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The Network Is More Critical Than Ever...

Way back in 1998 I did an MCSE course so I could get a start in the big IT world. It was a relatively easy certification straight out of school....

Knowing what you DON'T know has HUGE value...

African Alliance is an investment banking group that operates in Africa. The Group consists of between 75 and 100 companies, with a staff of more than...

Microsoft Teams - The Data and What to do About It

Microsoft Teams. The COVID-19 pandemic turned nearly everyone into video conferencing experts overnight. Today, joining a video call for work or...

The market shrugged off a tough quarter for Microsoft

In the world of investing, a share price can be punished even when it puts in an otherwise decent result. It all comes down to performance vs....

Going Business Class: The route to accelerating your journey to the cloud

Imagine that you're standing in the middle of the King's Cross St. Pancras Station in London. You know where you need to go but looking at the colorful...

The Most Boring Blog Post You MUST Read

I had the opportunity to talk for a few minutes at the recent Global CIO Institute day held in London this last week. It was so good to present to real...

How To Invest In Tech And Not Get Burnt!

The market is an exciting and dangerous place. Many people started dabbling in the market during the pandemic, inspired by people doubling and even...

What goes up has (mostly) come down

On the 31st of December 2019, Zoom closed at just over $68 per share. The company listed earlier that year in April 2019 with an IPO price of $36 per...

London Calling...

Velocity Group started in late 2007 as a simple hardware supplier to corporate South Africa. With over 300 regular clients, we have built up...

Microsoft’s Call of Duty

At a time when the US market has been plunging into the abyss as the Fed tightens monetary policy and the yield curve steepens, bruised growth...