Microsoft has announced the opening of its first data centres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. “Microsoft Azure is now available from our new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Enterprises across Africa can now take full advantage of the many benefits of Microsoft Azure, using cloud services to maintain security and meet compliance standards.”According to the Cloud Africa 2018 report, cloud use among medium to large organisations in Africa has more than doubled between 2013 and 2018. Recently, this included a partnership with FirstBank Nigeria to expand cloud services and digital educational platforms to SME customers. “As we connect more businesses to Azure, we’re seeing heightened innovation in the cloud and start-ups expanding their services to new markets.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 06, 2019 10:52 UTC