ABSOLUTE DATA EXCELLENCE
ABSOLUTE DATA EXCELLENCE
King V's Principle 10 has made the board accountable for an estate most boards have never seen. The paragraph in next year's report will not be the answer.Key Takeaways The word is accountable - Principle 10 does not ask the board to receive reports on data. It makes...
Every SQL Server deadline buys the same thing: a project that delivers nothing new. There is a version of that project you only ever run once.Key Takeaways The standstill project - Much of what passes for modernisation is a project that delivers nothing new: months of...
For three end-of-support cycles, Microsoft made waiting free. This time it did not – and that, not the deadline, is the story.Key Takeaways The subsidy on waiting has been withdrawn - for three end-of-support cycles Microsoft made deferral effectively free on Azure,...
Copilot is ready the day you switch it on. Whether it delivers depends on something Microsoft cannot ship you: a governed data estate underneath it.Key Takeaways Adoption is outrunning readiness - enterprise Copilot rollouts are accelerating, but what varies from one...
Enterprise AI has moved from pilots to full-workforce rollouts - and the question few are asking is whether their data is governed enough to let an AI read it.Key Takeaways Speed is the wrong question - enterprise AI has jumped to full-workforce Copilot rollouts and...
Most organisations invest in perimeter security. The database – where the data actually lives – is the layer most often left ungoverned.Key Takeaways The perimeter protects the route, not the destination - Security investment concentrates on the edge, while the...
South Africa's breach record tells a consistent story – and it leads to the database layer.Key Takeaways The extraction point, not the entry point - Security investment concentrates on the perimeter and the endpoint, but the data leaves from the database – the one...
On October 10, 2023, support for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 ended. That means the end of regular security updates. Don't let your infrastructure and applications go unprotected. We're here to help you migrate to current versions for greater security, performance...
On July 9, 2019, support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end. That means the end of regular security updates. Don't let your infrastructure and applications go unprotected. We're here to help you migrate to current versions for greater security, performance and...
On January 14, 2020, support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end. That means the end of regular security updates. Don't let your infrastructure and applications go unprotected. We're here to help you migrate to current versions for greater security,...
Ascent Technology’s DB Shield Service protects databases on your network with a set of preconfigured defenses, and helps you build a custom security policy for your environment – making it easier to demonstrate compliance to auditors and improve critical asset data...
It's all about choice. Now, you can get SQL Server 2017's industry-leading performance and security on Windows, Linux, and Docker containers. SQL Server on Linux provides clients with even more flexibility in their data solution. One with mission-critical performance,...
Azure StorSimple addresses massive data growth, empowering you to take advantage of economical cloud storage for your inactive data, while keeping your mission-critical data on-premises for the highest levels of performance.Hybrid Storage combined with Cloud Economics...
Move your Oracle, IBM DB2 or SAP Sybase ASE databases to SQL Server and receive the necessary licenses of SQL Server - free with software assurance*. Take advantage of this offer and get the one data solution that has everything you need built in. Break free from...
Microsoft Azure Data Platform Services not only boosts the company’s DR facilities, it also helps them deliver value-added services and innovative strategic solutions to its customers. In a digitising world, it comes as no surprise to learn that Compatible Automotive...
Ascent Technology assists Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) with modernising its Windows Server and SQL Server, Azure Based Data Platform Architecture, ensuring Agility and Flexibility to cater for the company’s increased workloads. RMA is South Africa’s leading...
By managing, securing, upgrading and ensuring best practices within the Data Platform Environment, Ascent delivers significant value to mining company. Tharisa plc is a European-headquartered PGM and chrome co-producer incorporating mining, pro-cessing, beneficiation,...
An extensive Data Platform upgrade creates a fully virtualised, highly available and cloud ready environment to serve as a platform for Digital Transformation. Much emphasis today is placed on the importance of Digital Transformation, and a critical part of this is...
Longstanding partnership delivers value across a wide range of Managed Database and BI, Consulting and Support Services. Insure Group Managers and its subsidiaries have a strategic focus on providing financial services for the South African short-term insurance...
Tracker Outsources Microsoft and Oracle Database Management and Consulting to Specialist Database Infrastructure Company Ascent Technology. Tracker South Africa was established in 1996 and is a technology focused company which is the market leader for vehicle tracking...
RTT becomes the first SA logistics company to migrate to Microsoft SQL Server 2014. The RTT Group is a new generation logistics services enterprise that provides intelligent, innovative and customised services to clients in niche industry bands. RTT actively defines,...
Ascent Technology receives the Microsoft Top Customer Adds Partner of the Year award. Ascent Technology continues its strong showing in the Microsoft Partner of the Year awards, having won the Microsoft Top Customer Adds Partner of the Year award.Winner Top Customer...
Ascent Technology receives the Microsoft Data Platform Partner of the Year Award Four Years Running! Ascent Technology continues its strong showing in the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, having won the 2014 Data Platform Partner of the Year Award. "We are proud...
Ascent Technology receives the Microsoft Data Platform Partner of the Year and Microsoft Managing Director's Partner of the Year awards. Ascent Technology continues its strong showing in the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, having won both the Data Platform...
Ascent Technology has signed a partner agreement with Imperva that will enable the company to offer its clients access to Imperva’s heterogeneous suite of Database Security and Compliance tools.
Ascent Technology has a well known reputation as a heterogeneous Database Management Specialist company, but did you know that Database Management is not our only strenth?
Ascent Technology has become a Microsoft Gold-certified Partner with Gold accreditation in the Data Platform Competency.
Ascent Technology has signed an international distributor agreement that will enable the company to offer its clients access to Embarcadero’s heterogeneous suite of Database Development, Administration and Optimization tools.
The key difference between a customer and a client is that where a customer uses your service once, a client repeatedly makes use of your service and organisation, thus building a trusted advisor relationship with you.
“Safe Never Sleeps”
You would think that databases keep your most sensitive data safe, but the reality is very different.
Ascent Technology has continued its strong showing in the Microsoft Partner of the year awards, being nominated for the fourth year in a row. As one of the finalists for the Data Platform Partner of the Year Award, the company will find out at Microsoft’s Partner Summit 2011 whether it has captured the title.
In recent months, Ascent Technology has experienced a surge in its clients’ requirements for high availability in the database space, driven by the importance of having no downtime and the need to constantly transact.
The security, privacy and integrity of a company’s information has always been critical, now compliance issues raised in new legislation such as PCI DSS, POPI and the new Companies and Consumer Protection Acts simply take this to a new level.
Ascent Technology has been recognised as a Level Two contributor, According to the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Codes of Good Practice, as laid down by the Department of Trade and Industry.
The trend towards adopting a co-sourcing or outsourcing (Co/Outsourcing) model in respect of database administration is not a new one, but it is clearly growing rapidly.
Ascent’s customers can now also gain access to the newest revolution in the database arena – IBM’s InfoSphere Guardium Real Time Database Activity Monitoring. Guardium is a simple and robust solution that is designed to ensure the privacy and integrity of a company’s information.
For the third year in a row, Ascent Technology has been nominated amongst the finalists for the Data Management Solutions Competency Award in the Microsoft Partner of the Year awards. The company is one of just three finalists contesting the award, the winner of which will be announced at Microsoft’s Partner Summit 2010, taking place at Sun City in early September.
Ascent Technology has been recognised as a Level Three contributor, according to the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Codes of Good Practice, as laid down by the Department of Trade and Industry.
The current economic situation is driving a greater number of organisations to consider cost cutting measures and to implement consolidation procedures. At the same time, the growing skills shortage makes it more difficult for these businesses to acquire and retain people with the right level of training.