FEATURE: DATA FEATURE: CENTRES
applications in containers. An active-active
recovery environment versus a traditional
active-passive one means fewer capacity
issues, particularly around ‘reporting
and marking’ season, when the system
undergoes immense pressure three times a
year as educators need to upload, crosscheck
and share information regularly.
“We have seen a massive increase in our
ability to scale and prioritise workloads,
right down to a code and development
level. We are planning to introduce
Artificial Intelligence (AI) with our VMware
solution to help us dynamically allocate
infrastructure and resources. Looking
ahead, we want to use behavioural AI to
help prioritise IT services as well as map
our responses to events,” Vlok said.
“Ultimately, we can now incubate
innovative technical solutions and if
we fail, we can fail quickly with minimal
consequences. This allows us to deploy
innovative solutions faster than ever.”
Gerhard Horn, Data Centre Architect at
First Technology, Western Cape, said:
“Curro is an excellent example of a learning
institution that understands the modern
learners needs. By adapting to the times
and embracing new technologies as a tool
to modernise its approach to education,
its clients which are its learners, are the
true beneficiaries.
“Working with Curro as an IT partner has
been a very rewarding experience as it is
deeply committed to reducing the costs
of education to learners, and consistently
turns to technology to facilitate.
“The organisation’s approach to innovation
and the way in which its IT teams have
embraced the agility afforded to them
with a VMware- Software Define Data
Centre (SDDC) highlights how it is
not just trying to stay ahead of modern
education, but setting the standard today.
Its foresight of the importance of distance
and remote learning is particularly relevant
today as we face global challenges that
demand flexibility in remote working and
learning solutions,” added Horn.
Looking ahead
“We are creating the most comprehensive
educational technology platform available
today. It must serve school administrators,
teachers, parents and learners through an
innovative digitally integrated experience,”
said Vlok. •
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