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Cloudenly, Nigeria’s First And Most Extensive Unified Commerce Platform, Set To Launch

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Nigeria is about to witness a revolution in business operations with the impending launch of Cloudenly, Nigeria’s first and most extensive commerce-driven platform.

 

This innovation is a product of many years of diverse experience and extensive research on the pain points of business owners who over the years have desired a solution that addresses issues around Retail and Service Operations, Accounting, Partner and Human Relationship Management.

 

Cloudenly is geared to change the entire business landscape in Nigeria and beyond with its end to end solution dealing with challenges of managing business growth, simplifying operations, enhancing productivity, minimizing waste and fraud, protecting revenue and unlocking business insights needed to grow businesses by making it adaptable to the times.

 

Ahead of the official launch of Cloudenly, Mrs Oluyemisi Fajinmi, a spokesperson of Scelloo Limited, the technology company behind the new innovation, confirmed that her flagship product, Cloudenly, ushers in a whole new and unified commerce experience; and will offer businesses an integrated cloud business process automation, finance facilitation options, support communities and the knowledge to do much more. It is designed for entrepreneurs, small and large enterprises; and scales seamlessly as the business grows.

 

According to her, “Cloudenly will be offeredprimarily as a “Software as a Service” (SaaS) with different plans and packages preconfigured to fit most organisations’ needs. It also offers the flexibility to customize to specific needs should an organisation choose to do so.’’

 

The Cloudenly Trade Receivable Marketplace offers a collaborative, flexible invoice discounting platform that enables Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), who need to meet pressing financial demands to transact their invoices with financial institutions so as to improve their cash flow and support ongoing operations.

 

This will generally reduce the negative impact of high account receivables on MSMEs, improve liquidity and overall business health & growth. MSMEs in Nigeria would find the latter particularly beneficial as the development is in line with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria 5-year Policy Thrust (Section 30: Lending to MSMEs) as published in June, 2019.

 

She also stated that the solution supports user-based access control, multi-region, multi-currency operations and allows customers set multiple tax policies to cover applicable tax laws for the geographic locations where they operate.

 

The Cloudenly platform which is hosted on Amazon Web Service (AWS) to guarantee best-in-class cloud computing and security services; automatically provisions and maintains a simultaneous standby in different availability zones within the Amazon Web Service (AWS) infrastructure. This was purposely built to guarantee customer data integrity whilst offering a life-time data retention period.

 

An upbeat Mrs Oluyemisi Fajinmi was unequivocal that technology has become central to helping organisations achieve operational efficiencies, scale cost, attract competencies, leverage knowledge and reach faraway markets.

 

Consequently, Cloudenly is an invitation to join a unified digital commerce economy, driven by technology and enabled to seamlessly aggregate all factors of production (Platform, People and Capital) into a single entity, giving businesses a much better chance to thrive.


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MTN Nigeria Takes Broadband Services to the Next Level with FibreX Launch

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MTN Nigeria has proudly announced the rebranding of its fibre broadband service to FibreX, marking a significant stride in delivering next-generation internet solutions across the nation.

Formerly called MTN Fibre Broadband, FibreX embodies the company’s commitment to providing ultra-fast, reliable, and accessible internet services, aligning seamlessly with Nigeria’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2020–2025.

The NBP aims to achieve 70% broadband penetration by 2025, ensuring minimum speeds of 25 Mbps in urban areas and 10 Mbps in rural regions.

“The launch of FibreX reiterates our dedication to supporting Nigeria’s digital transformation journey,” said Egerton Idehen, Chief Broadband Officer, MTN Nigeria. “By enhancing our infrastructure and services, we aim to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive growth.”

FibreX is set to play a pivotal role in the Federal Government’s initiative to expand the nation’s fibre-optic network by an additional 90,000 kilometers, aiming to increase fibre capacity from 35,000 km to 125,000 km.

FibreX promises ultra-fast and reliable internet connectivity, aiming to meet the diverse needs of Nigerians, from bustling urban centres to remote rural areas.

While the service itself retains its powerful FTTH (fibre to the home) infrastructure, the new name embodies a more modern, relatable, and emotionally resonant brand that is positioned to lead the conversation around what premium internet should feel like.

The new name, FibreX, was adopted to create a more customer-friendly brand. The goal is to educate and excite consumers within home-passed locations (the potential number of premises within a service area that can be connected to an FTTH network) about the benefits of the product.

As Nigeria strides towards a digitally inclusive future, initiatives like FibreX are crucial in bridging the digital divide and fostering nationwide connectivity.

For more information about FibreX and its offerings, please visit www.mtn.ng/fibrex.


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Salesforce Revolutionizes Business Intelligence with AI-Powered Tableau Next

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Tableau Next leverages agentic analytics to allow users to collaborate with AI agents to speed up the entire data-to-action workflow.

