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Latest updates on cloud in Africa by Nixon Kanali
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[Column] Patrick Ndegwa: The future of connectivity in Africa – and how to prepare your business
Connectivity has transformed traditional business models in Africa and given consumers new platforms, products, and services that they can access…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Businesses in Africa are increasing their cloud spending in 2021
In our previous Africa Cloud Review article, we highlighted how Cloud is driving change and accelerating digital transformation across multiple industries…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is accelerating digital change across different industries
Cloud technology is driving change and accelerating digital transformation across multiple industries simultaneously. According to Marilyn Moodley, the South African Country…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud services are transforming Africa’s productive capacity
From banks looking to accelerate the rollout of new applications to startups disrupting entire industries with innovative, cloud-powered models, cloud…
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iColo starts construction of MBA2, its third data center in Kenya
Carrier-neutral data center infrastructure provider iColo has today announced the construction of its third data center in Kenya to be…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Migrating to the cloud is the most effective route to digital transformation
For African businesses that are still at the start of their digital transformation, migrating to the cloud might seem like…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is the most valuable resources African businesses can have at their disposal
Cloud adoption in Africa among African businesses is accelerating fast, driven by broadband connectivity and more affordable data. African businesses…
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Amazon Web Services Launches its re/Start cloud skills training program in Kenya
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is bringing its re/Start cloud skills training program to Kenya and South Africa this month as…
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[Column] Simon Ngunjiri: South Africa is one of the biggest cloud markets in Africa
South Africa has been described as one of the biggest cloud markets in Africa. The country is also Africa’s largest data…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Google is going big on cloud in Africa
With 24 regions and 73 zones in 17 countries, Google Cloud delivers high-performance, low-latency cloud services to customers. In Africa…
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Google to offer Android and cloud development scholarships to developers across Africa
Google has announced a new programme to offer new scholarships for Android, Web and Google Cloud development to developers across…
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Demand for Microsoft Cloud Services Continue to Grow
Demand for cloud services has been on the rise since last year at the onset of the pandemic. As one…
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VOGSY and Incentro partnership to boost productivity and profitability in the services industry in Africa
VOGSY, the quote-to-cash Professional Services Automation solution built for Google Workspace users, and Incentro Africa, have today announced today a new…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud providers are generating massive revenues in Africa
As the demand for cloud in Africa continues to increase, cloud providers are trying to cope up while generating massive…
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icolo.io installs hybrid solar systems at its Nairobi and Mombasa data centers
icolo.io has announced the installation of Solar Energy systems at its Nairobi (NBO1) and Mombasa (MBA1) Data Centres. The 400kW…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud computing is the technological revolution of the twenty-first century
One of the key drivers of Africa’s cloud computing boom is the unquestionable benefits the technology brings to the ICT…
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inq. partners with Elastic to strengthen cybersecurity in Africa
Pan-African cloud-based digital service provider inq. has announced that they are now a strategic managed security services partner for Elastic,…
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Absa partners with AWS to launch an internal cloud computing incubator for its staff
Absa Group has launched a cloud incubator initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services. The initiative is aimed at enhancing…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Africa is Undergoing a Revolution in New Cloud and Data Centre Capacity
Compared with other Data Centre markets around the world, Africa is unique in the sense it has a population of…
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Microsoft Starts Submerging Servers in Liquid Baths for Better Cooling
Cooling is an important aspect of heat-dissipating computing devices. For servers, extensive cooling techniques have to be employed to maintain…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud Infrastructure Spending in Africa is on the rise
Enterprises have been moving to the cloud as more increasingly rely on it other than on-premise data centres. While the…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud computing is shaping Africa’s technological infrastructure growth
Cloud computing remains a key part in shaping how Africa will grow when it comes to technological infrastructure. Given the…
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Incentro Africa Achieves the Work Transformation Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program
Incentro Africa has announced that it has achieved the Google Cloud Partner “Work Transformation” Specialization, in the Google Cloud Partner…
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Cloud Infrastructure Spending Surpasses On-Premise Data Centers in 2020
Enterprises have been moving to the cloud as more increasingly rely on it other than on-premise data centres. While the…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud adoption is the future of African SMEs
In our previous Africa Cloud Review report, we highlighted how cloud adoption is no longer merely an option but a necessity that…
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Nokia Partners with Leading Cloud Providers to Develop New, Cloud-based 5G Radio Solutions
Finnish telecommunications equipment maker had inked a major deal with one of the world’s largest enterprises to develop new cloud-based…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud adoption is now a necessity
As we have previously highlighted, businesses in Africa are increasingly turning to cloud to improve operational efficiency and COVID-19 is accelerating…
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IBM Hybrid Cloud Services Now Available in Any Environment
IBM has announced that its hybrid cloud services are now generally available in any environment — on any cloud, on…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud Platforms are Empowering Africa’s Digital Economy
In our last column of the Africa Cloud Review, we highlighted how the pandemic has boosted the uptake of cloud services…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: The pandemic boosted cloud usage in Africa
Businesses in Africa are increasingly turning to cloud to improve operational efficiency and COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating this adoption. In…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri Muraya: Africa’s cloud adoption is accelerating with purpose
As we have previously highlighted Cloud Computing is growing big in Africa and has the potential to open African businesses…
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Vodacom Business becomes AWS Outposts ready in South Africa
More than 80% of enterprises are choosing to take a hybrid strategy in adopting cloud technology, making use of multi-cloud…
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[Column] Dennis De Weerd: Why I switched to a Chromebook and never looked back
A few years ago, I switched from a Windows machine to a Mac, which was refreshing. Finally, a device that…
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[Africa Cloud Computing Review] Simon Ngunjiri Muraya: Looking ahead
The demand for cloud in Africa is growing rapidly. This demand has particularly been accelerated by the ongoing pandemic that…
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Vertiv Experts foresee Utility-Like Criticality for Data Centers in 2021
As the world moved online seemingly overnight in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the criticality of data centers and…
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Africa Data Centres Tier III certification renewed
Africa Data Centres has had its Tier III certification renewed by the Uptime Institute for its Nairobi-based data centre. The firm which claims to be…
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Business reimagined for Africa
Building a business in Africa is now as much about embracing digital innovations as it is about understanding the nuances…
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[Webinar] Make the Most of Your SAP HANA Investment on Google Cloud
Learn how to make the most of your SAP HANA investment Tuesday, 10 November | 4 PM EAT Incentro | HYCU | SoftConsult For…
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South African data centre company Teraco is building Africa’s largest data center with 38 MW power load
South African data centre company Teraco has commenced the construction of its new hyperscale data centre with 38 megawatts (MW)…
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Businesses in Kenya to increase cloud spending by over 50% in 2021
Enterprises in Kenya are set to increase their expenditure on cloud computing services by 68 per cent in 2021 up…
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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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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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[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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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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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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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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[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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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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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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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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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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[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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[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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[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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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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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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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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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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[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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[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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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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[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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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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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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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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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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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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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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[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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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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[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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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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[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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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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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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[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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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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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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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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[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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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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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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[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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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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[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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[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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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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[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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#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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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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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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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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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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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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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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[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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[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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[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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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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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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[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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