Forbes put the digitalisation challenge currently facing modern CFOs succinctly: “Sadly, CFOs are spread too thin to fully embrace the technological revolution”. The publication goes on to say that innovations like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics and crypto currency may offer amazing potential to CFOs and their teams but many are simply too overwhelmedRead more
Heathrow is Europe’s largest airport. Run by a team of 6500 employees, this global transport hub welcomes close to 80 million passengers every year. Given the scale of the facility, it is critical that processes are put in place to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible. The non-stop nature of work at Heathrow,Read more
Business automation can improve just about every process particularly repetitive work. Where these less complex manual tasks can be replaced entirely, valuable human time is freed up and employees are given new opportunities to learn, grow and further develop their skills; so much so that some members of the workforce are even able to recreateRead more
French military and political leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, once said: “War is 90% information”. The leader of several successful campaigns during the French Revolution, Bonaparte was around way before the information age and yet, he consistently attributed much of his battle success to having the right information. And, perhaps more importantly, he used that data toRead more
According to Gartner, worldwide public cloud revenue will grow to $266.4 billion in 2020, up 17% from $227.8 billion last year. We may only be a few weeks into the new decade but one thing we know for sure is that enterprise cloud isn’t going anywhere any time soon. To help you make the mostRead more
Managing IT telecoms, and cloud costs optimally is complicated. But the benefits are huge. When an enterprise has a comprehensive understanding of their entire technology ecosystem, not only does it become easier to reduce the costs, it’s also possible to minimise the risks associated with bringing these new technologies into an organisation. This is whereRead more
In 2019, our CEO, Daniel Nel, shared his thoughts on what it takes to be a good leader. Having successfully run Nebula for over 20 years, it’s safe to say that he knows a thing or two about how to lead a team and, ultimately, create the business of your dreams. From superheroes and fineRead more
As economic and social trends shift, and as technologies and customer expectations evolve, businesses stand a higher risk of falling behind. Gone are the days when delivering digital experiences was only possible if you were a “tech” enterprise. Today, all businesses have to be tech businesses, which means that all businesses must embrace digital tools andRead more
Speaking at a recent Cloud for Retail event in Cape Town, Linah Maigurira, Google’s retail industry manager for South Africa, explained that consumers are more curious, more demanding and more impatient than they’ve ever been before. “Your customers are walking into your shop with an intent to buy and that intent is backed by knowledge. They’reRead more
Market research firm, the International Data Corporation (IDC), coined the term “the third platform” to describe the hugely disruptive world we live in. Characterised by four foundational digital technologies – namely social, mobile, analytics/big data and cloud computing – the IDC believes that these tools have enabled companies to boost efficiencies, create new customer andRead more
