Gabsten Technologies announced Service Partner of the Year at Commvault Connections Live event Data Management Solution specialist, Gabsten Technologies, won the prestigious Commvault Services Partner of the Year 2018 award at the Commvault Connections Live event held at the Hyatt Regency in Rosebank on Thursday 30th August 2018. The award pays homage to Gabsten Technologies’ longstanding partnership with Commvault, and its excellence in implementing,...
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PoPI compliance means more than data management and backup solutions By Iniel Dreyer, Managing Director at Gabsten Technologies The legislative need to safeguard personal client information has had the effect of making businesses aware of their data. When faced with the choice of hefty punitive fines or implementing backup and recovery solutions to protect data, the only logical thing for businesses to do is take...
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Globally, cloud services are on the rise and organisations large and small are either using the cloud or are planning to, according to Rightscale’s 2018 State of the Cloud Report. Closer to home, the Cloud Africa 2018 Report had similar findings, with ninety percent of South African companies saying that they had increased spending on cloud computing last year, and over eighty percent committing to...
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Data management and backup is one of the biggest IT challenges facing small accounting and bookkeeping firms today. Lacking the big budgets of larger companies, these businesses have less to spend on data storage, backup and protection and often resort to storing files on their laptops or, at best, an external hard drive or two. However, accounting and bookkeeping firms – no matter how...
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South African businesses are still operating under a few misconceptions when it comes to the issues of data sovereignty and security in the cloud, making organisations hesitant about migrating their data. While these misconceptions are not entirely unjustified in that there have certainly been a number of public cloud providers that have been hacked, it must be pointed out that these providers have had...
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South Africa’s downgrade to junk status by a number of global ratings agencies has put an already strained economy under further stress. While this has numerous implications, for business, one of the most significant challenges is the fact that investments into technology become more expensive, and often cannot be justified in such an uncertain environment. Conversely, however, technology is the lifeblood of any organisation...
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Organisations across all sectors have quickly realised the value of data as an asset to their business. Containing valuable insights into their markets as well as ways to improve and evolve their operations, data – and the management thereof – is essential for business success. Being so critical, it’s safe to say that data curation and management should not be left in the hands...
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We all know backup is important, which is why most organisations ensure they have sufficient backup in place. After all, data is valuable and needs to be protected. But having the right backup is only part of the solution; the rest is up to the policies in place and the people who use it. Instances of data loss due to simple human error are more...
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Meet Gabsten Technologies at the MyBroadband Cloud, Hosting, and Security Conference taking place at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on 13 June 2018. We specialise in maximising the management and backup of data for businesses, including cloud adoption and integration strategies, on-site or hybrid data solutions, disaster recovery consulting, and managed services – no matter the size of the business or budget. Solutions and...
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Last year saw a surge in cybercrime which surpassed previous years, highlighting the importance of having proper, continually updated security measures in place. Data’s increasing value and the advent of regulatory measures around data protection have pushed the protection of company and personal information, in the face of rising cybercrime, to the fore for South African businesses. As a result, many organisations are exploring the...
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