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Why tech companies are changing their workspaces

Jun 26, 2018

Technology businesses are some of the most successful of our age. They have created products and services that shape our lives and benefitted from the resulting business growth. By Martijn Roordink, co-founder and chief executive of Spaces Technology organisations...

Smart security for the SME

Jun 26, 2018

Securing the end point with enterprise-ready technology was traditionally outside the budget of the SME, but that’s in the past. By Ralph Berndt, director: sales at Syrex. The enterprise has traditionally been the first served with a large variety of security services...

Kolok improves efficiencies with Citrix

Jun 26, 2018

Kolok, a division of the Bidvest Group and one of South Africa’s largest IT distributors, has deployed Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN to improve its customer service, speed of response and business efficiencies. With an operation as complex as Kolok’s, a reliable and secure...

GDPR a huge opportunity for the channel

Jun 26, 2018

The increasing regulatory framework presents an opportunity for VARs and channel partners to grow their sales pipelines and build new levels of engagement with customers. Commvault has announced continued business expansion by its ecosystem of channel partners...

Different options for financing your business

Jun 26, 2018

With several available options to finance your business, figuring out which is best for you can be both daunting and confusing. Entrepreneurs typically hate asking for finance, which often means that they’ll pick the “path of least resistance” rather...

SSD gains in popularity, grows shipments

Jun 11, 2018

The market for solid state drives (SSD) expected to gain traction over the coming years. This is due mainly to the benefits that SSD has over hard drives (HDD) such as high reliability and performance efficiency which are seeing the take-up of SSD in the data centre...

Warning signs that it is time to replace your SSD

Jun 11, 2018

While solid state drives (SSD) are more stable than hard drives, age can eventually cause them to fail. It is therefore important to know what signs to keep an eye out for, which could signal an impending failure. According to Tony Yu, South African country manager at...

Cloud archiving versus tape

Jun 11, 2018

Data management and specifically data archiving is critical to businesses in their quest to gain better control over their IT environments. There are two distinct ways to do this: tape archiving or cloud archiving, and the latter is gaining more prominence says...

When to employ SSD or HDD …

Jun 11, 2018

As the world becomes increasingly connected, an increase in data consumption and storage requirements is inevitable. Changes in data consumption patterns have also led to the evolution of storage technology. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), there...

Five common archiving mistakes

Jun 11, 2018

With the rise in ransomware, phishing and other cyberattacks, email archiving has never been more critical. A secure archive is the most important repository of corporate memory, and key insight and knowledge lies within it. It’s also an essential component of an...

Fujitsu upgrades backup, archiving

Jun 11, 2018

Fujitsu has announced the latest version of its long-established Eternus CS8000 backup and archiving platform, designed for mainframes and demanding open system environments. Based on customer feedback, enhancements to the 7th generation system deliver expanded...

Blockchain opens new doors for all industries

May 29, 2018

The introduction of blockchain technology has the world as we know it shifting at a rapid pace. Since its arrival in 2009 the technology has been met with immense demand, both for development and commercialisation, and in the coming years, the list of industries...

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