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Latest updates on cloud in Africa by Nixon Kanali

Nixon Kanali2 weeks ago
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Africa Data Centers appoints Vimal Sharma new GM Sales for Eastern Africa region

Africa Data Centres has appointed Vimal Sharma as its new General Manager: Sales for the Eastern Africa region. Before joining…
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TechTrendsKE2 weeks ago
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NAPAfrica announces direct access to Microsoft’s Azure Peering Service

Internet Exchange Point, NAPAfrica, has announced that its members can now have direct access to the Microsoft Azure Peering Service and benefit from…
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TechTrendsKE3 weeks ago
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[Column] Francis Wainaina: Africa, Kenya and the Cloud – The Numbers You Need to Know

As a unified online platform for communication and collaboration, the cloud is now widely considered to be one of the…
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TechTrendsKESeptember 17, 2020
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Increased Cloud Adoption Contributes to 112% SaaS Growth Globally

Infor recently announced significant global success for its CloudSuite solutions, which can help customers recognise time-to-value faster. This can help…
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TechTrendsKESeptember 16, 2020
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Local, specialist expertise critical to greater Cloud uptake

While South Africa and the rest of the continent are slightly behind the Cloud curve, Andrew Cruise, managing director of…
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TechTrendsKESeptember 10, 2020
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Zoho Workplace platform new updates bring Business Context to Productivity Apps

Zoho Corporation, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm has announced some major updates to its Zoho Workplace single software platform. The platform…
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TechTrendsKESeptember 9, 2020
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[Column] Francis Wainaina: Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing in Kenya

The topic of cloud computing has been doing the rounds for quite some time now, and businesses have been flooded…
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TechTrendsKEAugust 31, 2020
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East African SMEs accelerate their growth with cloud deployments

SMEs in the East African region are using digital transformation initiatives to increase their competitiveness and ensure they are set…
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Nixon KanaliAugust 27, 2020
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PAIX Data Centres enters The Kenyan market

PAIX Data Centres (“PAIX”), a Pan-African provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services has entered the Kenyan market.…
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TechTrendsKEAugust 26, 2020
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Sophos adds cloud visibility features from Cloud Optix to Intercept X Advanced for Server with EDR

Sophos today announced, that Intercept X for Server Advanced with EDR has been enhanced with powerful cloud visibility features from…
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Nixon KanaliAugust 25, 2020
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Liquid Telecom Deploys Its Azure Stack Cloud Solutions in Nairobi

Liquid Telecom has announced the deployment of its Azure Stack Hub in Nairobi, Kenya. The availability of the hub within…
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TechTrendsKEAugust 19, 2020
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[Column] Francis Wainaina: The New Business Debate – Cloud Vs Security

2020 has been a year that will forever mark a dramatic spike in global corporate cloud adoption. Connecting employees to…
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Nixon KanaliAugust 15, 2020
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[Somalia] Sombank to Implement Temenos banking platform in the cloud

Sombank, a privately owned Islamic bank in Somalia, has selected the Temenos Islamic Banking solution in the cloud to accelerate…
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TechTrendsKEJuly 8, 2020
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[Column] Hybrid cloud to continue dominating the South African landscape

While globally, 80% of organisations are predicted to migrate toward cloud , hosting and colocation services by 2025, Sean Hackett,…
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TechTrendsKEJune 24, 2020
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VMware cloud partner, Routed, appointed as Africa’s first global DRaaS provider

South Africa’s Routed, has been listed as one of ten global providers of VMware’s Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS).…
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Nixon KanaliJune 18, 2020
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Cisco’s cloud-native security platform Cisco SecureX now available globally

Cisco has announced the general global availability of its cloud-native security platform Cisco SecureX. Cisco launched this platform in February…
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TechTrendsKEJune 9, 2020
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Top business tools for effective remote working

With social distancing measures likely to remain strictly in place for the foreseeable future as we seek to contain the…
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Nixon KanaliJune 5, 2020
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Growth in edge computing could generate new revenue opportunities for telecom operators, report

