Marco Reis, CEO of Easy People, talks to The Energy Year about Angola’s progress towards digital maturity and the IT resilience, cybersecurity and data-centre requirements that are critical for competitive oil and gas operations.
Easy People is a technology integrator specialising in data centres, infrastructure, connectivity, cybersecurity and professional services.
- Digital maturity increasingly centres on business continuity. Technology providers are expected to maintain the reliability, security and resilience of critical operations, rather than simply deploy hardware and software.
- Oil and gas operations require highly available IT infrastructure. Even brief periods of downtime can generate substantial costs, making resilient data centres and continuous technical support essential.
- Access control and document management strengthen compliance. These systems protect sensitive information while maintaining auditability across complex technical, legal and environmental workflows.
What role is Easy People playing in Angola’s digital transformation journey?
Easy People has evolved from an Angolan IT company into an international technology integration group operating across Angola, the UAE, Portugal and, most recently, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We act as a strategic partner and problem solver that helps organisations ensure business continuity and achieve digital maturity, particularly in complex sectors such as oil and gas, financial services and public administration.
To support these sectors, we have structured our portfolio around four critical pillars. The first is data centres and IT infrastructure, where we design and manage robust core environments. The second is cybersecurity, which has become increasingly important as organisations seek to protect corporate data and digital assets. The third is connectivity and collaboration, enabling modern and hybrid workforces to operate effectively. Finally, we provide professional services, including tailored IT consultancy and support.
One of our greatest achievements has been our international expansion, but our growth has not been only geographical. We have also raised our quality standards and aligned ourselves with international norms, demonstrating that an Angola-born company can successfully deliver world-class IT services in multiple markets.
Today, we are proud to combine global expertise with strong local execution, helping organisations modernise their operations while maintaining the reliability, security and resilience required in today’s increasingly digital economy.
How can your solutions support the energy industry’s operational requirements?
The oil and gas sector operates under intense scrutiny and depends on uninterrupted operations. For that reason, our solutions are designed to address the security, efficiency and reliability requirements that energy companies face every day.
Data centres are a good example. In this industry, a single minute of downtime can cost thousands of dollars. Our data centre solutions are designed to maximise availability, resilience and the security of critical exploration and production data. We also provide access management and document management solutions, ensuring that only authorised personnel can access sensitive systems while maintaining auditability across highly complex technical, legal and environmental workflows.
Another critical area is service desk support. Energy companies operate around the clock, often in remote offshore and onshore locations. Our dedicated service desk provides continuous technical support to ensure critical infrastructure remains operational without interruption.
Beyond infrastructure, digital transformation is increasingly about data-driven decision-making. Energy companies generate vast volumes of operational and financial information. Our business intelligence solutions help organisations to synthesise this data in real time, providing actionable insights that optimise production and reduce costs.
Ultimately, our objective is not simply to deploy hardware or software. We provide the digital backbone that enables energy companies to innovate, comply with international standards and scale their operations safely and efficiently.
Have partnerships played an important role in your growth?
Partnerships are fundamental to our strategy because they allow us to bring the most advanced technologies and best practices to the Angolan market. Dell Technologies has been an important partner, and we recently strengthened our relationship with Huawei even further after travelling to China to participate in an event at their headquarters.
We maintain relationships with a broad network of global technology providers, including cybersecurity specialists and infrastructure vendors. Our objective is not to represent a specific brand but to understand the best technologies available internationally and determine which solutions are most suitable for each client.
The market is evolving rapidly. In the past, many organisations were offered similar solutions regardless of their requirements. Today, digital maturity has increased, and strategic objectives have evolved. As a result, our role is to identify the technologies that create the most value for each organisation.
Because we are constantly monitoring developments in the global technology landscape, we can evaluate emerging solutions, assess international best practices and introduce these innovations to local customers. This allows us to serve as a trusted advisor rather than simply a technology supplier.
What is your approach to cybersecurity in the oil and gas sector?
Cybersecurity has become a critical issue across all industries, but it is particularly important in oil and gas because of the complexity of operations and the growing level of digitalisation. We recently participated in a cybersecurity congress in Dubai where these challenges were discussed extensively.
As more industrial systems become connected and digitalised, organisations inevitably become more exposed to cyber threats. Offshore and industrial environments are already highly complex, and the integration of digital technologies creates additional vulnerabilities that must be managed carefully. However, cybersecurity cannot be treated as a standalone issue. It must be integrated into every stage of digital transformation, from infrastructure and access management to operational technology and business systems.
For us, cybersecurity is ultimately about protecting both the organisations we serve and the people who depend on those systems. As the industry continues to evolve, ensuring resilience against cyber threats will remain one of the most important components of sustainable digital growth.
What are your plans for regional expansion?
Our vision is to establish Easy People as the reference technology partner in Angola and across our expansion markets. Our ambitions extend beyond Angola and DR Congo. Namibia is a market we are monitoring closely as energy activity continues to expand. We see ourselves as an important bridge between national digital transformation initiatives and the operational needs of both public and private sector organisations.