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Commvault & Logicalis South Africa Sign Strategic Partnership
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Commvault Appoints Data Protection Veteran as CPO
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Commvault Signs Partnership with Logicalis for Metallic SaaS
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Why Managed Services are the Data Solution that Africa Needs
Gerhard Fourie, Channel Lead at Commvault Africa. While the African market is by no means homogenous, there are certain common challenges faced across the region that make data management a challenging prospect. This includes access to technology and hardware, as well as access to the specialist skills required to effectively implement and manage this technology. Combined with the data explosion being experienced across the globe, this creates a difficult situation. Managed service providers (MSPs) are perfectly positioned to help address this need, offering shared platform services for a fraction of the cost of procuring hardware, as well as skills and value-added services that can help businesses in the region leverage real value from their data. A challenging technology environment Acce...
How to Prevent Further CyberAttacks on Businesses & Government Departments
Image sourced from Finance Times. The recent ransomware attacks on the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ) and the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) is a testament to the sophistication and aggressiveness of cybercrime in South Africa. In response to these attacks, organisations need to devise a preventative plan of action. “With South Africa having the third-highest number of cybercrime victims worldwide, and the biggest threat being ransomware, businesses are prone to being victims of ransomware traps unknowingly. In such cases, cyber-criminals pose as credible agencies with the intent of luring organisations to their demise,” says Maeson Maherry, CEO and co-founder of LAWtrust. What are Ransomware Attacks? Ransomware attacks are cyberattacks where a cybe...
Gerhard Fourie of Commvault Talks Challenges for Data Management in Africa
Gerhard Fourie, Channel Lead at Commvault Africa. Commvault is a recognised global enterprise leader in Intelligent Data Services across on-premises, cloud and SaaS (software-as-a-service) environments. The firm specialises in the management of data across these platforms. ITNA’s Luis Monzon had the opportunity to speak to Gerhard Fourie, recently appointed as Commvault Africa’s Channel Lead. Fourie joined Commvault in June 2016 as Channel Manager for South Africa, and says of his new position, “I am excited to concentrate on optimising our distribution landscape and increasing our resource coverage throughout the entire expanded region.” “This is instrumental in driving sales across Africa through our 100% channel focus.” While overseeing the entire Africa region and the Indian Ocean isla...
Are BaaS Solutions the Answer to Spike in Ransomware Attacks?
With an ever-growing number of people working from home, primarily due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, meaning that dealing with security risks is an ongoing journey for enterprises. IDC predicts that by 2023, 60% of data will be generated at the edge by people working from home and from devices outside of the corporate firewall. While at the same time, many corporate cloud services are already being rendered from locations outside the data centre. This has given rise to ransomware attacks as many employees who are working remotely have their firewalls and access points configured to allow remote access. This has also seen an increase in ransomware attacks against Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. While SaaS applications are generally secure...
What to Keep in Mind When Choosing a Data Management Partner
Sourced from Shutterstock The vast array of providers and data management solutions that organisations are faced with can be daunting – from outright ownership models to a combination of ownership and subscription models to pure service provider offerings – and the market is continuously evolving. Deciding on the right data management partner can be extremely tricky, and in order to make the right choice, there are a number of important considerations for organisations to consider before making a commitment. At the same time, partners are also struggling to choose the right vendor, based on the sheer volume of offerings in the market. The landscape was much less complex five years ago, when most partners had their preferred vendor, worked quite closely with them and it was fairly easy to p...
Commvault and Microsoft Partner to Deliver SaaS and Cloud Technology Solutions
Commvault and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year agreement that tightly integrates the go-to-market, engineering and sales of Commvault’s Metallic Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) data protection portfolio with Microsoft Azure – in the hopes of delivering ultimate scale and trusted security with simple SaaS management. Commvault and Microsoft are bringing together these two technologies – Azure and Metallic SaaS – to meet the need for proven data protection backed by powerful scale and multi-layered security. According to the companies, Metallic not only enhances the protection of Microsoft Office 365 data in the case of accidental deletion, corruption, and malicious attacks but it also offers a range of additional options from VMware and Microsoft SQL database backup to Endpoint protect...