Growth in edge computing could generate new revenue opportunities for telecom operators. This is according to a new report by…
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TechTrendsKEJune 1, 2020
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[Column] Never Normal is the New Normal: A supply chain perspective

Disruptions can come in many sizes. From those smaller, everyday disruptions of machines going down, unexpected orders, suppliers missing, or shorting…
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TechTrendsKEMay 21, 2020
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[Column] The value of risk and business agility and how it impacts cloud costs

At a time when cost control has never been more important, Andrew Cruise, managing director, Routed, says that many businesses…
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Nixon KanaliMay 20, 2020
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Zoho’s software applications now available at a fixed Kenyan Shilling price

Zoho Corporation, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm has announced that all its 45+ business software applications are now available at a…
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TechTrendsKEMay 20, 2020
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[Column] A resilient, cloud-based digital future

Digital transformation should come with one, well highlighted, disclaimer: one size does not fit all. The technology chosen for digital…
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Nixon KanaliMay 6, 2020
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Teraco is building a second data centre facility in Cape Town

Teraco today formally confirmed the construction of Teraco Cape Town 2 (CT2), a new 30MW data centre facility. This follows…
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Alvin WanjalaApril 24, 2020
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Amazon’s First African AWS Region Opened In Cape Town, South Africa

Amazon Web Services, commonly referred to as AWS, has opened its first-ever AWS Region in Africa. The new AWS Africa…
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Nixon KanaliApril 23, 2020
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South Africa to lead cloud adoption race in the continent

As the battle between international cloud providers intensifies, Africa’s cloud market is starting to gain traction with many enterprise customers…
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Alvin WanjalaApril 21, 2020
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Alibaba Pledges To Invest $28 Billion In Cloud Computing Over The Next Three Years

Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, has promised to invest 200 billion yuan (approx. $28 billion) in its cloud computing business to…
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Nixon KanaliMarch 26, 2020
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Cloud uptake shifts in South African enterprise sector, Says Routed MD

While there is an increase in cloud adoption within the enterprises in South Africa, there is a shift in how…
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Nixon KanaliMarch 19, 2020
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Opportunities abound for edge computing, but security concerns remain

From less than $1.5 billion in 2017 to an anticipated $9 billion by 2024, the worldwide edge computing market is set…
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TechTrendsKEMarch 16, 2020
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[Column] 5G security is all-important for governments

The 5G revolution is about to flip us from a society that “uses networks” to one that “runs on networks”.…
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Alvin WanjalaFebruary 27, 2020
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Safaricom Becomes Amazon Web Services Reseller In Kenya and EA

Safaricom has today announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services, which will see the telco resell AWS services in Kenya…
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TechTrendsKEFebruary 12, 2020
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[Column] Mastering the complexity of multicloud in 2020

As enterprises’ demands look set to continue maturing in 2020, they are better able to distinguish between cloud platforms and…
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Alvin WanjalaFebruary 6, 2020
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Strangers Might Have Downloaded Your Private Videos On Google Photos, Google Warns

Cloud storage services are a must have service in this time and age. Many people rely on these services to…
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TechTrendsKEJanuary 27, 2020
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[Column] Stay ahead of those data security woes

The very factors that have helped to make Kenya such a motivated and major African player in the Digital Age…
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Alvin WanjalaJanuary 22, 2020
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Apple Drops Plans To Encrypt iCloud Backups After FBI Complained – Report

Apple has put itself in a unique spot in the industry, continuously selling its brand as privacy-focused. In most cases,…
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TechTrendsKEDecember 13, 2019
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Telkom South Africa shuts down its ADSL copper network, forces customers to move to cloud

Telkom South Africa is shutting down its ADSL copper network and is ultimately forcing its business customers to move to…
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TechTrendsKEDecember 12, 2019
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[Column] Extending security to the cloud

