Consider these common mistakes before committing to cloud Africa’s only neutral cloud infrastructure business, Routed, says that while IDC predicts public cloud revenue to reach $236 billion by 2020, local companies are still making basic mistakes when investing in cloud infrastructure. “Cloud is more than a decade old now and while the adoption rate is growing, there are too many businesses basing their decisions on...
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Malcolm Siegel, co-founder of Routed, South Africa’s only neutral cloud infrastructure provider, has been appointed to the board of The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA). He previously served as an ISPA member since 2011, in a role within the INX working group management committee. Siegel says he looks forward to a more direct involvement within the association, playing a more vital role in decision making and...
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South Africa’s cloud adoption rate is on the increase and we are rapidly moving from cloud-first to a cloud-only methodology. The trend, which is rampant globally, is picking up speed as IDC predicts that 60 percent of enterprise IT workloads will be off premise. Andrew Cruise, managing director, Routed, South Africa’s only neutral cloud infrastructure provider says that Cloud 2.0 is what 2018 will see...
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Andrew Cruise, managing director, Routed, a vendor neutral cloud hosting platform provider, says that almost all South African businesses now have a cloud strategy. While the adoption curve remains at the beginning stages, especially for internal apps, he says that South Africa’s late adoption has led to a leapfrogging of sorts. "...
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If Gartner is to be believed and only a mere 38% of enterprise IT organisations are using cloud services, there is undoubtedly continued concern regarding cloud usage. Andrew Cruise, managing director, Routed, a vendor neutral cloud hosting platform provider, says that while there is massive scope for growth and improved cloud adoption, decision-makers clearly need guidance in terms of what to look for when finally...
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Everything-as-a-Service is where cloud services seem to be going and one of the main drivers of this is the emerging hybrid cloud. But, Andrew Cruise, managing director, Routed, a neutral cloud provider, says that true hybrid cloud solutions have not yet been implemented in South Africa. He says this, after launching Routed, which is focused on building and developing secure, reliable and robust cloud platforms. "The...
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Neutral cloud provider, Routed, has partnered with Veeam Software, the innovative solutions provider that delivers Availability for the Always-On Enterprise. Routed, which recently launched its vendor neutral cloud platform, is partnering with industry leaders to offer cloud platforms that are reliable, scalable and secure. Its partnership with Veeam certifies Routed as a Veeam Cloud and Service Provider (VCSP). Andrew Cruise, managing director, Routed, says that the...
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Routed, a South African cloud platform provider, has today announced that it is now a VMware cloud provider partner and that its public cloud service has attained VMware Disaster Recovery as a Service™ (DRaaS) Powered status. Routed will offer clients a simple, cost-effective VMware-based cloud service that seamlessly supports their customers’ vSphere® environments. A disaster recovery plan enables organisations to have peace of mind that potential...
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The cloud disconnect within the enterprise. is temporary according to Andrew Cruise, MD of Routed, a neutral cloud infrastructure provider. While it is understandable to be skeptical about cloud solutions, the challenge according to Cruise, is not only education, but an innate understanding that physical control of the cloud solution is not necessary. He says that once fully understood, cloud adoption will increase and self-service management...
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Routed, a true cloud service provider, has launched its vendor neutral cloud platform to offer what the company believes South Africa needs: a cloud platform that is reliable, scalable and secure. Andrew Cruise, managing director, Routed, says that the cloud market is on an immense growth curve and 2017 will be a significant year for overall adoption: “With the high availability of fibre we are seeing...
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