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Systems integration (SI) makes up a significant portion of IT budgets in South Africa, as enterprises seek to accelerate their digital transformation. In the absence of an established leading technology platform across all operations, enterprises have mostly opted for best-of-breed systems. As a result, systems integration (SI) spend is being drive...

Due to economic and political uncertainties, African economies such as South Africa and Nigeria are expected to witness slow growth in 2017. On the contrary, improving economic conditions in Kenya and Morocco will support moderate growth. Despite differences in terms of economic growth prospects, high priority is placed on the development of transp...

This research service provides an analysis of ICT spend by the public sector in South Africa. The objective of the study is to contextualize ICT investment within the sector across 7 categories: cellular connectivity, cloud services, data centres, fixed and non-cellular connectivity, IT hardware, managed services, and systems integration. The analy...

Africa has the largest number of water-scarce countries than any other continent in the world, and the majority of the continent relies on rainfall and surface water for their water supply. Of the 54 countries in Africa, 39 have a coastline, making desalination a logical solution. Insufficient infrastructure is a major reason why water is a challen...

During the past decade, policy tied to diversification into the non-oil economy has taken center stage as GCC and African oil and gas exporters prioritize expansion of the non-oil economies through their long-term vision plans. Despite challenging global economic conditions, several GCC and African countries are accelerating their pace of economic ...

Managed services in the ICT market cover a wide range of solutions; however, all of these solutions have been affected by the changing nature of the industry and its competitive landscape. With the South African managed services market facing increased competitive rivalry, understanding and proactively managing the customer journey have become even...

The South African water treatment chemicals industry faces challenges due the depressed economy; nevertheless, expansion of a few water-intensive industries and the enforcement of legislature present growth opportunities. This study addresses the key drivers and restraints and the competitive factors that will influence the market between 2014 and ...

The South African electricity market is strained. The implementation of smart grids will help alleviate many of the problems the country is facing. This research service gives a comprehensive analysis of international best practice and case studies of smart grid projects that have been implemented, and tells how South Africa can learn from them. Th...

The research service analyzes the South African building materials market. Key challenges, market drivers, and restraints facing market participants are provided. The research service gives an analysis of the industry best practices. Product groups which are analysed in the research service are; roof trusses, cement, sand and aggregates, walling a...