Rack Centre, West Africa’s Tier III Carrier and Cloud neutral data centre, has welcomed Olla Cloud Service, a new private cloud service by Olla Systems Limited, a leading provider of innovative technology solutions, to its facility. Hosting at Rack Centre, Olla Cloud Service runs on a state-of-the-art, cloud-enabled infrastructure for enterprise applications across diverse platforms […]
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The absence of global date centres players in Africa denies Nigeria of investment into the data centres infrastructure deployment in the country. Indeed, the lack of clear data on infrastructure is making the attraction investment becomes challenging, the Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), observed. Who made the observation at the […]
Read MoreThe public cloud industry has experienced explosive growth over the years, as billions worldwide rely on cloud storage to manage and safeguard their data. Since 2020, the sector has nearly tripled and is set to reach a remarkable $934 billion value in 2025, 20% more than last year. But even more impressive is how rapidly […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has pledged to collaborate with local data centres to drive cloud adoption and establish a hyperscaler data centre in Nigeria. The NITDA Director General, Kashifu Inuwa disclosed that although the Agency granted waivers for businesses to use public cloud infrastructure, NITDA has since pushed for local data centres […]
Read MoreThe race is now on for businesses across West Africa to modernise. The growing availability of cloud computing resources and infrastructure means that companies can migrate data and workloads into public cloud environments and reap the full benefits of a hybrid cloud strategy that offers greater IT agility, flexibility, and scalability. Cloud adoption across the […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is in the process of what it called Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN) to protect the country’s critical national infrastructure, which include telecoms infrastructure like base stations and fibre optic cables. According to the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, the initiative is the under the leadership […]
Read MoreIn a significant step toward advancing the AI ecosystem, the Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy and Google have selected beneficiaries of the AI Fund, established by the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) in collaboration with Google. The Fund will see each selected startup receive ₦100 million in funding, along with […]
Read MoreBuilding and launching a scalable digital health product that meets regulatory demands typically takes a few years to deliver. Today, global healthcare AI company Huma Therapeutics Limited is announcing the completion of its Series D funding round to help cut that time down to days as it launches the Huma Cloud Platform. The platform offers no code […]
Read MoreRubrik, the multi-cloud data control company, today announced a webinar targeting information security decision-makers in Nigeria. This free-to-attend webinar, titled ‘The State of Data Security’, is for all current and prospective Rubrik customers, from a Nigeria-based organisation, who wish to improve cyber security and resilience. The webinar follows new research from Rubrik Zero Labs, ‘The state of data […]
Read MoreAs we head into 2024, the renewable energy sector is set to see innovation that will transform the way energy is accessed, stored and deployed across Africa. Paul van Zijl, Group CEO at Starsight Energy, discusses 4 key trends that he thinks will profoundly shape the industry over the next year. Batteries will provide benefits […]
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