Cloud will be key in 2014

Jay Kidd, chief technology officer and senior VP at NetApp, looks at the key trends for 2014. Hybrid clouds become dominant The tension within IT on moving to the cloud will resolve as organisations recognise that a hybrid cloud model is needed to serve their...

Top backup tips for SMEs

Although the South African power crisis is being addressed, the local market can still expect the possibility of load shedding, creating a challenge for businesses to say the least, says Dawie Bloomberg, MD of Green Apple IT. Aside from the disruptions that these...

Replication, backup or both?

Virtualisation has brought the cost of data centre- or machine-level replication down to the point where more organisations can afford it – but, warns Veeam Software regional corporate accounts manager Warren Olivier, it’s important not to assume replication can...