In this World Wide Wrap: Manufacturers drive full-disk encryption, Oracle unveils 5TB tape drive, and storage virtualisation reduces downtime.
Cloud computing is a necessary platform which provides more than just back-up, says CA Technologies.
Virtualised resources are similar to atomic particles in quantum physics, they are almost impossible to pinpoint, says CA.
Security management concerns are seen as the biggest drawbacks for cloud computing, says CA Southern Africa.
Businesses need to govern risk management to ensure customer satisfaction and business success, says Eren Ramdhani.
The adoption rate of virtual desktop infrastructure is about trust, says Rob Peglar, VP, Technology for Xiotech Corporation.
The continent has the right technologies in place but skills and change management are a problem.
In this World Wide Wrap: Amazon lobs Oracle onto servers, Dutch telco to deploy VOD servers, and varsity eyes virtualisation servers.
In this World Wide Wrap: Tech firms progress Uganda's ICT, HP drives PC literacy in Kuwait, and NZ uses ICT to reduce spend.
The technology not just an incremental advance, but represents a paradigm shift in the IT industry, says Patrick Starck of CA Technologies.
In this World Wide Wrap: Mobile video app for the deaf, Singapore to develop virtual communication, and Apple eyes mobile payment tech.
In this World Wide Wrap: Outsourcing boosts firm's performance, IT offshore on the rise, and NetApp to partner Hexaware.
More than half of global mid-size companies, including those in SA, will expand their IT budgets in the next 18 months.