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We are proud to announce that we have attained B-BBEE Level 5 Status – a noteworthy achievement for a small business like Routed.   This journey began while we were a ‘Micro Enterprise’ and were able to self-certify at Level 4. Since becoming a QSE (Qualifying Small Enterprise) Routed consistently improved our rating with each annual audit, reaching Level 8 in 2020, Level 7 in 2021, and...

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Recently BMW set the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons with the announcement of its new subscription-based features set. It is a concept core to SaaS, DRaaS, and every other modern technology offering today – the pay-per-use principle – but as many organisations are now finding out, customers saddled with unacted bills in perpetuity will soon look for alternatives, explains Andrew Cruise, Chief Executive of Routed,...

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“Cloud is a limitless resource that can be scaled to meet growing demands,” many cloud providers tell their customers; that is until a surge in resource requirements even at some of the largest providers starts affecting the quality of service. According to this recent article, more than two dozen Microsoft Azure data centres, including key sites in the USA, Europe and Asia, began operating at reduced...

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Moving To The Cloud

If the pandemic taught us one thing, it’s that remote work is a viable alternative to large, expensive offices and IT infrastructure and hardware. “Many South African businesses have slashed their office space after realising that they could save money while still being fully operational remotely,” says Andrew Cruise, Managing Director of vendor-neutral cloud infrastructure provider, Routed. And though only around 5% of the South African enterprise...

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