Before I outline key considerations in any mainframe modernisation strategy, let’s confirm why companies must consider modernising their mainframe.The straight answer to this question is that many businesses are now implementing mainframe modernisation strategies because it enables them to take advantage of the latest innovations in the cloud without disrupting business-critical mainframe processing and applications.Enterprises […]
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Focus needs to turn to doing AI analytics right as adoption soars
Digital transformation and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) have soared around the world since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, making it increasingly important for organisations to focus on the tools, models and ecosystems in which AI will be deployed. This emerged during an executive webinar on AI Powered Analytics for Digital Acceleration hosted by […]
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Enhancing the security of your applications
Is software part of how you are delivering value to your customers? But how is your organisation innovating through software? Software adds value, but it also introduces risk. Let’s take the example of Equifax, described as a data ‘mega-breach’ that exposed the personal information of 147 million people and was caused by an application vulnerability […]
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Unlocking the value of modernising the ‘big iron’
Far from being on the way out, mainframes − or the ‘big iron’ as they are affectionately known – are reputed to run 30 billion transactions per day, hold 80% of the world’s business data and handle 90% of all credit card transactions. So, if you performed an online transaction today, it is likely a […]
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Enabling the future of business today
Together, iOCO and FD offer a complete Microsoft toolbox to #solve any business challenge. With a focus on providing the most effective and most secure solution, our user-centric approach guarantees a smooth transition to the cloud, with immediate benefits. From on-premise services, to custom integration Dev-Ops, we have solutions to meet any need.
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How CFOs can derive significant business benefit from the cloud
For years, conversations around the benefits that the cloud brings to business have centred on innovation and agility, with a focus on how organisations could become and remain more competitive. With the massive changes the Covid-19 pandemic has brought, though, companies have started having different conversations, and are now looking at how the cloud can […]
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AI Powered Analytics for Digital Acceleration
Watch this high level summary of factors that accelerate business, why data and analytics efforts can fail and how AI Powered analytics can enable technology-driven business transformation.
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Managing Complex IT Environments in the Wake of Covid & Industry 4.0
Today, businesses possibly face the most complicated IT environments that have ever been seen across the globe. In the wake of Industry 4.0, traditional methods simply cost too much, are far too laborious, and result in a reactive approach which cannot keep pace with rapid development. Add to this the strain that lockdowns, work-from-home requirements, […]
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Bolster your ransomware posture with immutable storage
Immutable storage is a crucial tool in the fight against ransomware, as data can’t be overwritten, changed, tampered with, or deleted − even by someone with admin rights. Let’s start by explaining what ‘immutable storage’ is and why it is important to adopt a holistic approach to cyber security. Too many execs operate on the […]
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Broadcom named an overall market leader in KuppingerCole 2021 Leadership Compass for API Management and Security
CA Southern Africa, the sole sub-Saharan Africa representative of CA Technologies, a Broadcom company, has revealed the results of the KuppingerCole 2021 Leadership Compass for API Management and Security. In this evaluation, Broadcom’s Layer7 API Management solution was named as an overall market leader due to its product, innovation and market leadership. KuppingerCole specialises in […]
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