by Dianne Bayley | Aug 5, 2021 | Sustainability
While investment in digital infrastructure is certainly a win for economic growth in South Africa and Africa as a whole, as is investment in new data centres, this vital infrastructure needs substantial amounts of energy to function, writes Jaco du Plooy, Product...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 30, 2020 | Sustainability
CIOs must be able to adapt to the changes that come from the continuously evolving digital landscape. Thinking outside the box is a prerequisite if they are to ensure their companies remain competitive. It comes down to being dynamic and always looking at innovations...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 19, 2020 | Sustainability
The traditional approach to data management has always been a scale up approach – when you run out of capacity you buy more, writes Hemant Harie, MD at Gabsten Technologies. The trouble is that data is growing exponentially. In fact, according to Statista, data centre...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 24, 2019 | Sustainability
Half the world is now connected to the internet. At the end of 2018, some 3.9 billion people were using the internet to access information and communication technologies, according to the United Nation’s International Telecommunication Union, writes Phil Motteram,...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 3, 2019 | Security and Legal
The establishment of local data centres by large global cloud providers has opened up possibilities to many South African businesses. However, moving into the cloud can create some complexities, specifically around software licensing. As you move into the cloud, the...
