As organizations look to transform their business operations and revolutionize customer service, Digital Transformation (DX) is at the top of most CXOs’ agendas; in fact, DX spending is expected to approach $7.4 trillion between 2020 and 2023, a CAGR of 17.5%.
However, according to the latest industry data released today from Veeam...
At a time when so much attention is placed on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union and the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) in South Africa, companies must consider a plethora of permutations when it comes to the hosting of their data. Ian McAlister,...
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 businesses, especially in South Africa. This does not mean,...
When it comes to cloud computing, public cloud offerings are not always optimal for your business. A private cloud solution can offer the same scalability and agility as a public cloud deployment, with its own additional benefits.
This is according to Marcel Fouché, networking and storage general manager at value-added...
Neutral cloud provider, Routed, has partnered with Veeam Software, the solutions provider that delivers Availability for the Always-On Enterprise. Routed recently launched its vendor neutral cloud platform. The partnership with Veeam certifies Routed as a Veeam Cloud and Service Provider (VCSP).
Andrew Cruise, managing director, Routed, says that the company...
It’s no surprise that cloud computing, which brings all of these benefits, is transforming the industry’s approach to IT.
Cloud computing is widely acknowledged as key to driving the journey through the fourth industrial revolution, marked by the profound integration of technology into society. The cloud enables capabilities in artificial...
The move toward cloud computing services is gaining traction across many industries. This is due to rapidly growing volumes of data that require storage.
For the security sector, surveillance footage is the biggest demand on storage, and as the resolution of security cameras continues to increase, so too does the...
Cloud-based software delivery models are quickly becoming the ‘new normal’ in enterprise IT. In a recent survey by analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC), in partnership with Microsoft, only 8% of respondents admitted to being disinterested in adopting cloud solutions. The other 92% are either evaluating, starting to deploy,...
As businesses migrate to the cloud from legacy infrastructures to stay agile and resilient, it is important to view cloud migration and cybersecurity under the same lens.
They are often considered separately as businesses try to expedite migration - losing sight of the security implications.
Cloud migration involves transferring digital business...
BlackBerry Limited has entered the Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) market with the introduction of its BBM Enterprise SDK (software development kit) that aims to enable developers to integrate messaging, voice and video capabilities into applications and services.
The BBM Enterprise SDK will be available worldwide this month, the BlackBerry...
The Cloud has achieved a sort of quasi-mythical status when it comes to the digital transformation of enterprises and businesses. Some voices in the space see it as the be-all, end-all game changer and, especially in the last two years where the pandemic raged across the globe, a safe...
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...
There’s no question that cloud computing is one of the big movements in IT circles today. The world-wide adoption of cloud services is growing at an almost exponential rate, due to the capability of cloud platforms to enable new, complex business models and orchestrate globally-based integration networks.
Gartner has predicted...
More and more companies are adopting a multi-cloud strategy and recognizing the benefits of multiple cloud service providers. Agility, fast response times, and the ability to use the best platform for each workload are among the key arguments. However, this brings with it the challenge of ensuring seamless data...
Huawei Cloud released Kunpeng ECS (Elastic Cloud Server) cloud services and Partner Program 2.0 on Wednesday, 13 November 2019. The Kunpeng-powered cloud services will be made available to African customers by the end of December 2019 and aim to offer 15% faster multi-core computing power and a 30% higher...
Veeam Software has been ranked as a top provider for Cloud era availability and protection technology.
The Ovum Decision Matrix: Data Availability and Protection Solution for the Cloud Era, 2016-17 takes into account the business challenges and the technology solutions that underpin today’s 24.7.365 enterprises. The report focuses on how...
