DiData promotes young entrepreneurs

Eighteen young entrepreneurs today graduated from the Dimension Data Enterprise Development Incubator Programme at an event held at the Dimension Data offices in Durban. The Enterprise Development incubation programme was developed to promote entrepreneurial skills...

2014 the year to deliver on SDDC

By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona – There has been a lot of talk about the software-defined data centre (SDDC) – but in 2014, VMware and its partners will move on delivering its benefits to end-user companies. “We have spoken about the concepts of SDDC, end-user...

Africa ready to embrace SDDC

By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona – Africa is ready and willing embrace virtualisation, the software-defined data centre (SDDC), end user computing and the hybrid cloud. “The African market is probably little bit different to South Africa, but it’s significantly more...

VMware aims to expand African channel

By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona – VMware is actively looking to expand and strengthen both the number and the level of its partners in the South African and African markets. VMware SA’s Ian Jansen van Rensburg, says the Value Velocity programme, where the company...

VMware to drive IT as a business enabler

By Kathy Gibson in Barcelona – An ambitious goal to make IT innovative and responsive to business needs is possible to achieve, says Carl Eschenbach, president and chief operating officer of VMware, speaking at the closing keynote of VMWorld in Barcelona. “We...

Wall Street punishes IBM

IBM’s share price dropped by 6% to $175.56 in after-hours trading as Wall Street took revenge for the company missing its expectations and posting a 4% dip in revenue for its third quarter. Big Blue reported total revenues for the quarter of $23,7-billion....