Business leaders now have a choice whether they want to continue using their trusted firewall or move to a next-generation…
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Nixon KanaliDecember 11, 2019
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Internet Solutions partners with icolo.io to enhance its Data Centre Services Offering

Converged ICT Services Provider Internet Solutions has signed a partnership with IT infrastructure company, icolo.io, to boost its data centre and…
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TechTrendsKEDecember 9, 2019
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Developers to make API calls with SophosLabs Intelix, a Cloud-Based Threat Intelligence Platform

SophosLabs Intelix, a cloud-based threat intelligence and analysis platform enables developers to build more secure applications. Developers will be able…
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Nixon KanaliDecember 9, 2019
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Sophos upgrades its Cloud Optix to simplify cloud security

Endpoint security leader Sophos has unveiled advancements to its Cloud Optix that automate and simplify the detection and response of…
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TechTrendsKEDecember 2, 2019
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[Column] Making the right decision to benefit from true Cloud applications

Many people often confuse the similarities and differences surrounding both web hosting and cloud computing. While many believe that cloud…
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TechTrendsKEDecember 2, 2019
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Cloud offers 20% saving on IT spend, report

Cloud migration is typically driven by business demand, cost-savings and IT efficiency. However, to realise the full benefit of cloud…
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TechTrendsKENovember 27, 2019
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Local partner role is critical to cloud success in Africa

While cloud technology presents a significant opportunity for enterprises to innovate as if they were potentially start-ups, the time and…
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TechTrendsKENovember 11, 2019
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[Column] 2020 pivotal for deeper cloud adoption

In a first of its new Hype series, Routed, a vendor neutral cloud infrastructure provider, will host Guy Zibi, principal analyst, Xalam…
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TechTrendsKENovember 4, 2019
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Oracle showcases its latest cloud solutions in Nairobi

Oracle recently showcased its latest Cloud led digital solutions to top business and government leaders at the International Modern Business…
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TechTrendsKEOctober 28, 2019
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[Column] Technological disruption looming for Africa’s data network market

Sometimes a disruptive technology can loiter for a while, before it changes everything. Yet change it will bring, because nothing…
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TechTrendsKEOctober 24, 2019
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[Column] Cloud is the future of payroll

Cloud technologies are becoming more popular than ever before, with research from RightScale revealing that some 94% of organisations are…
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Nixon KanaliOctober 22, 2019
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Sophos Cloud Optix to provide cloud security vulnerabilities to Amazon Web Services Customers

Sophos today announced the availability of Sophos Cloud Optix on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. As a new agentless software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering,…
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TechTrendsKEOctober 18, 2019
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[Column] How cloud-based AI enables modernisation of business

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be a key technology in delivering improved customer experience and exceeding customer expectations. It…
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Nixon KanaliSeptember 20, 2019
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#OOW19: Oracle to launch 20 new Oracle Cloud regions by the end of 2020

Oracle has announced that it plans to launch 20 new Oracle Cloud regions by the end of 2020, for a…
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TechTrendsKESeptember 18, 2019
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South Africa’s insurance provider SilverBridge bets on cloud to bolster insurance uptake and experience

With more than two decades’ experience in the insurance market, South Africa’s insurance provider SilverBridge has continually evolved to deliver…
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TechTrendsKESeptember 18, 2019
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Oracle OpenWorld: Oracle Ups the Ante in Cloud with World’s First Autonomous Operating System

Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle Autonomous Linux. The service along with the new Oracle OS Management Service is…
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Alvin WanjalaSeptember 2, 2019
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Windows 10 Will Soon Allow Fresh Installation From The Cloud

Microsoft Windows for ages has been lacking a way to let users perform a fresh installation of Windows from the…
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TechTrendsKEAugust 26, 2019
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Worley and AVEVA to Deliver First Cloud-Based Enterprise Resource Management Solution for EPC Market

