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Africa’s data centre market poised for massive growth

Africa is poised for a data centre boom as internet penetration rates rise and the continent begins to play catch-up with other regions. For the time being, Africa accounts for less than 1% of the world’s co-location data centre supply, with South Africa accounting for the bulk of the continent’s capacity. Co-location facilities rent space, […]

AAR Insurance partners with Safaricom to migrate to the Cloud

AAR Insurance has inked a deal with telecommunications provider Safaricom to roll out new technology infrastructure based on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of its goal to be a fully digital insurance company. The medical underwriter has begun migrating its digital tools and core systems to the AWS platform in a move that […]

Atos Origin to construct Sh28 Billion Data Centre in Butere

IT services firm, Atos Origin has announced plans to construct a Sh28 billion data centre at Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) in Butere, Kakamega County. The data centre is part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation district at the City, whose completion is earmarked for end of 2022. Its completion will see the facility […]

Dedicated Server Hosting Services

The digital age we live in can be mighty confusing. However, one thing that is always certain is the need for privacy and knowing that our information is secure. A hosting service is an option where a physical server will be dedicated to a single customer. That allows the said customer to have total control […]

How to purchase a Website (Domain & Hosting) in Kenya

Starting a website is simple, all you need is a domain and hosting, these are two different services that work together to make websites possible. A domain name is the address of your website that people input in the URL bar to visit your website and web hosting refers to storing and serving up the […]

12/11/2020
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Business, Cloud Computing, Corporate, Financial & Tech, IOT, Opinion & Analysis

Can the digital economy decrease Africa’s inequality?

By Tonny Tugee As our nascent digital economy emerges, we have seen signs that enormous possibilities exist for it to reduce the many divides in our society. From the education gap and a shortage of technological and technical skills to poor ICT access in rural areas, the digital economy has the potential to help bridge […]

Nick Durrant: New business opportunities with data analytics

Data-driven organisations are in a better position to make better strategic decisions to increase operational efficiencies, improve customer satisfaction and ultimately higher revenues. They are far more likely to acquire and retain customers. Data and analytics are disrupting traditional business models and ecosystems, helping modern organisations remain competitive. It provides business leaders with the insights […]

The future of cloud computing: moving at the speed of business

There’s been a definite shift around the discussion about the cloud in Africa. Businesses now accept that the future of organising, processing and presenting their data is in the cloud. And with services like cloud-based email, many companies are already using this innovative technology – whether they realise it or not. The conversation has changed […]

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06/12/2019
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Big data, Cloud Computing, Cyber security

Compfix Data rebrands to Evail to offer cyber security services

Data Management Company, Compfix Data Limited has rebranded to Evail as it seeks to position itself as the most trusted data solutions brand in East Africa. The firm seeks to increase its portfolio offering as it ventures into offering cybersecurity and business continuity solutions. Previously, the company has been offering IT solutions including Data recovery, […]

18/11/2019
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Cloud Computing

Huawei Cloud launches Kunpeng ECS across Africa

Huawei Cloud has released Kunpeng ECS (Elastic Cloud Server) cloud services and Partner Program 2.0. The Kunpeng-powered cloud services will be made available to African customers by the end of December 2019 and aim to offer 15% faster multi-core computing power and a 30% higher performance/price ratio than the industry average. Speaking at the Huawei […]