Mellanox Technologies, a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end smart interconnect solutions for data centre servers and storage systems, has announced the integration of its Ethernet switches into security leader Check Point Software’s ‘Maestro’ security platform, which has propelled Ethernet switch shipments past the one million port milestone. Check Point builds leading data centre security appliances […]

Redstor, a leading provider of next-generation data management, has come to the rescue of a vets hit by a ransomware attack. Terry Wilson, the practice manager at South Africa-based Teva Veterinary Clinic, revealed how staff turned up for work on a Monday morning to discover cyber criminals had encrypted all their files. However, after a […]

Arista Networks has announced the new Arista 7800R family for demanding 400G cloud networks and the next generation of the Arista 7500R, 7280R Series. The new platforms support 100G and 400G Ethernet with compelling throughput, density and price-performance and offer new telemetry and intelligence embedded into the network for service provider, edge, 5G and IoT […]

Trent Odgers, Cloud and Hosting Manager for Southern Africa at Veeam, looks at the role of data protection in  a multi-cloud strategy.  For all its benefits, adopting a multi-cloud approach in the digital business landscape does not come without risks. Given the importance of safeguarding data amidst evolving regulatory requirements, companies can ill afford not […]

Juniper Networks, an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, has announced that Colruyt Group, one of the largest retailers in Belgium and France, has deployed Juniper Networks’ solutions to improve its data connectivity in response to exponential growth in network traffic. Colruyt Group consists of more than 40 brands for consumers and businesses, […]

Thales, a leader in critical information systems, cybersecurity and data protection, has announced the availability of a next-generation payment hardware security module (HSM), payShield 10K, enabling customers to adopt new innovative digital payment technologies easily and securely. The new payment HSM secures digital payments at lower processing costs by using a fraction of the energy. […]

Hubert da Costa, SVP and GM EMEA at Cybera, examines how traditional VPNs are failing to meet the challenges of distributed enterprises and why secure SD-WAN Edge solutions are gaining broad market adoption. Virtual private networks (VPNs) are a well-established method deployed by businesses around the world to keep remote locations connected and deploy new […]

Adrian Comley, General Manager, Dynamic Network Services, BT, offers a practical guide on how to move forward with regards to the adoption of SD-WAN and network function virtualisation. Enterprise networking is at a turning point. After 20 years of relative stability, we’re moving to a new way of networking, away from the static infrastructure of […]

Microsoft’s announcement that it has launched its first cloud data centres in Africa – one in Cape Town, another in Johannesburg – has been a cause for celebration among South Africa’s business sector. And as Mikey Molfessis, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast South Africa explains, as we hurtle into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, access to cloud […]

Schneider Electric, a leader in Digital Transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the new APC NetBotz Monitoring and Management System to bring enhanced monitoring, management and control to IT environments. The new NetBotz appliance lineup features NetBotz Rack Monitor 750 and the NetBotz Camera Pod 165. Continuing 20 years of innovation in data […]