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Nomzamo Xaba visited the ITWeb studio to discuss what the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Programme is, why AWS launched it, and the role it plays in supporting entrepreneurship, skills development, and the growth of black-owned technology businesses. #aws #awseeip
The new business will help African companies overcome the gap between AI experimentation and deployment, says AWS.
The basketball-based maths programme targets 10 000 students across five African countries by 2027.
The CRM software firm has announced that its Hyperforce cloud platform is now hosted locally, enabling companies to store data within the AWS SA Region.
Fusion Cloud continuously scans what attackers can see and reach, says Christo Coetzer, founder and MD of BlueVision.
iOCO and AWS team up to help OpenText customers modernise information management environments, strengthen data governance and become AI-ready.
Artificial intelligence shifts hyperscale investment towards cities with abundant electricity, reshaping global data centre markets.
Vodacom, the University of Johannesburg and Amazon Web Services join forces to address SA’s growing demand for job-ready AI and data science skills.
Achieving the AWS AI Services Competency differentiates CloudZA as an AWS Partner Network member with dual designations in both generative AI and agentic AI.
The recognition strengthens KineticSkunk's ability to help organisations assess workloads, reduce risk and build stronger cloud environments aligned to AWS best practices.
As cloud platforms evolve, lasting value depends less on tools and more on continuity across partners and priorities.
The challenge with agentic AI is no longer choosing a model and building agents, but the complexity of managing the infrastructure to run thousands of agents securely.
Service-level migration, and sane transfer windows, make Azure, AWS and Google Cloud into mix-n-match competitors, writes ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet.
ITWeb TV: The towering cloud market | Episode #76
It has been a boom year for the hyperscale cloud market, driven, in part, by new AI services. AWS reported in November a 19% year-over-year growth in revenue, taking its quarterly revenue to $27.5 billion. Chris Erasmus, AWS country manager in South Africa, speaks about what he's seeing in the territory, and how customers are making use of its cloud services. #AWS #cloud #cloudrevolution
AWS offers AI certifications to upskill Africans
In this week's tech news roundup, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is introducing two AWS certifications focused on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and generative AI, to upskill Africans and help them pursue in-demand cloud jobs. Stay informed and engaged with our comprehensive coverage of these stories and more on our website, www.itweb.co.za and social media platforms. Discover the latest advancements shaping the future of technology by ITWeb. #newsvideo #ai #huawei News Links: https://www.itweb.co.za/article/telkom-shelves-plans-for-separate-listing-of-openserve/6GxRKMYQzKlMb3Wj https://www.itweb.co.za/article/africa-data-centres-in-expansion-drive-after-r2bn-funding/wbrpOqg2GVmMDLZn https://www.itweb.co.za/article/africa-data-centres-in-expansion-drive-after-r2bn-funding/wbrpOqg2GVmMDLZn https://www.itweb.co.za/article/new-regulations-to-ensure-e-hailing-safety-fair-prices/G98YdqLGkaJMX2PD https://www.itweb.co.za/article/aws-offers-ai-certifications-to-upskill-africans/O2rQGqAEk36qd1ea