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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

According to the 2020 Cloud in Africa report, released in September last year, cloud technology helped business across sub-Saharan Africa to better manage the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Conducted by World Wide Worx in partnership with F5, DigiCloud Africa, and Dell Technologies, over 90% of study participants described cloud computing as being “important” in theirRead more

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed cloud computing to the front of decision-maker’s minds. This is according to a new study by World Wide Worx, in partnership with F5, Dell Technologies, Digicloud Africa and Intel. According to the research, around 91% of respondents described cloud computing as being an incredible asset in their response to the crisis,Read more

In 2020, we saw banks and financial institutions being pressurised to leverage new technologies to boost internal efficiency and improve competitiveness during a global pandemic. This means embracing new business models and implementing emerging technologies like cloud computing, big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). For CFOs, the digital transformation currently taking place acrossRead more

Until now, edge computing has held a great deal of promise but without much practical application. In 2021, this is set to change. According to industry experts from Forbes, Forrester and the IDC, we will see the concept of the edge becoming much more widespread among the general population in 2021. Much like everyone knowsRead more

In many countries around the world, patients live miles away from the nearest hospital. In fact, a 2018 study by the World Economic Forum (WEF) revealed that less than a third (29%) of the total population of sub-Saharan Africa, and around 28% of the women of child-bearing age, lived more than two hours from the nearestRead more

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) market is expected to reach $116 billion in 2020; driven by a real need to protect worker data as businesses rapidly shift to remote work. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed everything IT-related in the spotlight, especially as businesses search for opportunities to boost efficiency and reduce costs. SaaS solutions are often easyRead more

According to Flexera’s 2020 State of Tech Spend Report, nearly one-third of survey respondents already have workloads in the cloud. And that number is expected to jump to almost half by 2021.Given the efficiency gains and cost saving, the rise in cloud use is understandable. In recent years, we’ve seen cloud being used by organisationsRead more