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Enterprise external storage market sees 2020 decline

Jul 9, 2021

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, global market revenue for enterprise external OEM storage systems declined 2,1% year over year to $7,8-billion during the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20). Total...

Data volumes set to grow faster than storage capacity

Jul 9, 2021

The amount of data created and replicated experienced unusually high growth in 2020 due to the dramatic increase in the number of people working, learning, and entertaining themselves from home. This is according to the annual DataSphere and StorageSphere forecasts...

Ransomware spike drives backup-as-a-service

Jul 9, 2021

With an ever-growing number of people working from home, primarily due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, meaning that dealing with security risks is an ongoing journey for enterprises. By Kate Mollett IDC predicts that by 2023,...

Data sprawl exacerbates security issues

Jul 9, 2021

Data sprawl – referring to the fact that valuable data is now commonly spread across multiple physical locations and different repository types – is one of the most critical IT issues that a modern organisation will have to manage. Not only does this expanse of...

The changing face of education

Jun 22, 2021

The South African education sector has had to rapidly embrace online learning during the past year. But with schools, colleges, and universities quick to use new pathways to continue with class, there is increased pressure on their IT environments, especially given...

Cloud migration saves NGO from infrastructure disaster

Jun 18, 2021

Millions of people around the world trust the certification issued by ICDL, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) that provides training and verification for ICT skills. The organisation, which offers 24 training modules ranging from basic skills to high-level...

Training and skills key to bridging the digital divide

Jun 18, 2021

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will never happen in South Africa unless literally millions of the country’s people can cross the digital divide before it becomes impossibly wide. This is the view of Dr Hasmukh Gajjar, founder of mobiLearn, who believes that...

Smart satellites offer connectivity solutions whatever the weather

Jun 18, 2021

The increased profile of satellite broadband services has led to a greater realisation of the benefits that they offer – but has also raised questions about possible limits to their effectiveness. One of the most persistent misconceptions around satellite...

For resilience, businesses must retrain at speed and scale

Jun 18, 2021

Skills gaps which existed long before the pandemic are widening further as digitalisation becomes central to the rebuilding of our economies. By Robin Fisher, senior area vice-president of Salesforce Emerging Markets Whereas retraining the workforce has typically been...

Advanced plastics for longer computer equipment life

Jun 18, 2021

Technologically advanced materials have revolutionised many applications in the industrial environment with engineered plastics able to outperform and outlast steel in heavy-duty applications such as bearings, bushes and protective housings. They have also enabled...

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