NEWS
CA’s Leadership in Enterprise Hybrid Cloud
Management recognised
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A Southern Africa has revealed that CA Technologies has been
named a ‘value leader’ by Enterprise Management Associates
(EMA) in its Enterprise Hybrid Infrastructure Monitoring (EHIM)
Radar Report.
EMA scored solutions based on their ability to discover and monitor
servers, networks, hypervisors, containers, storage systems and public
cloud services. CA Unified Infrastructure Management (CA UIM),
a comprehensive cloud and hybrid IT monitoring solution, received
strong scores for ease of use and administration, operational
analytics, platform functionality, architecture and integration.
“CA UIM is an example of a comprehensive, purpose-built solution
designed from the ground up to provide visibility across on-premises
and cloud infrastructures,” said Shamus McGillicuddy, Senior Analyst,
EMA. “IT operations professionals say CA UIM is easy to use and
maintain. CA also provides a broad set of integrated advanced
analytics and monitoring tools that can further enhance the overall
AIOps value of CA UIM.”
Ali Siddiqui, General Manager, Agile Operations, CA Technologies,
added: “The rapid adoption of cloud and dynamic infrastructures,
alongside the presence of traditional resources, is fuelling complexity
within enterprise IT environments.
“CA UIM provides an analytics driven, unified approach that
drives operational efficiencies and improves visibility across hybrid
infrastructures allowing IT operations teams to more easily adopt
the right mix of technologies that are needed in their role as business
enablers of a modern software factory that supply new and evolving
applications with exceptional services.”
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HomeFixer App launches, bringing ease to home
renovations and maintenance
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n app to help fix any household related
issue at the push of a button has
been launched. HomeFixer was recently
launched by 2018 Namibian rugby captain
Renaldo Bothma, who is now playing in the
UK for Harlequins. It is a free mobile app
that puts users in touch with tradesmen,
service providers and companies involved
in the home improvement industry. With
an aim to take the pain out of household
renovations and maintenance, the app is
simple to use and assists users in finding
rated service providers using its location
functionality, while also providing the
capability to obtain quotes from multiple
companies. Free to download from the app
store in both Android and IOS, HomeFixer
also boasts an emergency function, giving
access to service providers who offer 24-
hour assistance.
“We are very proud of the app and believe
in its power to assist anyone needing a
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“There are several features we have included
within the app to not only assist the user,
but also make using it an easy, pleasant and
successful experience.”
Aside from a clean and easy user design,
HomeFixer boasts keyword searches,
location services, listing details, click actions
and quote request options.
“We have worked hard to provide users
with a comprehensive service for all
household maintenance and renovations,”
added Bothma.
Renaldo Bothma, who founded the
HomeFixer app
recommended service provider for home
improvements,” said Bothma.
Also included is a handy rating and review
system. Bothma says that once a customer
has downloaded and used the app, they
are able to rate and review the service they
received: “This helps HomeFixer to ensure
it only uses reputable and skilled service
providers and will also assist in building trust
with customers,” he said.
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