Research firms like Statista forecast that over 30 billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020 and that this number will rise to 75 billion come 2025. No longer just a tech industry buzzword, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become a core technology influencing everything that consumers and businesses use on a daily basis.Read more
Nebula has been named the Industry Vertical Solution Partner of the Year at the 2019 Microsoft South Africa Partner Awards. Honouring best-in-class businesses that have demonstrated their expertise within a selected industry – in this case, retail – the Partner of the Year awards were handed out at an astronomy-inspired evening in Johannesburg last week.Read more
Modern businesses have to make quick decisions in order to stay ahead of the competition. And having the most recent data available is critical in order to make these swift business decisions possible. Within the healthcare space, the stakes are far higher. When getting test results, diagnosing patients and determining the best course of treatmentRead more
Given the fact that 93% of South African businesses are either developing or implementing a cloud strategy, no business can afford to be left behind. But where do you begin? At Nebula, we’re always keen to help. As such, we’ve put together an eBook detailing everything you need to know before embarking on your cloudRead more
A 2019 survey of close to 400 local IT decision makers revealed that 77% of South African businesses are using cloud services within their IT environments. And with several big brands planning to open local data centres in the near future – Microsoft were first out the gates opening theirs in March – interest inRead more
For many of us, edge computing is still somewhat of an enigma. It’s a new kind of data centre, it’s a new way to build a network and it’s also a method to speed up the cloud. Put simply – edge computing is a method to improve the performance of Internet-based electronic devices. From phones,Read more
Forbes equate the hype around cloud computing, the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to the launch of the internet some thirty years ago. Describing the rise of the internet as the greatest technology revolution since the industrial revolution, they describe the combination of cloud, IoT and AI as “driving opportunity and threatRead more
Back in May 2017, Microsoft first announced that it planned to build two Azure cloud data centres in South Africa. One in Johannesburg and one in Cape Town, these facilities were expected to open their doors at some point during 2018. But December 31 came and went. MS missed their self-imposed deadline and the localRead more
If you’re considering cloud as a way to cut costs, you’re missing the point. While cost savings are one of the key benefits of cloud, and are a huge win for every business, what cloud really allows businesses to achieve is cost efficiencies. While cost savings are all about reducing your spend, cost efficiencies focusRead more
Manufacturers across the globe were expected to spend $4.2 billion on cloud computing platforms in 2017 and achieve year-over-year growth of 23% in 2018, according to IDC. And this upward trend shows no signs of slowing down. IDC also predicts that the manufacturing industry will reach a total of $9.2 billion in cloud spend comeRead more
