybrid Cloud Observability," this webinar is scheduled for July...
The Acting Director General of The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr Olatunji Vincent has reiterated his sentiment on the commitment of the Nigerian Government that data generated in the country should be hosted within the country.
“We will do everything within our powers to ensure that the Nigerian...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it would launch its re/Start programme in Kenya alongside three in South Africa, totalling 12 cohorts launched across Africa since October 2020.
AWS re/Start cloud skills training programme will be launching four cohorts in Africa this month — including launching for the first...
In recent years, the landscape of African payments has undergone significant transformation and the demand for digital payment solutions has increased significantly.
In specific markets, contactless payments have swiftly become the preferred method of payment among banked customers, following the pandemic. Remarkably, this trend endures unchanged.
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Several new solutions such...
More than two-thirds of CEOs of the 2,000 largest global organisations have identified digital transformation as the centrepiece of their growth and profitability strategies (1) moving forward. To successfully transform, business leaders are recognising the need for new ways to harness their most valuable asset — their data.
Becoming data-centric...
Migrating to the cloud is no longer the complex process it once was. Thanks to the evolution of technology, moving from an on-premise environment can be done much more efficiently than before. Even attitudes towards this strategic shift have changed.
Going the cloud route does not require a big bang...
