https://www.aboveone.net/insights Essays on AI, enterprise technology and what it takes to build a company in Nigeria. en https://www.aboveone.net/insights/hiring-a-software-vendor https://www.aboveone.net/insights/hiring-a-software-vendor Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Strategy Many software projects are in trouble before anyone writes a line of code. The problems are usually in the brief and the contract, and the buyer controls both. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/build-to-be-bought https://www.aboveone.net/insights/build-to-be-bought Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ecosystem African tech recorded 67 acquisitions in 2025, up 72 percent in a year. Most founders still plan for funding rounds and hope the exit sorts itself out. The ones who prepare for a buyer negotiate from a stronger position. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/building-for-nigerian-reality https://www.aboveone.net/insights/building-for-nigerian-reality Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Infrastructure Most software is designed for steady power, cheap fast internet and a stable currency. Nigerian businesses get none of those guarantees, so the software they use has to be built differently. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/retention-problem-talent-shortage https://www.aboveone.net/insights/retention-problem-talent-shortage Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ecosystem Japa is real, and nobody should be blamed for leaving. But some of the people Nigerian companies lose would have stayed for the right reasons. That part is in our hands. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/first-ai-project-is-a-data-project https://www.aboveone.net/insights/first-ai-project-is-a-data-project Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Artificial Intelligence Most businesses asking for AI are sitting on data scattered across WhatsApp chats, spreadsheets and people's memories. Fix that first, and AI has something to work with. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/pilot-purgatory https://www.aboveone.net/insights/pilot-purgatory Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Innovation A successful pilot should end in a contract. In too many Nigerian companies it ends in silence. The fix starts before the pilot does. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/focus-on-value https://www.aboveone.net/insights/focus-on-value Sat, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Project Management Time, budget and scope still matter. When a project ends, though, the client judges it by one test: was what we got worth what we put in? https://www.aboveone.net/insights/corporate-startup-divide https://www.aboveone.net/insights/corporate-startup-divide Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Innovation Nigeria has world-class founders and world-class enterprises. Yet meaningful collaboration between them remains the exception, not the rule. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/startup-infrastructure-gap https://www.aboveone.net/insights/startup-infrastructure-gap Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ecosystem The conversation about Nigeria's startup ecosystem focuses almost entirely on capital. But funding without infrastructure is like building on sand. Here is what the ecosystem actually needs. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/ai-advantage-orchestrated-intelligence https://www.aboveone.net/insights/ai-advantage-orchestrated-intelligence Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Artificial Intelligence The next leap in enterprise AI isn't smarter single agents; it's teaching them to work together. Here's what multi-agent orchestration means for Nigerian businesses. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/ai-advantage-prescriptive-analytics https://www.aboveone.net/insights/ai-advantage-prescriptive-analytics Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Artificial Intelligence Discover how prescriptive analytics is reshaping the future of business intelligence, allowing companies to not just predict outcomes but actively shape them. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/cloud-native-by-design https://www.aboveone.net/insights/cloud-native-by-design Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Cloud Services Why lifting and shifting is no longer enough. Learn the principles of true cloud-native architecture for unparalleled scalability. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/hyperautomation-operational-excellence https://www.aboveone.net/insights/hyperautomation-operational-excellence Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Automation Explore how combining RPA, AI, and machine learning is creating a new paradigm of hyperautomation across enterprise operations. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/cybersecurity-ai-driven-world https://www.aboveone.net/insights/cybersecurity-ai-driven-world Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Security As threats evolve, so must our defenses. A look at how AI is both the new weapon and the ultimate shield in enterprise security. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/human-element-digital-transformation https://www.aboveone.net/insights/human-element-digital-transformation Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Strategy Technology is only half the equation. How to manage organisational change and upskill your workforce for the digital age. https://www.aboveone.net/insights/edge-computing https://www.aboveone.net/insights/edge-computing Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Infrastructure Why the future of cloud is at the edge. Reducing latency and improving real-time decision making with edge architecture.