ACS and Routed Hosting have strengthened their partnership through VMware’s verified cloud provider programme.

Before cloud adoption a business must do some self-reflection, say cloud experts.

VMware’s Dave Funnell used a cat vs chicken analogy in his #ITWebCloudDD keynote on accelerating application development.

VMware’s Dave Funnell used a cat vs chicken analogy in his #ITWebCloudDD keynote on accelerating application development.

VMware, Dimension Data and IBM reveal what they have in store for delegates attending the event on 11 February.

Ensuring an IT operation that enhances the successful delivery of application services to the business, rather than hampering new application development, is key, says Dave Funnell, Cloud Provider Manager at VMware.

VMware Cloud is now available via service providers in the Cape Town and Johannesburg data centre facilities.

While it's good to see global market-leading cloud platforms in Africa, it's likely that several markets and sectors will be dependent on local providers.

VMware will give delegates strategies for navigating the cloud, and speak about which cloud services to deploy in order to achieve digital transformation, says Dave Funnell, Manager: Cloud Provider at VMware.

This enables Routed to provide organisations with advanced VMware Cloud technologies, along with inter-operability across clouds for greater advantage for their customers’ businesses.

The local cloud services market is expected to explode when Amazon Web Services and Microsoft open their data centres in South Africa.

The application owners must decide where their apps reside, and this is driving a shift in how IT and enterprises operate, says VMware's Dave Funnell.