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SA’s B20/G20 Responsibility
The recent B20 and G20 launches in South Africa highlighted Africa’s growing importance on the global stage. With a young, dynamic workforce, vast reserves of critical minerals, and rapidly expanding markets, Africa is ready to play a central role in the next phase of...
The case for cloud
Many companies are rethinking their cloud strategies to save costs and gain control. For example, 37signals saved $2 million by moving workloads back on-premises, while Akamai Technologies cut costs by 40% using its own infrastructure.IDC reports that 80% of...
What keeps the world’s top tech CEOs up at night?
From AI adoption to surging data volumes, industry leaders (the CEOs in the article below have centuries of combined experience) agree about fundamental challenges to stay competitive.But here's the good news: every challenge is an opportunity in disguise. Whether...
AI Adoption and the Formal Data Strategy
It is really surprising to discover that so many companies are struggling with the challenges of AI, but still do not have a clear data strategy in place.Businesses are rushing to adopt AI tools to stay competitive. However, many are still dealing with legacy issues...
Africa has a voice in technology
60% of Africa’s population is under 25. By 2050, 1 in 3 global workers will be African.That’s why the outcomes of World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos 2025 were worrying. Africa’s absence from key discussions on technology, AI, and economic growth isn’t just an...
Fintech unicorns spotted on Safari
It's inspiring to see recent success stories like that of TymeBank in South Africa and Moniepoint Group in Nigeria! 🎉 Reaching unicorn status with valuations over $1 billion is a fantastic achievement and a real boost for the African fintech sector.These innovators...
Data backup reliability
A 2002 advertising campaign for Brightstor Software by Computer Associates, titled "AMNESIA", was created by the advertising agencies @radical.media and Y&R New York. The 30-second television ad received several awards and emphasizes the tagline, "Storage...
EMEA Public Cloud Services Poised for Growth
For IT leaders, there are still growing opportunities to use advanced cloud solutions in the quest to improve business operations.The EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) public cloud services market is projected to reach $203 billion in revenue for 2024 and reach...
Welcome to 2025! 🚀
While everyone gets back into dealing with traffic and email inboxes, can we just take a moment to appreciate how crazy the last 100 years have been?Back in the 1920s, families gathered around to listen to the first commercial radio shows and people were losing their...
Onto new heights!
Cheers to 2024 – What a Year It’s Been!
As we wrap up 2024, we couldn’t let the moment pass without a huge thank you to everyone who made this year possible (and dare we say, memorable).