In this World Wide Wrap: Virtualisation deals valued at EUR400k, China bags virtualisation contract, and Mitel partners expand.
Data explosion and extreme data warehousing topped the summit agenda, hosted by Bytes Systems Integration.
The servers are hosted in Internet Solutions' data centres.
Many companies never realise all the benefits of virtualisation, says CA Technologies.
Organisations can benefit from consolidating their tape backup libraries, says Quantum Africa.
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.