In this World Wide Wrap: Oracle invests in MySQL, IBM drives Power7 servers, and Windows servers gain following.
The focus of IT will shift from cost and consolidation to innovation and competitive advantage, says Gartner.
The local managed services market will grow, says Space Age Technologies.
Local infrastructure business Telenetix hopes to get the segmented centre up and running within two years.
In this World Wide Wrap: Verizon runs DR drill, EMC doubles de-duplication capacity, and Barracuda boosts on-premise backup.
In this World Wide Wrap: Dreamweaver CS5 boosts content support, 3Crowd raises $6.6m, and Nokia buys out MetaCarta.
In this World Wide Wrap: Collaboration creates printing network, HP unveils printers and mobile scanners, and Lick assets sold in pre-pack deal.
Local expert David Logan presented a paper on how to improve ETL performance by up to 92%.
The new approach will combine the power of its ERP and CRM software, while the data centre will be managed externally.
The Global Deduplication Array offers inline global deduplication and a global namespace for all data stored in the dual controller system.
The implementation programme facilitates the rapid implementation of a world-class ERP system, says Softworx.
The financial services firm deployed F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager to improve Oracle application performance levels.
The latest version of the company's Creative Suite software features smart content-aware technology.