Business Connexion Boosts Cloud Computing in Nigeria, Targets SMEs

Business Connexion, Africa’s leading provider of Data Centre and Cloud Computing Services, officially launched their highly efficient and secure Cloud Computing Services in Nigeria, promising local IT Services at reduced operating costs, increased flexibility and rapid provisioning times.

Similarly, Business Connexion (BCX) is working in close cooperation with approved local resellers to develop regular releases of applications, which are high on the priority list of the Nigerian SMEs.

The BCX’s first Data Centre, based in Ikeja, Lagos, will initially offer IT Infrastructure-as-aService, Messaging-as-a-Service, SharePoint-as-a-Service and Lync-as-a-Service.

They also offer Private Cloud to Enterprises and Government, making platform’s launch unique.

Speaking at the Services’ launch in Lagos, Benjamin Mophatlane, Business Connexion, Chief Executive Officer, said the rationale behind using a locally based Data Centre facility is to ensure customer data is kept in country, bandwidth cost is kept to a minimum, applications are not impacted by network latency and a Nigerian based service for Nigerians.

Mophatlane said: “We want to ensure that we provide Nigerian business big and small with secure, dependable cloud services.

“We are really excited to launch these offerings in Nigeria today, because it is the realization of our continued growth and development strategy for Africa.
 
“Nigeria’s economy has shown robust growth over the past decade and we have noted that key drivers of growth lie squarely in the telecommunications, construction, tourism, manufacturing, Mining, agriculture and wholesale and retail trade, all areas in which our business provides ICT solutions.” 

He disclosed that Business Connexion has partnered with Parallels and Rackspace, both worldwide leaders in hosting and cloud service enablement. Parallels have delivered applications to more than 12 million SMEs worldwide, using cloud services developed to simplify and quickly deliver applications to the SME.

“Resources and applications can now be provided from this highly secure world-class Cloud Computing infrastructure, located in Lagos,” he added.

Business Connexion limited is a leading integrator of innovative business solutions based on information and communications technology (ICT). It holds a track record spanning over 43 years and runs mission-critical ICT systems and manages products, services and solutions for key private and public sector organizations,. Parastatals and medium-sized companies.