Cloud Services Adoption, Channels, and Professional Services Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2024

This IDC Market Perspective provides insights into the service requirements by customers of managed cloud service providers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study highlights opportunities available to managed cloud service providers based on the current challenges affecting enterprises in the region. In addition, the study provides recommendations on how service providers can capitalize on the current market opportunities. "Managed cloud services are becoming increasingly important to enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa. The increased adoption of cloud services together with limited in-house skills around cloud computing have driven demand for managed cloud services in the region. Hence, managed cloud service providers will need to enhance their multicloud and hybrid-cloud management capabilities." - Derrick Chikanga, Research Manager, IT Services, IDC South Africa