Digitalisation World

Gartner says in the Digital World CIOs need bimodal IT: rock solid IT with ability for fluidity

CIOs need a rock solid and efficient IT operation that frees up time and resources for innovation, and just as important in digital business, they need to be fluid, according to Gartner, Inc. In digital business, IT leaders must be part solid and part fluid to succeed.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Infrastructure

Huisman, who is active worldwide in the development and production of heavy construction equipment for onshore and offshore companies, has chosen Proact to be the supplier of a new IT infrastructure. Proact delivers and implements the total solution, consisting of servers, storage and back-up for a total of eleven locations worldwide. Huisman has signed a five-year contract.

Tight IT budgets to drive efficiency demands in 2015

Increasing efficiency will be the number one priority for IT departments in 2015, as organisations look to get more value out of their IT spend, according to research released today by Brocade. The research, taken from a survey of UK-based IT Decision-Makers (ITDMs), found that increasing efficiency is a top priority for 53 percent of IT leaders in 2015. Budget restrictions are the main driver behind this need for efficiency, with just 31 percent of organisations expecting their IT capital...

Published in Cloud + MS Infrastructure Security Storage

Dimension Data has launched its End-user Computing Development Model (EUCDM), a new global consultative engagement tool helps organisations learn more about end-user computing, what the impact will be on their ICT operations, and where to begin its implementation.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Data Analytics DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure Platform Security Software Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

The cloud server provider has also announced global availability for its new auto-scaling, pay-for-use Elastic Containers.

Published in BC/DR Cloud + MS Data Analytics Infrastructure Software Storage + Servers Storage Technology

UKBackup, a Farnborough, England-based backup solutions provider, has joined the Asigra partner ecosystem to deliver backup and recovery services based on the Asigra Cloud Backup™software platform. Advantages of the new service include affordable recovery-based pricing and end-to-end protection of customer data across physical, virtual, cloud and mobile computing platforms.