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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

South Africa is expected to lead an increase in 5G activity across sub-Saharan Africa, according to a GSMA report. While the report describes SA as “the most advanced market in the region”, it also states, however, that mass deployment and adoption of 5G across the region is still several years away. This is mostly dueRead 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

2020 may have come and gone but COVID-19 has not. Healthcare institutions and officials looking to inject smarter processes and efficiencies into their operations are increasingly turning to emerging technologies to aid their response to the pandemic. South Africa’s COVID-19 Alert app serves as a great example. The app is not a contact tracing platform,Read 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

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

Resolution-setting is all about revisiting your goals and outlining your future plans with the aim being to improve in the year ahead. An extremely helpful framing exercise for individuals and businesses alike, setting New Year’s resolutions entails reflecting on the previous year and identifying how you can be better going forward. 2020 was characterised byRead more

“Necessity is the mother of invention”. This English-language proverb suggests that the primary driving force for new inventions is need. We’ve seen proof of this in 2020 as business leaders scrambled to minimise disruption caused by COVID-19. Not only did the pandemic dramatically accelerate corporate digital transformation, it also accelerated technological innovation in a wayRead 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