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Africa stories - Page 24

Award winning

Dimension Data scoops 24 award wins with Cisco

Fri, 3rd Nov 2017
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Dimension Data has secured 24 Cisco awards, including Global Awards for Architectural Excellence Partner of the Year, Security, and Marketing Innovation.
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Uber, Airbnb and the problem with South Africa's sharing economy

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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In September 2017, it was announced that Uber's private hire licence as a ride-hauling app would not be renewed in London.
Network server

PCCW Global launches service to connect MPLS networks to Microsoft Azure

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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The Network-as-a-Service product that extends a customer's MPLS network service to both Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Office 365.
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Oracle NetSuite expands in EMEA, opening new data centres

Thu, 19th Oct 2017
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Oracle NetSuite currently maintains two data centres in EMEA, and in the wake of surging growth plans to add a few more.
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Gartner forecasts security spending to surge in Africa

Thu, 19th Oct 2017
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Gartner says spending on information security technology and services in Middle East and North Africa is on pace to exceed US$1.8 billion in 2017.
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Ghana's oldest ISP turns 20, says bright times ahead for IT in Africa

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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AfricaOnline says they will continue to invest in Africa's digital economy thereby continuing their journey together into the digital world.
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eCommerce apps - Worth the expense or a waste of time?

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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The eCommerce market in South Africa will amount to US$2.7 billion in 2017 with an annual expected growth rate of 14.2%.
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Dell plans $14m donation: “It's our responsibility to prepare the next generation”

Fri, 13th Oct 2017
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By encouraging youth regardless of gender, ethnicity or social class to study STEM, there's an opportunity to bring in different perspectives.
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Cybercrime remains a major barrier to cloud adoption in EMEA​

Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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While cloud adoption continues its steady march in EMEA, a new survey has revealed the recent spate of cyberattacks has thrown a spanner in the works.
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Republic of Sierra Leone to become Africa's first ever 'smart country'

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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​Sierra Leone has entered a nationwide digitisation program that its president is asserting will forever change its global digital standing.
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Sage's Enterprise Intelligence solution now has 1000 customers

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Sage celebrates 1000th client milestone for its transformative Enterprise Intelligence tool, enhancing global data management.
Cloud running race

South Africa overtakes other nations in leapfrog up cloud curve

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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The country may have been late to the party when it came to cloud strategies, but the Routed MD says this has resulted in some positives.
Telecomms

Will newcomer internet provider Rain reign supreme?

Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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The new internet provider is taking the slow and steady route to win over the South African market, but will it be enough?.
Big fish eat small fish

Equinix takes over Itconic to grow presence in Europe

Wed, 13th Sep 2017
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Equnix has acquired a data centre, connectivity and cloud infrastructure solutions provider in Spain and Portugal to expand its European footprint.
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IoT moves forward in South Africa with first ever Cat-M1 test

Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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South Africa's Internet of Things (IOT) aspirations have taken another step forward after Ericsson and Qualcomm successfully completed a lab trial.
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Immediate payments: The fraud threats and solutions

Mon, 11th Sep 2017
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With immediate payments coming to Australia later this year, local banks and credit lenders need to be increasingly aware of the heightened risks.
Digital network city

Data centre software provider expands reseller network in UK & EMEA

Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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Nlyte has made its data centre optimisation and management software more available to UK and EMEA customers with a new partnership.
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Teraco commits to boosting Africa's Internet infrastructure

Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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The provider of cloud & vendor neutral data environments in South Africa will be providing colocation infrastructure to all 13 global root operators.
Big fish eat small fish

A new player enters SA cybersecurity market through acquisition

Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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​An established company recently announced its expansion into the South Africa cybersecurity market by acquiring a managed security service provider.
Winner trophy

Munters takes home prize at 2017 Europe Datacloud Awards

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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awards
​Munters has received the 'Industry Energy Innovation' award at the recent 2017 Europe Datacloud Awards - here's a full list of the winners.