While it's good to see global market-leading cloud platforms in Africa, it's likely that several markets and sectors will be dependent on local providers.
The country needs a thorough training ecosystem, ranging from self-learning to classroom-based training, says Red Hat.
Dimension Data signs a cloud transformation and managed services deal with the International Workplace Group.
Government is in the process of revamping legislation to make the State Information Technology Agency a true IT company.
Wherever they are in their journey, all companies are en route to an open cloud model, say IBM Services MEA experts.
With rapidly increasing numbers of SD-WAN solutions on the market, selecting an appropriate, sophisticated SD-WAN package is becoming challenging.
In the EMEA region, SA is ahead in terms of its ‘Cloud Chapter 2’ thinking processes, but must quickly catch up with the global pace.
The agency plans to get more departments on board its government private cloud ecosystem, as its acting CEO confirms plans to ‘cloudify’ the agency’s e-government portal.
The new agreement supports government departments, through SITA, to move their services to Microsoft’s Azure.
In preparation for its local data centres, Oracle will establish labs to help organisations gain value in deploying emerging technologies.
The companies collaborate to develop a suite of products aimed at delivering global IOT connectivity via Amazon Web Service’s IOT Core.
Rapid moves to hybrid cloud models and digital transformation add complexity, says IBM.