Worley has selected AVEVA’s Enterprise Resource Management solution as its preferred materials management platform. The partnership combines Worley’s Engineering, Procurement…
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Nixon KanaliAugust 23, 2019
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SEACOM is doubling its data capacity to connect more African businesses to cloud

SEACOM wants to double the data capacity on its broadband submarine cable system from 1.5 terabytes to 3 terabytes. The…
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Nixon KanaliAugust 23, 2019
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Africa Data Centres Becomes PCI DSS Certified in Kenya

Africa Data Centres Nairobi (formally known as East Africa Data Centre) has become the first neutral data centre to be…
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TechTrendsKEAugust 13, 2019
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[Column] The new revolution every business should talk about

Just as telephones and cars changed how we work and play, 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is ushering in a new…
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Nixon KanaliAugust 7, 2019
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[Column] Seven Best Practices for Securing the Public Cloud

The simplicity and cost-effectiveness of the public cloud have led more and more organizations to take advantage of Amazon Web…
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Nixon KanaliAugust 5, 2019
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[Column] Why Cloud Hasn’t Had a Big Impact on Business Intelligence

Although the notion of network-based computing stems right back to the 1960s, the modern term “cloud computing” arose in the…
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TechTrendsKEJuly 30, 2019
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Affects of Service Oriented Architectures and Web2.0 Phenomenon

Wikipedia/O’Reiley characterizes Web 2.0 as the “second era of Internet-based administrations” and keeping in mind that it is right, it…
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Nixon KanaliJuly 26, 2019
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Cloud, an essential component for every African business

Cloud computing has been in existence for almost two decades now helping businesses stay secure from cyber threats. The technology…
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TechTrendsKEJuly 26, 2019
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[Column] Data sovereignty in Africa, why you should care

African businesses are currently making massive investments in things like machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and are using cloud…
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Alvin WanjalaJuly 20, 2019
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NSO Group’s Malware Now Capable of Spying on Data Stored in iCloud, Reports

The NSO Group, a famous Israel security firm has reportedly developed tools which can be able to scrape data from…
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TechTrendsKEJuly 18, 2019
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Angola Cables Launches Its Cloud Service Platform To The African Market

Following the recent inauguration of their advanced Tier III AngoNAP data center facility in Fortaleza, Brazil, Angola Cables has announced that it…
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Nixon KanaliJune 25, 2019
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Cloud service provider afriQloud launches in Uganda, 15 African countries to follow in 2020

Pan-African connectivity provider, BringCom has partnered with science and technology investor, Imprimatur Capital, and European edge cloud software company, GIG…
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TechTrendsKEJune 12, 2019
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SEACOM launches its direct-to-corporate connectivity and cloud services in Uganda

Pan-African telecoms enabler SEACOM has extended its corporate market offering into the East African region, under its SEACOM Business brand.…
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TechTrendsKEJune 11, 2019
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[Column] The huge opportunity for consolidation and cloud in Africa

It is only 100 days since I took up the post of VP for Africa at Oracle, but already it…
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TechTrendsKEJune 9, 2019
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[Column] 5 key considerations for your journey to cloud

According to the IDC’s Kenya Enterprise ICT Market 2019 Outlook, 1,9 million USD is predicted to be spent on ICT in Kenya…
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Alvin WanjalaJune 6, 2019
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Microsoft and Oracle link up their Cloud services to take on AWS Cloud

Microsoft Cloud and Oracle Cloud have on June 5th signed a new deal that will see the two companies collaborate…
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Nixon KanaliJune 6, 2019
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Kenya among African countries set to benefit from Microsoft’s Cloud Accelerator Programme

Microsoft has announced it is extending the reach of its Cloud Accelerator Programme to eight more countries including Kenya. The Cloud…
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Nixon KanaliMay 29, 2019
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IBM expanding its AI and Cloud Technology for Agriculture to Africa and other markets

IBM is expanding its Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture to Africa and other markets around the world. The Platform taps…
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Alvin WanjalaMay 17, 2019
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Gaming rivals, Microsoft and Sony collaborate on cloud services

