Resources
Guides, in plain terms.
Clear explanations of bare metal, colocation, cloud on-ramps, and data sovereignty, written so a business owner understands the “why” and an engineer gets the “how.”
Bare metal vs cloud vs colocation: which do you actually need?
A plain-language decision guide to dedicated bare metal servers, the public cloud, and colocation, with the technical detail underneath. Written for both business and technical buyers in East Africa.
Founders, ops and platform leads · 10 min read
AwarenessWhere does your data actually live?
Most organisations cannot answer this question, and it matters more than they think. A plain-language look at data residency, sovereignty, and who can really reach your data.
Founders, finance, compliance · 8 min read
AwarenessIs your cloud spend leaving the country?
The real cost of hyperscale for East African teams: dollar billing, FX exposure, and egress fees. A worked example of what changes when infrastructure is local.
Founders, finance leaders · 7 min read
CompareCloud on-ramps and hybrid cloud, explained
Keep what works in the public cloud and connect it privately to your local infrastructure. What a cloud on-ramp is, the patterns it enables, and how it works.
Platform and infrastructure teams · 8 min read
CompareWhat “managed” really means
‘Managed’ is one of the vaguest words in infrastructure. Here is exactly what you stop doing yourself, who is responsible for what, and the SLA detail underneath.
Business buyers, ops leads · 7 min read
CompareColocation: when it beats buying cloud
If you already own hardware, colocation can be cheaper, faster, and more controlled than renting cloud. When to colocate, what a good facility provides, and what to check in the contract.
Infrastructure owners, IT leads · 7 min read
DecideChoosing and sizing a dedicated server
How to match a bare metal server to your workload without overbuying. A practical sizing methodology for CPU, memory, storage, and network, with the technical reasoning underneath.
Technical buyers, engineers · 9 min read
DecideThe Kenya Data Protection Act: a practical checklist
What the Kenya Data Protection Act 2019 asks of you, in plain words, with a checklist and the technical controls that satisfy it. Practical guidance, not legal advice.
Compliance, legal, technical leads · 9 min read
DecideMoving workloads back in-region
Why teams are repatriating workloads from offshore cloud to local infrastructure, what it takes, and how to do it in phases without a risky big-bang migration.
Engineering and ops leadership · 8 min read
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