Tag: cloud infrastructure
Improving debt collection & customer service through omnichannel
South Africa narrowly escaped a technical recession, according to the latest figures released by Stats SA in early March. Recession or no recession, growth is just not high enough to improve economic conditions and coupled with record interest rates and increasing prices at the fuel pump and grocery store, South Africans are under pressure.
SURVEY | Tech headache for executives in South Africa
According to our survey, overwhelming majority of South African companies concerned about cloud security. In a local survey of 500 CTOs, Directors, C-suite respondents and business owners, we reveal that 89% of South African business leaders view cloud security as a major concern.
Take your culture to the cloud, not just your data centre
When you think of the cloud, don’t simply think of it as a technology concept. It’s much more than that. The cloud is an innovative business model that has rapidly reshaped our ways of working - and continues to do so. It’s a whole new way of buying and using IT infrastructure, platforms and applications that enables us to become faster, more flexible and efficient than we could be when we needed to own all of our hardware and software.
Life is fundamentally different when you optimise operations in the cloud
Managing a cloud estate can be a culture shock. The traditional operating mode centred around buying, running and decommissioning physical hardware over multi-year cycles is replaced by a need to continuously manage and optimise capacity, consumption, cost, performance, and business innovation.
Cloud is leading to a renaissance of IT infrastructure
Technology continues to evolve and accelerate, and traditional approaches are increasingly limiting enterprises' ability to adapt, innovate and compete - especially the shift to infrastructure-as-code, creating substantial new opportunities for rapid and agile innovation.
The tools needed for success in the hybrid working environment
One of the phrases that emerged in the last two years as more companies adopted remote working was 'the new normal.' At the time, most of us took that to mean that – along with having to wear masks and sanitise our hands at every opportunity – businesses that found they could continue operations on a remote working basis would continue to do so in perpetuity.
REPORT | Infostealers, cyber-centricity and vulnerability exploits
In my previous article, I highlighted that cyber threat intelligence (CTI) offers improved visibility into overall network threats and informs decision-makers how to prioritise security around potential targets and threats. We have created relevant, timely and actionable threat intelligence for more than 20 years.
Local – complete cloud puzzle for digital transformation
The cloud infrastructure market is likely to be the battleground of the immediate future. Globally, the cloud is booming with the combined public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) segments forecast to have revenues of $400 billion in 2025.
Ways to rebuild businesses and improve resilience for 2022
Businesses and consumers alike have had to weather several shocks over the past two years. In this article, I advise how businesses can make 2022 a year for rebuilding and taking advantage of new opportunities. During 2020, 42% of small businesses closed during lockdown, according to financier FinFind.
Is South Africa ready for the next phase in the cloud...
Public cloud has taken centre stage in the global IT space, thanks in large part to the pandemic forcing accelerated adoption of next-generation technology solutions. According to Forrester Research, the global public cloud infrastructure market will grow 35% to 120 billion USD in 2021, as several new trends emerge around cloud technology.