Residency is now something you can buy, and South Africa is a good place to buy it, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.
Timeline
2026
October
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- 7. Four dated Microsoft changes between July and February will decide what your estate costs next year, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.
- 5. King V holds the board accountable for where sensitive data sits and who can reach it, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.
September
- 28. Move a workload to Azure SQL properly and it never joins the upgrade queue again, says Johan Lamberts, MD at Ascent Technology.
- 18. For three end-of-support cycles, Microsoft made waiting free. This time it did not – and that, not the deadline, is the story, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent.
August
- 24. Copilot is ready the day you switch it on. Whether it delivers depends on something Microsoft cannot ship you: a governed data estate underneath it, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.
- 4. An organisation is exactly as ready for Copilot as its data foundation is governed – and no readier, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent.
April
- 29. Most organisations invest in perimeter security. The database – where the data actually lives – is the layer most often left ungoverned, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.
- 23. South Africa’s breach record tells a consistent story – and it leads to the database layer, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.
- 1. Companies that apply structure, sequencing and discipline will be best positioned to turn platform capability into long-term strategic advantage, says Ascent Technology.
March
- 25. Ascent Technology works with organisations to translate SQL Server 2025’s strengthened security posture into operational assurance.
- 18. SQL Server 2025’s built-in intelligence helps companies optimise performance, gain deeper insight and reduce data-platform complexity.
- 11. Successful modernisation depends less on the act of upgrading itself and more on the preparation that precedes it, says Ascent Technology.
January
- 20. Outsourced database administration provides guaranteed response times, specialist expertise and predictable costs, says Ascent Technology.