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...

Misconfigured clouds are a hacker’s easiest target

Cloud adoption has enabled businesses across sectors to achieve amazing speed, scalability and innovation. By Saurabh Prasad, senior solution architect at In2IT Technologies Startups can launch products in weeks, while larger companies update old systems. The cloud...

Why hybrid cloud became a compromise and what comes next

For more than a decade, hybrid clouds have been positioned as the ideal middle ground in enterprise IT. It promised flexibility without disruption and transformation without upheaval. In theory, it offered the perfect balance between on-premises control and cloud...

Reality check for cloud security

For years, cloud adoption was positioned as a fast track to agility, scalability and digital transformation. Today, as organisations operate increasingly distributed environments, many are entering a new phase of cloud maturity; one that requires them to rethink...