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
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
According to Deloitte’s 2017 FSI Review, financial services firms are looking to leverage digital tools and IT to do more and to help them stay relevant into the future. So much so that the incorporation of these tools into the work these businesses do has become the “new normal”. In this same review, Yacin Mahieddine,Read more
“For many industrial manufacturers, what was once a clear path to success is now fraught with uncertainty,” PwC’s Industrial Manufacturing Trends report for 2018 and 2019 reads. As more and more manufacturers seek efficiency and production transparency from digital technologies and connected tools they are now faced with a new challenge – finding the rightRead more
Ever heard of “lights-out manufacturing”? This concept sees factories operating autonomously; without any human intervention. The name given to this type of manufacturing is inspired by the fact that lights-out factories don’t need any lighting so they’re just big buildings full of machines working in the dark. Why are we mentioning this? To illustrate justRead more
Cloud adoption has totally changed the global business landscape. Despite this, the hype around cloud has been met with a certain amount of trepidation by the financial services sector. But this is changing. According to PwC, core service areas like credit scoring, statements, consumer payments and billings for basic account functions will be cloud-based come 2020.Read more
ShareGate is a Canadian organisation that helps clients simplify their move to the cloud. A recent post on their blog revealed that in 2017 the business had actually struggled to keep their cloud costs down. Despite being an organisation made up of cloud experts, they were struggling to manage cloud sprawl and to control theirRead more
Gone are the days when a bank could woo customers with a fancy app or a slick online portal. As a recent survey from JD Power reveals, customer satisfaction is closely linked to the breadth and depth of a bank’s digital offer. Modern customers, who are used to convenience and personalisation within the retail and e-commerceRead more
For developing countries, Industry 4.0 is about creating appropriate levels of automation and digitisation in order to achieve flexibility and productivity. But also taking into accounting the socio-economic context and the local traditions and skills of the people living in that region. It is also known as the ‘fourth industrial revolution’. But it is notRead more
