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CoCre8 focuses on the assets to ensure all-round security It sometimes seems that the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has also spawned a worldwide rash of new and particularly devastating threats to IT systems and the organisations that rely on them. There have been a series of high-profile attacks that have brought down critical infrastructure and even, in one particularly troubling episode, the healthcare system of an entire country. Stephan Gilliland, head of the edge computing portfolio at CoCre8 Technology Solutions, points out that the pandemic and subsequent global lockdowns brought about a whole new set of challenges for organisations. “Working from home has kept a lot of companies operational, but it has also introduced new challenges,” he says. “One of these is the increase in cybersecurity risks, as employees connect to corporate networks via their home routers and networks.” The problem here is that home-based networks and endpoints really need to have the same level of security as a traditional office – but that hasn’t always been possible for many businesses. “Organisations deal with a lot of sensitive data and working from home can open some risks to data leaks,” Gilliland points out. “Most employees were never geared up to work from home, so their office space is usually the dining-room table. Not only are their systems a weak point, but when they get visitors, there might be sensitive information lying around in the form of paperwork or passwords to log into the company’s applications.” Read full article here: CoCre8 focuses on the assets to ensure all-round security - Brainstorm Magazine

CLOUD COMPUTING

Rapid cloud migration makes multicloud a reality

The days of talking about cloud computing are over: in 2021, the world has seen a concerted move to public cloud as companies look to conserver their cash. Abdul Moosa, chief technology officer of CoCre8 Technology Solutions, explains that the last 18 months have increased the pressure on organisations to move away from capital expenditure (capex) and on to an operating expenditure (opex) model. “From a business point of view, companies are strapped for cash,’ he says. “By moving to opex, they have an opportunity to generate revenue before they have to spend too much cash.” This consumption model is quickly changing the IT landscape. “Just a few years ago, companies were happy to spend hundreds of thousands on infrastructure purchases. But now they are saying that IT is not their core business, and they would rather focus on digital transformation and driving their business KPIs (key performance indicators). “By doing that, they are changing how they look at IT. Now they want to separate the infrastructure, or plumbing, from the digital business solutions. Things like big data and analytics are among the applications that organisations are looking to implement. It’s becoming clear that data, and the monetization of data, is driving a lot of the changes we see in the IT market.” Read full article here: https://view.publitas.com/futurewave-1/cloudcomputing-an-irresistable-force/page/1

CoCre8 wins in the data centre with smart solutions, strong partnerships The data centre is still the heart of any enterprise, and a modern data centre is key to an organization’s digital transformation efforts. But the resource-intensive data centre is a thing of the past: today CIOs want a solution-based infrastructure that is easy to deploy and manage. The Fujitsu family of data centre solutions fits the bill. PRIMERGY servers Fujitsu PRIMERGY servers deliver workload-optimized x86 industry standard servers for any workload and business demand. Since there is no single server portfolio consisting of expandable tower servers, versatile rack-mount servers, density-optimized multi-node servers as well as GPU servers purpose-built for the demands of AI and VDI.

PRIMEFLEX integrated systems Fujitsu PRIMEFLEX Integrated System is an end-to-end portfolio of pre-defined, pre-integrated and pretested hybrid IT-enabled converged and hyper-converged solutions that can modernize the datacentre and accelerating the journey to a data-driven enterprise

ETERNUS storage Fujitsu is a world-leading data management and data protection solutions provider. Combining ETERNUS storage systems with its portfolio of comprehensive services and leading partner technologies, delivers optimal data storage solutions that give customers the right data service levels and reduce costs.

NetApp As the cloud becomes more pervasive and cost-effective, it’s become imperative to properly manage workloads both on-premises and in the cloud. NetApp brings the enterprise-grade data services customers rely on into the cloud, and the simple flexibility of cloud into the data centre. NetApp’s industry-leading solutions work across diverse environments and the world’s biggest clouds.

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