Organisations today face a data paradox: they need to make fast, intelligent decisions but are overwhelmed by large volumes of often unreliable information. With over 75% of business leaders under pressure to prove data’s value, the demand for trusted, actionable insights has never been greater.
Salesforce’s Tableau Next introduces a new approach to business intelligence, evolving its flagship analytics platform with agentic analytics to address this challenge. This innovative, AI-powered solution simplifies and accelerates data interaction, empowering organisations to uncover insights, automate visualizations, and drive impactful business outcomes.

What is agentic analytics

Agentic analytics allows users to collaborate with AI agents to speed up the entire data-to-action process. Instead of relying on static visualizations, analysts can use AI to automate tasks like data preparation and ETL (extract, transform, load processes), freeing them to focus on deeper analysis. Business leaders can ask natural language questions and get instant, reliable answers along with recommended actions. This makes data-driven decision-making easier and more efficient, removing the need for technical expertise and manual effort typical of traditional BI tools.
Tableau Next leverages agentic analytics across the entire data-to-action workflow, empowering every user to:

  • Automate repetitive data tasks like data cleaning, transformation, and visualization generation, as well as the execution of complex, multi-step analytical workflows within and across different business areas. This builds on Tableau’s strength in simplifying complex data for users.
  • Proactively deliver faster, more comprehensive insights by autonomously detecting hidden correlations, outliers, and trends that might be missed by human observation. This enhances Tableau’s focus on user-driven insights by providing AI guidance.
  • Enable more contextual and effective action through natural language summaries, visualisations, and data-driven recommendations, insights delivered where people work with an enterprise-class workflow engine that enables users to kick off automated actions. This extends Tableau’s ability to drive action from data, making it more seamless within the Salesforce ecosystem.
How Tableau Next works:
Built on the trusted Salesforce Platform and leveraging the power of Data Cloud, Tableau Next delivers enterprise-grade performance, robust security, and flexible, zero-copy data integration for seamless data connectivity. Tableau Semantics, an intelligent semantic layer, provides a unified understanding of information, ensuring data consistency and accelerating the discovery of critical insights. The built-in workflow engine in Tableau Next seamlessly translates insights directly into actionable steps, dramatically accelerating the time to value. The key differentiator is the native integration with Agentforce, Tableau Next equips humans and AI agents with pre-built analytical skills to rapidly transform data into tangible business value, marking a significant leap forward in data-driven decision-making. It includes:

Agentic AI Skills to Supercharge Your Data:

  • Data Pro: Your Intelligent Data Prep Assistant. Instead of users manually cleaning up and changing data using complex steps (like in traditional ETL), Data Pro will give smart suggestions on how to do it and even automatically handle some of the complicated changes, saving time and effort.
  • Concierge: Instant Answers in Plain Language. Get immediate, reliable answers to data questions. Sales teams, for example, can simply ask “What are my best sales opportunities?” and receive clear insights with recommended actions.
  • Inspector: Proactive Data Monitoring & Insights. Continuously tracks your data for key changes, analyzes trends, and predicts improvements. Service teams can be instantly alerted to drops in customer satisfaction, enabling immediate action.

Ensuring Data Trust and Accuracy:

  • Tableau Semantics: Tableau Semantics serves as the semantic layer, providing Tableau Next and Agentforce with a unified understanding of business data. By establishing consistent definitions and context, it enables AI agents to generate accurate and relevant responses.

Boosting Efficiency:

  • Marketplace: Allows users to easily share and reuse data analysis components (like data assets, connections, metrics, visualizations, dashboards), saving time and ensuring everyone is working with the same information.

“Tableau Next helps businesses achieve faster, more impactful results with their data,” said Ryan Aytay, CEO of Tableau. “We’re shifting from basic reports to a world where AI is a collaborative decision-making partner. By combining AI agents with trusted data and easy-to-use tools, we’re making data accessible to everyone and transforming the data-to-action process into an automated, proactive, and insight-driven cycle. This empowers users to improve decision-making, boost efficiency, and manage risk more effectively.”


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Temu and Shein Raise U.S. Prices Amid Trump-Era Tariffs

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Chinese-founded e-commerce platforms Temu and Shein have announced upcoming price increases for U.S. customers, citing higher operating expenses due to tariffs imposed during former President Donald Trump’s administration.

These tariffs include a 145% import tax on most goods made in China and the elimination of the “de minimis provision,” which previously allowed goods valued under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free.

The changes, effective May 2, have disrupted the business models of both companies, known for their ultra-low prices and extensive digital marketing campaigns.

Temu and Shein, which specialize in affordable products ranging from clothing to electronics, have urged customers to shop before the price adjustments take effect.

The companies aim to minimize the impact on consumers while adapting to the new trade rules.

These developments come amid concerns from U.S. lawmakers and business groups about the competitive advantage of inexpensive Chinese goods and the potential entry of counterfeit products through the now-canceled exemption.


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