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COVID-19 presented an array of opportunities embrace digital. For many businesses, digital technologies have played a key role in their efforts to minimise disruption and keep running as usual. “Put simply, if you don’t digitally transform your business, you’re in trouble,” Peter Scheffel, chief digital officer at international custom software solutions development company, BBD, told ITWebRead more

You want to expand your cloud infrastructure. After doing some research, you find a public cloud provider that offers all the features and functionality you need to host your custom application. Over time, customers start asking for alternatives that are only available via a proprietary public cloud from a different vendor. Now you have aRead more

Companies around the globe are embracing cloud as a key business enabler. During the coronavirus pandemic, cloud deployments accelerated dramatically as businesses searched for ways to keep the lights on despite lockdown restrictions. Going forward, around 95% of organisations plan to increase their cloud spend in 2021. But where are they spending this money? And what cloud computing solutionsRead more

When it comes to cloud, adoption doesn’t always mean optimisation. Especially when you consider that over a quarter of global cloud spend is wasted, according to Flexera’s 2020 State of the Cloud Report, which is based on a survey of 750 executives from businesses across the globe. The study found that spend went over budget byRead more

When it comes to overall IT spend, South Africa is still far behind its international counterparts. But this doesn’t mean that South African brands aren’t spending money on IT. In recent months, we’ve seen a number of IT trends gaining momentum as a result of the global pandemic and many of these are likely toRead more

Cutting costs is one of the greatest benefits of cloud computing. But there is a flip side. Your cloud spend can get out control if the services you’re using aren’t properly managed. As such, Cloud Expense Management should be an essential part of any cloud strategy in 2021 and into the future. OneView is ourRead more

Earlier this year, we wrote a blog post about what to expect from cloud in 2021. In the post, we explained how various cloud trends helped many organisations survive the first wave of the pandemic. We also explained why cloud use will continue to rise and evolve as businesses attempt to minimise disruption and upRead more

According to IDC, cloud spending is expected to dramatically increase as organisations continue to accelerate cloud deployments. But who is monitoring this spend and making sure that you’re getting the most out of your budget? Cloud economists, also dubbed ‘the other CFO’, help the business forecast their cloud costs and identify any potential savings for new cloudRead more

For most companies, going digital means moving to the cloud. While the benefits of cloud are clear, what many business leaders don’t realise is that tracking cloud expenses and keeping costs under control can be tricky. As part of our global expansion, Nebula CTO, Andre Witte,  moved to Amsterdam to help European businesses make theRead more

Since the early 2000s, low-cost manufacturing has totally transformed the economies of China and other developing countries. The manufacturing industry now makes up roughly 40% of China’s GDP, playing a key role in expanding the middle class, driving consumption and reducing poverty. Now, it’s Africa’s turn. The African manufacturing industry must boost efficiency in orderRead more