Cloud Infrastructure

East African SMEs Deploy Cloud Infrastructure to Accelerate Growth

SMEs in the East African region are using digital transformation initiatives to increase their competitiveness and ensure they are set for growth despite challenging trading conditions. According to Pedro Guerreiro, Managing Director: Central Africa at SAP, investments into new technologies will greatly assist SMEs in the region as they adapt to a very different operating […]

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Telecoms

Airtel Deploys India’s Largest Open Cloud-based VoLTE Network

Nokia said its CloudBand-based software products are powering Bharti Airtel’s Voice over LTE (VoLTE) network in India. The network supports over 110 million customers, making it the largest cloud-based VoLTE network in India and the largest Nokia-run VoLTE in the world. The cloud-based VoLTE deployment allows Airtel to provide its mobile customers faster and more […]

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Cloud Infrastructure

COVID-19 Spurs Cloud IT Infrastructure Spending as Non-Cloud Environments Declines

Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private cloud, increased 2.2% in the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20) while investments in traditional, non-cloud, infrastructure plunged 16.3% year over year. International Data Corporation (IDC) in its global quarterly report […]

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Cloud Infrastructure

MDXi Partners Microsoft, HPE to Unveil First Locally Available Stack Cloud Offering at Nerds Unite

MDXi, MainOne’s data center subsidiary, will announce the local offering of Microsoft’s Azure Stack to its customers as part of its ‘Managed Cloud Services’. The Stack platform provided in partnership with Microsoft and HPE will be unveiled at MainOne’s 5th annual gathering of customers, partners and tech professionals, called Nerds Unite. With the introduction of […]

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Cloud Infrastructure

Home Shopping Retailer Turns Browsers into Buyers with Oracle Cloud

Home Choice, one of South Africa’s home shopping retailers and financing providers, has deployed Oracle Retail Cloud in just 12 weeks to deliver the products and offers that turn browsers into buyers. Shoppers look to Home Choice to discover name-brand furniture, electronics, and appliances at competitive prices. Offering a wide range of easy finance options, […]

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Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Takes Leadership in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites

Oracle has been recognized, for the fourth consecutive year, as a Leader in Cloud HCM Suites for Midmarket and Large Enterprises by Gartner. The 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises evaluates vendors based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. Compared to the previous year, Oracle maintained its […]

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