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Companies are overlooking the potential of the African cloud ecosystem, says DAI Magister

International cloud orchestration companies could tap into rapidly growing demand for cloud services through African expansion There is a vast gulf in the rate of cloud adoption between emerging and mature markets. In Europe and North America for example, virtually every company with over 250 employees has adopted the cloud in some form, whereas only 17% of the 6,000 African companies with a headcount above 250 are fully on the cloud. According to Oliver Warren, Associate at investment bank DAI Magister, this untapped potential represents a nearly $1bn opportunity that remains largely untouched by existing cloud orchestration players. Warren said: “Despite the size of the industry, there are virtually no startups in Africa specifically focusing on cloud orchestration. For international ...

Cloud revolution enables businesses to leverage cloud while using on-prem systems

By Udhveer Sookraj, Data Integration Specialist at Insight Consulting Moving to the cloud certainly makes sense from an African business perspective, despite some serious challenges and risk factors unique to these shores. However, not all businesses can take the plunge. Some businesses are reliant on expensive legacy systems that work well for them, while others are dissuaded from the move because of budgetary and compliance concerns. Luckily, a revolution in how cloud computing is approached means businesses not quite ready to migrate to the cloud fully can extract the benefits of being in the cloud while still using their own on-prem systems, which effectively redoubles security efforts and removes legislative compliance headaches. Before we get there, let’s take a look at the contex...

RIB Schneider Group announces new Microsoft Cloud Service Provider

RIB Schneider Group today announced the merger of 5 subsidiary organizations – ICS Support, Intech, Levtech Consulting, RIB Cloud and SaaSplaza. Effective July 1, these organizations will form a new integrated cloud provider, InTWO, which will help businesses achieve more with cloud technology by delivering a full portfolio of Microsoft Cloud services at a global scale to clients. The new cloud service provider offers a comprehensive range of cloud technology services to deliver digital transformation, covering consulting services, cloud migration, infrastructure management and Azure managed services, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and business applications, MTWO, Microsoft 365, Modern Workplace and collaboration technology, and Data and AI. The merger has resulted in a global team of technology e...