Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 17 | Page 13

NEWS CA’s Leadership in Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Management recognised C 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.” ///////////////// HomeFixer App launches, bringing ease to home renovations and maintenance A 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 www.intelligentcio.com “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. INTELLIGENTCIO 13