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 […]
Israel-headquartered Guardicore, a leader in internal data centre and cloud security, has announced it has raised US$60 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total funding to US$110 million. This more than doubles the total capital raised to date and represents an endorsement of Guardicore’s current momentum as the company continues to disrupt the […]
Arcserve LLC, a Nutanix partner and leading data protection provider has showcased its new version of Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP), at Nutanix’s annual .NEXT Americas conference. Arcserve UDP is powered by heterogeneous, image-based technology designed to remove the multiple points of failure typically introduced into infrastructures through a piecemeal approach to data backup and […]
Dimension Data, the US$8 billion global technology integrator and managed services provider for hybrid IT, has revealed exclusive findings from its Executive Guide to NTT Security’s 2019 Global Threat Intelligence Report concerning the cybersecurity maturity of organisations across a number of markets and sectors. Globally, the average cybersecurity maturity rating stands at a worrying 1.45 […]
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 […]
Mark Jow, EMEA VP Technical Services at Commvault, offers some best practice advice for the secure management of data so that every element of the channel can pass on the benefits of this strategy to end users. In order for organisations to succeed, they need to rethink how they analyse and interact with the data […]
Arcserve Southern Africa has revealed that data protection provider, Arcserve, has announced the newest version of Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP). This is the industry’s leading solution for comprehensive protection of every type of workload. Powered by heterogeneous, image-based technology, this release was specifically designed to remove the multiple points of failure typically introduced into […]
Claude Schuck, Regional Head, Middle East at Veeam, highlights some of the security risks associated with multi-cloud and how these can be mitigated. The ways businesses leverage cloud to manage and maximise the value of their data continues to evolve. The years when adopting cloud-based solutions felt like the first step into some brave new […]
