South African corporates are taking a disparate view when it comes to adopting cloud computing.
Systems designed for the cloud are faster to deploy and less expensive to procure, says HansaWorld SA director and product manager, Alan Sher.
Businesses must understand exactly what their needs are before moving their data to the cloud, says EOH.
Enterprises get more data redundancy, assured e-mail availability and broad spectrum security for Office 365 with the Mimecast Cloud.
Moving to the cloud provides agility and flexibility while improving access over applications and data, says F5 Networks.
Key issues about cloud computing still linger, including how to find the balance with private, public and hybrid cloud.
In today's fast-paced, always-on world, businesses are also evaluated on their response times.
Research shows that 22% of SMEs in South Africa use some form of cloud service.
Steelhead SaaS from Riverbed speeds up Office 365 by 30 times to improve the user experience.
There is a marked change in government's attitude towards cloud platforms, particularly in reference to SaaS, says Mimecast.
Every school in the country could have 100 Internet-connected computers within four years, says Jonathan Young, head of product at Cloudware.
Over 5 700 users in 140 countries have activated a free OutSystems Platform personal account since its launch four months ago.