Microsoft sets new standard for cloud security and data privacy
In the cloud-first, mobile-first era, companies in every industry around the globe are using cloud computing to power their transformation into digital businesses. Organisations are turning to the cloud due to the business benefits that the technology unlocks and enables including cost savings, greater business agility, reduced IT complexity and gaining a competitive edge on rivals. Even within South Africa, organisations of all sizes are utilising cloud-based services to get more work done from anywhere, anytime, using almost any device. The latest report from market research company Ipsos Mori, entitled SMB IT Research 2015, states that employees from 57% of South African small to medium businesses who do not need to work from the office, access their work remotely through a mobile device or PC by using a cloud service. Almost half (49%) of staff at SMBs also access their work by way of a remote desktop connection. One of the main stumbling blocks towards greater and faster cloud