The economics of IT
It is the responsibility of the CIO to demonstrate real, monetary value to the business. This is the word from David Merrill, chief economist at Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), speaking at today’s Hitachi Innovation Forum in Johannesburg about IT economics. “We’ve got...Converging data centre infrastructure
It is exciting where Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is going with its solutions. This is the word from Rui de Oliveira, solutions consultant at HDS, who says the traditional storage company is making a big shift to the compute environment. “It’s great that our customers...Powering on-demand data centres
The on-demand data centre is a pipe dream for many, but it’s where IT needs to go if it’s going to meet business needs going forward. Nick Pateman, territory manager: sub-Saharan Africa of Brocade, points out that there are some key imperatives for IT: they need to...The economic imperatives of IT
At the end of the day, companies are in business to be competitive and profitable – and they need to maximise the advantages that their IT systems give them. This is according to David Merrill, chief economist at Hitachi Data Systems, who told delegates at today’s...