Microsoft sees SA as a "forward-thinking region" and says local businesses need to prepare for the launch of two hyperscale data centres due to go live in SA this year.
As part of the agreement, Acronis will deliver data protection solutions including backup, disaster recovery, software-defined storage, and file sync and share.
It now makes good business-sense for major international providers to strengthen their presence in SA by investing in local data centres.
The Stratus ftServer provides a low-touch predictive management service, which, when fused with edge devices, ensures uninterrupted operations.
First Technology leverages automated analytics to improve the speed and accuracy of its public cloud migration services.
Hyperscale providers are increasingly dominating the local cloud sector and will continue to do so, says Amazon's Michael Needham.
As hyperscale cloud service providers enter SA, local players will have to position themselves to retain their relevance, says Liquid Telecom's Louis Pienaar.
The cloud journey is not only an IT conversation, but requires business objectives with tangible business outcomes, says Synthesis.
The platform provides the automation and in-depth insights needed to migrate to the public cloud more quickly, says First Technology National.
This manages two separate modes of IT delivery, a traditional, safe and accurate one, and a second more exploratory, agile one, says PBT Group.
Within the next two years, 90% of business models will be driven by cloud technologies, says IBM.
It is imperative for businesses, particularly SMEs to make provisions for cyber security incidents, says ITOO Special Risks.