Virtualisation brings savings, but it can also increase costs in other areas, according to a CA commissioned survey.
The company claims it can now provide large-scale data centre solutions to the mid-size market.
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Most of enterprises polled for the inaugural quarterly V-index say they are using virtualisation to some degree.
In the future, high-density areas within a current data centre set-up, or in a completely new environment, will need to be built, says Lex Pienaar, CEO of Merit TS.
Cloud servers can help save energy if their excess heat is used to warm up our buildings.
Chris Kemp starts a private cloud computing system to handle the massive data load of the US space agency.
The companies will offer cloud-based network monitoring services to the southern African market.
Security is the major concern and barrier for companies which are yet to adopt cloud.
Energy-efficiency at the centre could give the mobile operator a saving of R1 million annually.
Some companies generate thousands of patents a year.
The majority of local organisations believe cloud computing is here to stay, according to a survey.
CIOs are reluctant to implement the technology because they are worried about purchasing a wrong solution, says Ovum.