Frank Kim at SANS Institute explains why cloud providers are in a virtuous circle of security improvements providing a foundation for security professionals to build their cloud security programmes. Rapid innovation is driving organisations to adopt cloud services as critical infrastructure. Cloud acceleration has become a boardroom issue, with non-technical leaders often being vocal proponents […]

Instructure, edtech maker of the global leading learning management system, Canvas LMS, has experienced growth in recent years. A key driver of this growth has been the company’s channel partner programme, which has played a crucial role in expanding the reach of Canvas and other Instructure products among education institutions in different markets. The innovative […]

As technology advancement has shifted into overdrive from its already dizzying pace over the last two years, Dan Woods, Global Head of Intelligence at F5, discusses cybersecurity myths that have gained traction and could harm the business performance of your organisation, and why widespread cyber fraud should be getting more attention than it is. In […]

Ossama Eldeeb, Senior Director, Partner Organisation, VMware, South EMEA, explains why building a hybrid working future and translating the plans into action require the help of IT teams and, the support and expertise of trusted partners. The last two years have been an unexpected evolution in the way that we work. In the face of […]

Organisations increasingly employ zero trust principles to protect digital infrastructure. It is well-reported that the pandemic caused a spike in cyberattacks, including malware, ransomware and DDoS attacks. Threat actors have sought to disrupt not only services people rely on everyday like healthcare, education and financial but also critical infrastructure, like food supply chains, utilities and […]

Ransomware remains one of the top cybersecurity challenges for all organisations – often severely disrupting Business Continuity. Hielke Veltman, Channel Alliances Manager at NetWitness, guides us through the NetWitness Professional Services approach to ransomware protection and highlights why proactive thinking provides peace of mind for understaffed security teams.  It’s a terrifying thought: at any moment […]

As software-driven solutions take priority with companies embracing the cloud to introduce more agility into their business environments, Rentia Booysen, Business Unit Manager at South Africa-based value-added distributor Westcon-Comstor, tells us here the role a distributor is expected to play in lifecycle management. Prior to the pandemic, technology lifecycle management generally referred to upgrading or […]

Cloud computing solutions enable enterprises across verticals to power their Digital Transformation journeys. Living in a pandemic has made every business realise the need to be digitally agile, robust, reliable, and secure. Deploying the cloud for business is the fastest and surest way to achieve this. Every other Digital Transformation solution can be bolted on […]

With the new hybrid-working model the industry is seeing organisations increasingly moving more of their workload settings to the cloud. While this transformation offers great agility and scalability benefits, it comes with inherent and increased risks to security and compliance. A simple configuration error can result in an entire organisation being exposed to threat actors […]

Enterprise storage is a centralised repository for business information that provides common data management, protection, and data sharing functions through connections to computer systems. For resellers and solution providers, the enterprise storage market has never been more mature than it is now. If you are not selling enterprise, now is the right time to jump […]