Cloud Computing
SEACOM Launches SD-WAN Services in Kenya
Image sourced from the Design Quarter. SEACOM, a leading pan-African ICT service provider, is expanding to bring its software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) services to Kenyan businesses, offering reduced connectivity costs, increased security, agility, and local support to customers. SEACOM’s experience with ICT infrastructure in Africa is extensive; the company launched Africa’s first broadband submarine cable system in 2009 and provides continent-wide secure Internet. SD-WAN Solves Modern Network Problems for Businesses With the increased global adoption of cloud applications, mobile workforces, and voice and video communications becoming the new norm, traditional networks have been placed under significant pressure to meet increasing demands. Using a legacy network solution can ...
Nedbank & Amazon Commit to Providing Free Cloud Skills to Unemployed Youth in SA
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Challenges Faced in South Africa Haven’t Stopped Its Race to Join a Digital Future
The health of the IT landscape in South Africa and the country’s position in both the continental and worldwide markets could come into question. But we really need to be looking within our borders as to how South Africa will fare in the long run and how the tech sector can aid in a more positive outcome. South Africa’s Race to Join the Digital Global Village The race is on. South Africa has been slow to adopt technology in the past, but due to COVID-19, we’ve seen improved connectivity, digital competition, and more and more evidence that we are part of a global village. This has opened us up to massive opportunities outside the borders of South Africa and created a huge number of jobs in the local technology sector. Regardless of what sector, most organisations, including those in South ...
Storing Data in the New PoPIA World
Sourced from Tapscape /* custom css */ .tdi_4_64f.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_64f.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } With the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI Act or PoPIA) being enforced, more and more South African companies must reconsider their data storage location policy especially when a public cloud is in the picture. Thomas Dubus, VP EMEA at Aiven. Uncertainty with Cloud Storage Cloud companies are global entities–how would you know if your South Africa specific data was being sent to India or Spain for processing? /* custom css */ .tdi_3_c4d.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_c4d.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The answer is to check that the cloud provider can offer services in a geographically limited area. Many providers will in fact s...
Adama Diouf of SYLVERSYS Talks Amazon Partnership, Cloud Computing and Digital Transformation in Africa
SYLVERSYS is a solutions integration company that currently provides its services for African countries, mainly in the West Africa region. With a speciality in providing secure computer and network products/solutions for businesses and organizations in the private and public sector, the UK-based company has moved from strength to strength. Now, as the pandemic begins to decline in many parts of the world, SYLVERSYS realigns its sights on expanding to more African markets, including those in sub-Saharan Africa. Recently, SYLVERSYS partnered with Amazon to bring its cloud solutions to Yup, a mobile payment platform based in Senegal. ITNA’s Luis Monzon had the opportunity to chat with Adama Diouf, VP of SYLVERSYS, and self-styled “Digital Transformation Evangelist” to discuss how the company ...
Vodacom Partners with Digital Parks Africa to Expand Data Centre Footprint
/* custom css */ .tdi_4_440.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_440.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } For more than a decade, Vodacom Business has provided premium data centre facilities to businesses across the country for hosting and managing information technology (IT) services. Now, in partnership with Digital Parks Africa, a provider of wholesale data centres for large-scale data centre needs, Vodacom Business can further support clients’ off-premise data centre requirements while offering the highest IT standards and services. Today, organisations depend on the effective use of technology more than ever. Not only to support ongoing business processes but also to drive new sources of competitive differentiation. Despite the rise of digital services, many organisations ...
Chasing the Unicorn: The Global Search for Cloud Skills
Whenever there is a new technology trend or an evolution of how organisations service their customers through technology, we have subsequent demand for new or enhanced IT skills. The recent increase in cloud computing has created an increased demand for cloud-related skills and we are currently in a cycle where the global demand for cloud skills outstrips the supply. We simply don’t have enough skilled cloud engineers in the market to satisfy the demand. Cloud Skills On Demand As more organisations accelerate their cloud adoption strategies, we also have cloud providers themselves looking for cloud skills globally to meet the increased utilisation of their cloud services as they simultaneously scale up to introduce more cloud regions and availability zones across the world. Amazon Web Serv...
Synology Launches DSM 7.0 and C2 Cloud Expansion – Taking Data Management into Next-Gen
/* custom css */ .tdi_4_d6f.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_d6f.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Synology today announced the imminent release of DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.0 and a massive expansion of the Synology C2 platform with four new cloud services. Focusing on enhancing security, system management capabilities, and improving data collaboration, DSM 7.0 is an enormous step forward for Synology’s NAS and SAN product lines. Building upon the success of C2 Storage, Synology is rolling out both hybrid and cloud-only products, including a new password manager, directory as a service, cloud backup, and secure file transferring solutions. Synology is heavily invested in expanding the availability of its cloud platform by starting work on opening a new data centre location t...
Broken Endpoints in Your Organisation’s Cybersecurity: The Role of Superior Endpoint Detection
Stefan van de Giessen, General Manager: Cybersecurity at Networks Unlimited. Networks Unlimited is applying a ‘broken window, broken business’ principle when looking at an organisation’s internal cybersecurity posture, in order to have a positive effect on its business processes. The moral of the ‘broken window’ story, which has been studied by psychologists, is that once a window in a building is broken, people then feel that they are able to damage the property even further, and ultimately loot and steal from it, with impunity. “When we put this into a cybersecurity context,” says Stefan van de Giessen, General Manager: Cybersecurity at Networks Unlimited, “this means, in essence, making sure that you have no ‘broken windows’ or gaps in your security through which uninvited elements coul...
Microsoft Reaches $2-Trillion Valuation Driven by Cloud Computing Offerings
Image sourced from NS Energy. /* custom css */ .tdi_4_df0.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_df0.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Microsoft has taken its place as the second US publicly traded company in history to reach a $2-trillion market value, joining predecessor Apple in a very exclusive club. The company has been buoyed by betting its dominance in enterprise cloud computing with Microsoft Azure. Microsoft seems set on continuing to release future enterprise software to users in a post-pandemic world. Its shares rose as much as 1.2% in New York on Tuesday, allowing Microsoft to briefly join Apple as one of only two companies trading at such a golden value before closing a little bit lower than the mark at $265.51. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_eb4.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left...
Sage Provides Award-Winning Cloud Solutions to Help All Businesses Perform at Their Best
/* custom css */ .tdi_4_620.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_620.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Sage is the global market leader for technology that helps small and medium businesses perform at their best. The company is trusted by millions of customers worldwide to deliver the best cloud technology and support, with our partners, to manage finances, operations, and people. “We believe in doing everything we can to help people be the best they can be, so the combined efforts of 12,000 Sage colleagues working with businesses and communities make a real difference to the world,” the company says. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_ea6.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_ea6.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } “Sage. Perform at your Best.” Having similar humble origins to the myr...
