Join Strategy at the IDC CIO Summit South Africa 2026
Meet us in Johannesburg to explore how organizations are taking control of rising AI and cloud costs — without slowing down innovation.
Book a meeting with Strategy, here!

South Africa’s AI momentum is growing — but so is the pressure to justify every investment.
As more use cases go live, many organizations are seeing:
- Costs increasing faster than adoption
- Repeated data processing across teams
- Complex stacks that are expensive to maintain
The challenge is no longer adopting AI.
It’s making it sustainable.
At Strategy, we believe the foundation of this transformation is simple:
Your AI doesn’t need another model. It needs trusted, governed data!
Session: Platinum Partner Sessions
Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 13:25 SAT
At our session and onsite discussions, we’ll explore:
- Making AI Economically Viable: How to scale AI use cases without uncontrolled growth in cloud and compute costs
- Eliminating Waste in Data & Analytics: Reduce duplicate pipelines, repeated processing, and unnecessary compute consumption
- Consistency at Scale: Align business logic, metrics, and definitions across teams to improve efficiency and adoption
- From Complexity to Control: Simplify your data landscape to accelerate decisions and maximize return on AI investments
Event Website: https://event.idc.com/event/idc-cio-summit-south-africa/
Meet the Team

Wessel du Toit
Director of Professional Services MEATI
Strategy

Omar Khaled
Business Development Manager MEATI
Strategy

Ghadah Humadi
Senior Regional Marketing Manager MEATI
Strategy