Oracle’s SPARC T4 servers boom

Oracle has announced its SPARC T4 servers featuring Oracle Solaris power mission-critical workloads in over 3 000 enterprises worldwide, nearly four times the number announced one year ago.  Oracle’s SPARC T4 servers have been adopted globally across all major...

Security predictions for 2013

As users round out their 2013 business and IT plans, cybercriminals are resolving to implement increasingly sophisticated threats targeting specific computer systems and organisations big and small. This is according to Doros Hadjizenonos, South Africa sales manager...

Comztek drives gateprotect expansion

German IT security specialist gateprotect has appointed Comztek as its value-added distributor for the African region.  The agreement, effective since January 2013, addresses the African growth regions and is another step for gateprotect’s expansion of its sales...

Data heads back in-house

Data is increasingly being brought back in-house following a brief foray to third-party providers. This is one of the findings of Oracle’s Next Generation Data Centre Index, which indicates that businesses are bringing their data back in-house following a year in...

Teraco gains security certification

Teraco Data Environments has successfully achieved the Level 1 Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification for its co-location data centres throughout South Africa. CEO Lex Van Wyk says that, “with this accreditation, and the largest...