Microsoft has announced their partnership with their long-term rival Sony on gaming cloud services. Despite their differences, Sony and Microsoft…
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Nixon KanaliApril 16, 2019
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Telkom Launches Cloud-based Voice Services for Enterprise Customers

Telkom has introduced a new cloud-based fixed voice service that will allow SMEs and corporates to outsource for robust and…
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Nixon KanaliApril 10, 2019
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Cybercriminals Attack Cloud Server Honeypot Within 52 Seconds of going live, Sophos Report

Cybercriminals attacked one of the cloud server honeypots within 52 seconds of the honeypot going live in Sao Paulo, Brazil.…
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Nixon KanaliApril 9, 2019
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Dell is banking on Multi Cloud, AI, IoT to build digital solutions for Kenyan Enterprises

Dell Technologies is now banking on Multi-Cloud Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things to provide enterprises with enhanced solutions…
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TechTrendsKEMarch 29, 2019
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Microsoft drives digital transformation through cloud adoption in Kenya

In an effort to create awareness around its Azure offering as well as drive cloud migration, Microsoft yesterday hosted an…
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TechTrendsKEFebruary 13, 2019
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MTN selects Oracle Cloud Applications to drive digital transformation

South Africa based mobile telecommunications major; MTN has chosen Oracle Cloud Applications to drive one of the largest digital transformations…
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TechTrendsKEFebruary 13, 2019
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Column: Cloud computing unlocking rapid innovation in Africa

Africa is a continent pulsating with energy and this carries over from its beautiful cultures to business and innovation. Digitalisation…
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TechTrendsKEApril 26, 2017
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Sage launches a cloud payroll solution targeted for start-ups and SMEs

Sage, the market, and technology leader for integrated accounting, payroll & HR, and payment systems, has launched – Sage One…
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Zoho Workplace platform new updates bring Business Context to Productivity Apps

Liquid Telecom Deploys Its Azure Stack Cloud Solutions in Nairobi

Amazon’s First African AWS Region Opened In Cape Town, South Africa

Strangers Might Have Downloaded Your Private Videos On Google Photos, Google Warns

Apple Drops Plans To Encrypt iCloud Backups After FBI Complained – Report

[Column] Technological disruption looming for Africa’s data network market

Windows 10 Will Soon Allow Fresh Installation From The Cloud

Africa Data Centres Becomes PCI DSS Certified in Kenya

Microsoft and Oracle link up their Cloud services to take on AWS Cloud

Gaming rivals, Microsoft and Sony collaborate on cloud services

Sage launches a cloud payroll solution targeted for start-ups and SMEs

Nokia Beats Other Smartphone Companies in Trust Rankings

Bolt Adds New Security Features on its App For Safer Rides

Safaricom Launches Pochi La Biashara, a new M-PESA Product for Small Business Owners

Importance of security awareness amongst users when trading in digital currency

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How to track your lost phone that is turned off

Remove these 21 Malicious Apps from Your Phone

Cellulant Names Faith Nkatha Gitonga Country Manager for Kenya

Mastercard’s Girls4Tech STEM Program Reaches 1 Million Girls in 30 Countries

Visa and She Leads Africa partner to empower female entrepreneurs on the continent

Visa Appoints Eva Ngigi New Country Manager for Kenya

Glovo Appoints Priscilla Muhiu General Manager for Kenya

Apple Confirms the New iPhones Will be Delayed

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Orange buys Airtel’s operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone

Winners of the 2015 Orange African Social Venture Prize Annouced

Safaricom to Launch Lipa Mdogo Mdogo, A Cheap Device Financing Product With Flexible Payment

MultiChoice is urging young people to register for its Talent Factory Academy

Asus Zenbook Duo UX481 review

Africa’s Mobile Market Remains Flat as Smartphone Shipments go down

Tanzanian Edtech startup Ubongo wins Next Billion Edtech Prize

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