by Kathy Gibson | Jun 26, 2018 | Featured Story, Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Featured Story, Thought Leadership
Starting a business is one thing. Scaling up a successful start-up is a whole different ball game, writes Viresh Harduth, vice-president: new customer acquisition (SMEs) for Africa & Middle East. Business owners need new skills and focus areas to generate...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Product Showcase
LG Electronics received 21 honours at this year’s Red Dot Design Awards. The ultra-premium built-in Signature Kitchen Suite Pro Range oven and the high-end LG CineBeam Laser 4K projector – which were judged among the best of 5 300 designs from 59 countries –...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Product Showcase
The next generation of Netgear’s popular Arlo Pro “wire-free” security camera, the new Arlo Pro2, has been released. It features higher quality, 1080p HD video, a plug-in back-up solar power option, and support for applications such as Amazon Alexa which facilitates...
