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 newly launched ‘Solution Partner with Certified Software’ designation for Azure. Its flagship FinOps product, OneView Cloud Expense Management, has also achieved SOC2 certification, further...
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...
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...
Cutting edge as-a-service solutions from public cloud providers and software vendors have helped organisations to accelerate digital transformation over the past 10 years. Whereas the lines between...
Most enterprises are embracing multi-cloud strategies as they accelerate digital transformation. Forrester research from June 2022 shows 60% of surveyed decision-makers were already using...
The role of the chief finance officer (CFO) has expanded beyond compliance, recordkeeping, and financial gatekeeping toward becoming a strategic partner to the CEO and executive committee. CFOs are...
In our previous blogpost, we spoke about three FinOps metrics for success, including the shift to unit costing. In this post, we will further elaborate on unit economics as a smarter approach to...
A multi-cloud strategy has become the new normal in this age of digital transformation, with research indicating that as many as four out of five companies are choosing this smarter operating model....
As enterprises continue to leverage the cloud to innovate and accelerate digital transformation, they need a smarter approach to managing and optimising cloud costs to avoid bill shock and drive...
Cloud computing is nothing new, with end-user spending on public cloud services expected to reach nearly $500 billion this year. Yet in the rush to migrate to the cloud and embrace digital...
Application modernisation is an essential component of digital transformation. Recent global research from CIO shows that it is one of the top three priorities for CIOs this year as enterprises...
With digital transformation speeding up over the past two and a half years, most companies have stepped up the pace of their migration to the cloud. Shifting to the cloud is a smarter way to access...
Moving to the cloud brings undoubted benefits in terms of efficiency, agility and innovation, but many companies find it hard to control and optimise cloud expenses. According to Gartner research,...
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...
What is FinOps and Where Did This Term Come From?
The FinOps Foundation defines FinOps as the “shorthand for Cloud Financial Operations or Cloud Financial Management or Cloud Cost Management...
When you consider that as much as 10% of the average company’s budget is dedicated to expenses, it makes sense to track these costs as efficiently as possible. But managing expenses – and doing so...
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...
Efficiency is defined as the ability to produce something with a minimum amount of effort. Depending on what you’re doing, efficiency is based on different metrics. In sport, for example, achieving...
Last year, a survey of 400 local IT decision makers revealed that 77% of South African businesses have embraced cloud. Unsurprisingly, as usage grows, so do cloud-related expenses. This is...
The African banking sector has a big problem. This problem, according to a report by Genesis Analytics, is that African banks tend to have a cost to income ratio that is much higher than their...
According to Accenture: “cloud is the foundational element for this digital change”. And along with this change comes the opportunity to transform business models, to improve products and services,...
A 2019 survey of close to 400 local IT decision makers revealed that 77% of South African businesses are using cloud services within their IT environments. And with several big brands planning to...
ShareGate is a Canadian organisation that helps clients simplify their move to the cloud. A recent post on their blog revealed that in 2017 the business had actually struggled to keep their cloud...
It is no secret that cloud has been a driving factor behind the growth of the mobile workforce. Just consider this simple example.
According to Gartner, cost optimisation is a business-focused discipline that aims to drive cost reduction, while maximising business value. Cost optimisation includes everything from obtaining the...
Spreadsheets are still the “go to” tabulating, graph creating and expense management tool for many businesses. But just because this method has been around for ages doesn’t mean it still does the...
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)...
Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace is an online store offering cutting edge applications and services built on or designed to integrate with Azure. With more than 4 million monthly active Azure customers...
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 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...
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...
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...
Cutting edge as-a-service solutions from public cloud providers and software vendors have helped organisations to accelerate digital transformation over the past 10 years. Whereas the lines between...
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 ...
Leadership can be exhilarating, but it can also drain your energy. As a leader, staying motivated and maintaining energy levels are essential—not just for...