INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres
Public sectors
need to start
embracing
availability
Following the completion of the South African
Budget speech in Parliament, it is clear that the
government is striving to create an enabling
environment for its citizens. Gregg Petersen,
Regional Director for the Middle East and Africa
and the South Asian Association for Regional
Co-operation at Veeam, takes a look at how an
Always-On approach will be key to facilitating a
high availability public sector geared to meet the
needs of all its stakeholders.
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In terms of requirements, there is not
much to differentiate between private
and public sector requirements.
Both government and corporates have
started the migration to the modern
data centre requiring a high level of
up-time. In our experience, the biggest
differentiator revolves around planning and
modernisation initiatives,” says Petersen.
He believes that the private sector is
more mature than government when it
comes to implementation around the
modern data centre.
“Fortunately, the government is seriously
investigating these components and has
indicated that it wants to leverage modern
technology and vendors to realise cost
savings. In addition, this will also lead to
improved service level agreements for
business critical applications which will
result in a much nimbler and embracing
public sector.”
According to the 2016 Veeam Global
Availability Report, those organisations
looking to invest in their data centre cite
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