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Huawei finally opens data centres in Africa
Stepping away from its usual practice of working with partners to provide cloud services, Huawei Cloud, has started offering commercial services in South Africa, boosting digitisation in the country and the region. This makes Huawei the world’s first cloud service…
South African Rugby announce Microsoft as cloud partner
Microsoft South Africa has just announced that it is the official cloud partner of the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The partnership aims to transform the world of rugby by using cloud capabilities to unlock new opportunities for SARU in…
MTN’s new partnership to deliver globally connected IoT cloud solution
Eseye, MTN and have partnered with the AnyNet Federation, a new association of MNOs established specifically to meet the complex management and enhanced resilience requirements of the rapidly expanding global M2M IoT customer base. The AnyNet Federation will initially focus…
Gemini joins the BT Radianz cloud community
BT has announced that cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini Trust LLC (Gemini), a New York-based trust company, has joined the BT Radianz Cloud. The move provides Gemini access to one of the world’s largest, secure networked financial cloud communities —…
Inmarsat, Microsoft Azure IoT partner to deliver cloud services via satellite
Mobile satellite connectivity, Inmarsat has announced a partnership with Microsoft which will enable Inmarsat’s customers to transfer data collected through their Industrial IoT solutions to the Microsoft Azure IoT Central platform. Under the agreement, Microsoft Azure customers will also be…
Migration is no longer about adopting a cloud-first approach
The cloud-first approach made popular in 2018 is no longer hailed as the answer to cloud domination. Instead, Christian Mahncke, Routed Enterprise Business Development, says that migration in 2019 will be more carefully considered and measured. “A forced approach towards…
epic ERP encourages industries to embrace disruptive technology
epic ERP, a Southern African distributor for Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, hosted the Epicor Customer Summit 2019 where the highlight of the day was intense debate on how digital technology…
Lacking a clear plan for public cloud will cost operators millions
Optiva software, a provider of mission-critical, cloud-native monetization solutions to communication service providers (CSPs) globally, is cautioning CSPs that failure to move core, cloud-native applications to the public cloud will result in the loss of competitive market position and millions…
SAP Africa appoints cloud expert for Southern Africa
SAP Africa has appointed Cameron Beveridge as Regional Director for Southern Africa. Beveridge, a seasoned professional with a 25-year pedigree in technology, had until recently led one of SAP Africa’s largest business units, with responsibility for SAP cloud and related…
Organisation should consider security concerns in the cloud
Organisations should pay closer attention to security concerns associated with storing data in the cloud as configuration errors together with cloud threats pose a significant and ever-increasing risk to enterprise data, says Nompumelelo Mdima, McAfee Business Development Manager at Axiz…
Tech is becoming a vital part of insurance
The evolving technology landscape provides insurers with unprecedented opportunities to grow their business. Ben Burger, Managing Executive at SilverBridge, believes 2019 will see the development of the ideal environment to integrate cloud, data analysis, machine-learning, and artificial intelligence to differentiate…
Pineapple’s journey on the cloud
South Africa’s first peer-to-peer insurance company, Pineapple was established in a bid to address customers need for simplified and on-demand services and better returns of value. In 2018, Pineapple launched the world’s first decentralised insurance offering. Described as a ‘digital…
Lenovo announces Lenovo TruScale Infrastructure Services
Lenovo has announced Lenovo TruScale Infrastructure Services, a comprehensive as-a-Service offering. It is a subscription-based offering that allows customers to use and pay for data centre hardware and services – on-premise or at a customer-preferred location – without having to…
Huawei gears up for Cloud Africa launch in March 2019
In 2018, Huawei announced plans to launch its first public cloud datacentre in Africa, however there was mention of location nor exact date of the launch. In a recent statement issued by Huawei, the company confirmed the launch to happen…
MTN selects Oracle Cloud Applications to drive digital transformation
Mobile telecommunications company, MTN has chosen Oracle Cloud Applications to drive digital transformations across all its core business operations. The implementation will help MTN drive efficiency, scale operations and integration across its local and regional operations. “MTN and Oracle partnered…
How cloud-based tools can save accountants time
A new study conducted by Xero in partnership with World Wide Worx, shows that 57 percent of accountants using cloud spend less than an hour a day on manual processes, such as entering data or sharing calendars. In contrast, 79%…
