A new report by NTT DATA reveals a significant gap in cloud maturity across organizations globally, with only 11% of African companies reaching the highest level, despite surging demand for cloud as an AI execution layer.

• A mere 11% of African organizations have achieved top-tier cloud maturity, according to the report.
• Findings are based on a survey of 2,300+ senior decision-makers, including 125 from Africa, conducted by NTT DATA.
• Despite 99% of organizations acknowledging AI's impact on cloud investment demand, 88% fear current levels risk AI and modernization initiatives.

Vertiv is set to showcase its AI-ready data centre infrastructure solutions at GITEX Africa Morocco 2026, from April 7–9.

• The company will highlight Vertiv 360AI, a portfolio of designs supporting AI workloads across the entire data centre stack.
• Vertiv, a leader in data centre solutions, will also feature prefabricated and modular data centre offerings.
• Wojtek Piorko, Managing Director for Africa at Vertiv, will participate in a panel discussion on Africa's energy and infrastructure future, specifically addressing the scalability of data centres without relying solely on the grid.

A new report from Red Hat reveals that 97% of organizations experienced at least one cloud-native security incident in the past year, highlighting significant maturity gaps and an urgent need for automation.

• 78% of incidents were due to misconfigured infrastructure, with 74% of organizations delaying deployments due to security concerns.
• Despite 56% of organizations describing their posture as "highly proactive," only 39% possess a mature, well-defined cloud-native security strategy.
• Organizations are prioritizing investment in DevSecOps automation (over 60%) and software supply chain security (56%) for 2026, driven in part by upcoming regulations like the EU Cyber Resilience Act.