The end of cloud-only thinking in SA

For years, “cloud-first” has dominated enterprise technology strategy. But across South Africa, that conversation is beginning to shift. By Dean Wolson, GM: Infrastructure Solutions Group at Lenovo, Southern Africa Today, CIOs are grappling with a more complicated...

Cloud control becomes a resilience issue

South African businesses have become more comfortable with the cloud. Amongst other things, the public cloud has helped organisations access capacity faster, modernise applications, support digital services, and avoid waiting months for infrastructure projects to...

The cloud gold rush is over. Now comes the hard part

For much of the past decade, cloud migration was the main topic in technology discussions. Organisations were urged to shift workloads from on-premises systems to the cloud as quickly as possible. By Avinash Gupta, head of the Centre of Excellence at In2IT...

Why cloud modernisation stalls after migration

Modernisation in South African business should be anchored by cloud-native practices that deliver value across productivity, market relevance, and resilience. Innovation remains a prominent priority on the corporate agenda, yet many modernisation initiatives fail to...

Sovereign cloud: real control, or just the appearance of it?

As South African organisations weigh up sovereign cloud offerings, many are still equating sovereignty with a single decision: choosing a local data centre region. According to Nicolas Blank, chief technology officer of NBConsult, that assumption doesn’t hold up...