Technology spend has become significantly harder to manage.
In today’s complex ICT environments, telecom expenses represent a major area of cost creep that often goes unnoticed. Telecom expense management (TEM) used to be straightforward—predictable...
Generative AI, also known as gen AI, has the potential to provide enhanced insights, particularly by using plain language to delve into the details. However, there are challenges that we must...
In our first post in this series, we introduced why generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) is a potential game changer for telecom expense management software in an enterprise setting. We also...
Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) has set the world alight since the commercial launch of OpenAI’s Chat-GPT in late 2022. Since then, Gen AI has found a wide range of applications in fields...
FinOps is entering a new phase.
Most organisations are now deep into their cloud journeys. But despite the benefits the cloud delivers in terms of scalability, flexibility and efficiency, the average IT department is struggling to...
Telecom services and products enable digital lifestyles for consumers and digital transformation for enterprises. Given that there is no digital economy without fixed line and mobile broadband, it’s...
Retailers are ramping up digital transformation to keep pace with the demanding, connected post-COVID consumer and improve operational efficiency in a time of rising inflation. As they accelerate...
Over the past decade, the cloud has played a central role in enterprise digital transformation strategies. As organisations adopted a mix of cutting edge software, platform and infrastructure as a...
OneView becomes one of the first EMEA platforms recognised for secure, scalable FinOps.1Nebula, a pioneering 28-year-old South African SaaS and managed services company, has been awarded Microsoft’s...
As organisations accelerate digital transformation, the complexity of their mobile environments inevitably grows. Hybrid working models, mobile business processes, bring your own device (BYOD)...
During this time of digital transformation, it is a priority for most organisations to bring ICT expenditure under tighter control. With the rise of the hybrid workforce, cloud migration, a shift to...
With technology change continuing to accelerate, cloud migration and digital transformation are key priorities for every business. Without making the right investments in technology modernisation,...
Telecom expense management (TEM) isn’t new, but the discipline has become more important than ever in an age of hybrid work, cloud computing and digital transformation. Cutting edge TEM processes and...
The plain old telephone service (POTS) is an endangered species in South Africa, with MyBroadband estimating that only around 12,000 ADSL lines were still in use as of late 2023. This marks a sharp...
The eagerly awaited conclusion of Microsoft Inspire 2023 has arrived, and we are here to bring you the most exciting moments from the event. This highly anticipated annual gathering is a standout...
Telecom expense management (TEM) isn’t new, but the discipline has become more important than ever in an age of hybrid work, cloud computing and digital transformation. Cutting edge TEM processes and...
The plain old telephone service (POTS) is an endangered species in South Africa, with MyBroadband estimating that only around 12,000 ADSL lines were still in use as of late 2023. This marks a sharp...
A cutting edge telecom expense management (TEM) solution is a key enabler for digital transformation at a time your business is under pressure to innovate, reduce costs and support new ways of...
With every organisation facing the need to balance the need to innovate and accelerate digital transformation against pressurised budgets, telecom expense management (TEM) and FinOps disciplines...
IT departments are under pressure to accelerate digital transformation at a time that corporate budgets are under immense pressure. With vast amounts of technology spending required just to keep...
Microsoft is making a host of changes to the Microsoft Partner Network to simplify its partner program and make it smarter. Let’s take a look at the changes to the program, now called the Microsoft...
As a business picks up the pace of digital transformation and cloud migration, cutting edge data strategy is one of the topics that should be top of mind. The journey to the cloud is an opportunity...
Edge computing is on the radar of every cutting-edge company as it looks for smarter ways to use tech to innovate. IDC forecasts that worldwide spending on edge computing will reach $176 billion by...
DevOps transformation and digital transformation go hand in hand, with most organisations looking to accelerate software delivery cycles and improve software quality. According to one study, 83% of...
There’s little doubt that cloud architects are in demand right now, with companies seeking to innovate faster and accelerate digital transformation. But technical skills and the right certifications...
FinOps is entering a new phase.
Telecom services and products enable digital lifestyles for consumers and digital transformation for enterprises. Given that there is no digital economy without fixed line and mobile broadband, it’s...
Retailers are ramping up digital transformation to keep pace with the demanding, connected post-COVID consumer and improve operational efficiency in a time of rising inflation. As they accelerate...
With inflation and interest rates rising in 2022, many cutting edge software as a service (SaaS) companies are preparing for a potential downturn. In the event that the world economy slows down, they...
As companies accelerate their digital transformation journeys, many discover that the cloud, on its own, isn’t the right fit for every business case. There are still instances where it makes sense to...
Is your enterprise reaping the full business value from its cloud migration strategy? Getting the most from the cloud isn’t simply about trying to shave your monthly cloud bill, but also creating a...
When you run your business on-premises there are certain expenses. These include the cost of employing trained IT professionals, renting or buying space, investing in hardware and paying that...
Economic uncertainty, market instability and changes in buyer preferences are all having an impact on the professional services sector. But their requirements remain the same. These firms...
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....
South African businesses are spending a lot of money on IT. In fact, when it comes to IT spend, SA was one of the fastest-growing countries globally, according to Gartner.
When you think cloud computing you probably don’t think about the movie business, do you? But if you ask MTI Film CEO, Larry Chernoff, cloud is proving to be an industry asset amid the coronavirus ...
While preparing for a trip to Dubai, I found myself reflecting on values, culture, and what leadership really means over time. Around the same period, LinkedIn reminded me that I have been in...
Traveling to an unfamiliar place always comes with a sense of uncertainty. You wonder if you will be safe, if people will understand you, and if you will find your way. That was my mindset when I...
Something that struck me deeply in China was the absence of ego. The entrepreneurs I met were incredibly successful, yet none of them were trying to show off. They were proud, but humble. Their...
Coming back from China, one idea kept circling in my mind. We are thinking too small. In South Africa, we often operate in survival mode. We think in ones and twos. One client at a time. One project...
This past week reminded me of one of the toughest parts of leadership: having difficult conversations. These were not negative discussions, but moments of aligning people to the bigger vision. Even...
As leaders, we often ask what drives innovation. From my experience, the strongest innovations rarely happen during times of comfort. They emerge when there is pressure, when the survival of the...