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- 17 Jan 2018
Internet Solutions Connects to Microsoft Azure Network
Pan-African Internet services providerInternet Solutions has incorporated its CloudConnect colocation connectivity solution into Microsoft's Azure ExpressRoute network. With Internet Solutions'…
- 20 Aug 2018
Microsoft Move to Open Source its Network Emulator
Microsoft is set to open source its powerful Open Network Emulator (ONE) system, which has been tested on its own Azure network infrastructure for the past year, because it is too important a…
- 2 Nov 2017
Teraco Selected as Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Connectivity Partner
Teraco Data Environments, Africa’s largest neutral data centre, today announced it will be a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Connectivity partner, providing clients high performance private network…
- 19 May 2023
Check Point Software Extends its Industry-Leading Cloud Firewall to Secure Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN
Check Point® Software Technologies, a provider of cyber security solutions globally, announces the general availability of its industry-leading Next-Generation Cloud Firewall natively integrated with…
- 22 Feb 2022
Microsoft Africa Development Center Set to Connects Azure Developers in Africa through Virtual Event
Microsoft Africa Development Center, the premier engineering center for Microsoft is organizing a free virtual event as part of its ADC’s user group series themed Azure Developers Connect for…
- 23 Nov 2020
MainOne Collaborates Microsoft to Provide Optimized, Reliable Internet Connectivity to Cloud Services
MainOne has announced that it has become the first Microsoft Azure Peering Services partner for West Africa, providing enterprises using Microsoft Cloud services with a secured, reliable and high…
- 6 Dec 2015
Weco, Microsoft Partner to Boost Businesses Through Cloud Solution
Weco Systems International, an Innovative and a leading Systems Integration company in Nigeria has partnered Microsoft Nigeria, to reiterate the need for companies to adopt Microsoft Cloud solutions…
- 28 Sept 2020
Microsoft Moves into 5G Race with Azure Cloud for Telecom Operators
Microsoft Corp unveiled a new cloud platform on Monday aimed at enabling telecom operators to build 5G networks faster, reduce costs and sell customised services to business clients. After banning…
- 6 Mar 2019
Microsoft Opens First Datacentres in Africa with General Availability of Azure
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. This…
- 6 Mar 2019
Microsoft Unveils First Datacentres in Africa
Microsoft announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. This makes Microsoft…
- 23 Mar 2017
FinTech: AFF Doles Out $50,000 for 48-Hour Hackathon
Africa Fintech Foundry , a fintech accelerator, is organizing a 48-hour hackathon titled Recode Nigeria, which comes with up to a $50,000 prize. It has the support of industry giants such as…
- 26 Feb 2016
BlackBerry Offers Secure Enterprise Solutions, Services via Microsoft Azure
BlackBerry Limited, a global leader in secure mobile communications, said that Microsoft customers now have access to BlackBerry’s secure enterprise mobility solutions in the open, flexible,…
- 15 Nov 2017
Microsoft Unveils New Opportunities to App Developers with Apache® Spark™
By peter oluka At Connect(); 2017, Microsoft Corp.’s annual event for professional developers, Scott Guthrie, executive vice president, announced new Microsoft data platform technologies and…
- 3 Oct 2018
Microsoft Backs DSN’s Deep Learning Bootcamp to Upskill Local Developers in Modern Technologies
Microsoft Africa is the lead sponsor of the third edition of the Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) bootcamp, which is aimed at building capacity in the use of Deep Learning…
- 11 Nov 2019
Microsoft Once Again Backs Data Science Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp 2019
For the second year running, Microsoft through the 4Afrika initiative, is the lead sponsor of the 2019 Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) bootcamp, an all-expenses-paid learning…
- 16 Aug 2016
Microsoft Links Azure to Africa
Undersea cable operator Seacom has partnered with software giant Microsoft, providing Ethernet links between Seacom's IT infrastructure and Microsoft's Azure and Office365 data centres around the…
- 8 Apr 2015
Hybrid Data Centers Key Part of Cloud Evolution- McVey
When it comes to IT infrastructure decisions, including the choice of where to host business-critical applications, enterprises are amid a reality check, said Ian McVey, director, Enterprise and…
- 20 Dec 2019
As many organisations head to the cloud, the first stop might be ‘hybrid’
By Wale Olokodana, Business Group Lead for Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft Middle East Africa, Moving to the cloud is not unlike relocating your business to a primepiece of real estate. The…
- 28 Feb 2024
Microsoft, Orange Unveil Africa SME Digital Transformation Plan
Microsoft and Orange are collaborating to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa adopt digital technologies and further contribute to the economic development of the continent. The…
- 19 May 2017
Ericsson Collaborates with Microsoft Azure to Accelerate IoT Globally
Ericsson will further strengthen the global Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem with Microsoft by enabling enterprises to speed up the time it takes to launch mobile network-based IoT services.…
- 6 Sept 2015
Why MainOne’s MDX-I, Microsoft Cloud Computing Solution will Thrive
MainOne’s Data Center subsidiary, MDX-i, recently announced a new era in its new cloud-based service offering with Microsoft. The solution which is built on Microsoft Azure’s enterprise grade…
- 3 Sept 2015
MainOne’s Tier III Data Center, MDX-i Partners Microsoft on Cloud Computing
MainOne’s Data Center subsidiary. MDX-i, said that it has launched its new cloud-based service offering with Microsoft. The solution which is built on Microsoft Azure’s enterprise grade…
- 21 Oct 2020
MS Partners SpaceX, SES on Satellite-based Broadband
Microsoft has collaborated with satellite communications providers SpaceX and SES to expand its cloud computing services for the space industry. The American multinational technology giant says it…
- 11 Mar 2020
Path Solutions Achieves Microsoft Gold Partner Competency for Data Analytics
Path Solutions, a global Islamic software provider, today announced it has achieved the Microsoft Gold Partner Competency for Data Analytics, demonstrating a best-in-class ability and commitment to…
- 19 May 2020
Andela Partners Microsoft to Launch ALCwithMicrosoft Azure Training 2020
Microsoft 4Afrika and Andela have partnered to implement the ALCwithMicrosoft Azure Training 2020 to up-skill developers in Kenya and Nigeria through an immersive program where selected developers…
- 10 Apr 2019
Sophos Global Report Shows how Cyberattacks on Cloud Honeypots occurs within Seconds
Sophos , a global leader in network and endpoint security has announced the findings of its report Exposed: Cyberattacks on Cloud Honeypots , which reveals that cybercriminals attacked one of the…
- 25 Jul 2022
Infobip, Microsoft Collaborate to Boost Digital Communications
Global cloud communications company Infobip has extended its collaboration with Microsoft, by making its WhatsApp and SMS channels available through Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and Microsoft…
- 11 Oct 2024
Huawei Plans Data Centre in Nigeria to Boost Local Cloud Capabilities
Huawei Technologies, a Chinese information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure provider, has unveiled plans to launch a significant new data centre in Nigeria, a move that is expected…
- 27 Mar 2019
Microsoft Drives Digital Transformation through Cloud Adoption in Nigeria
Microsoft recently hosted an event aimed towards creating awareness around its Azure offering as well as drive cloud migration in the country. The event also aimed to share global best practices in…
- 2 Nov 2015
MainOne, Microsoft Present Data Center, Cloud Solutions at Business Seminar
MainOne and Microsoft have called for the adoption of data center colocation and enterprise cloud solutions, stressing benefits that include cost savings and high availability, in light of the…