Gartner recommends enterprises consider several key data centre trends when planning and strategising.

With VANS finally being allowed to self-provide, is there still a case for municipal broadband?

eThekwini's Metro Connect service provides a cheap broadband alternative to metropolitan companies and institutions.

The IT industry is famous for not eating its own dog food. Is it simply selling green or actually going green?

Going green is the responsible and money-wise thing to do.

Value-added network service providers are poised to self-provide. That's going to be very good for our economy.

While some of us dream of a white Christmas (forex costs notwithstanding), some of SA's CIOs have less festive issues on their minds.

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SOA governance isn't an option, it's an imperative, says Gartner.

The consolidation of BI vendors means faster implementations and less politics to overcome, but also more opportunities for niche players.

Emerging technologies could make is easier to build and consume analytical applications, says Gartner.

Government's BPO dreams have fallen flat before they even got off the ground. Where next for the local call centre and BPO market?