Avoid budget blowouts: How businesses can keep cloud costs under control

Avoid budget blowouts: How businesses can keep cloud costs under control

By Allen OLAYIWOLA Across Ghana’s growing digital economy, more businesses and government institutions are embracing cloud technology as a foundation for modern operations. From Accra to Kumasi, organisations are turning to the cloud for everything from data storage and application hosting to remote collaboration and security. But while the promise of cloud computing includes greater flexibility, easier scalability, and potential cost savings, m…

The federal government's net zero budget blowout

Download the research noteDownload Australia’s legislated goal of achieving ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050 will require an immensely costly restructuring of the Australian economy. The share of fossil fuels used in producing energy, around 90 per cent in 2023 according to the International Energy Agency, will have to fall to almost zero. The costs of replacing such energy sources with wind, solar, and batteries have always been difficult to estima…