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Digital Realty Completes Acquisition of Teraco
Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, has announced the successful completion of its previously announced agreement to acquire a majority interest in Teraco, a leading carrier-neutral data center and interconnection services provider in South Africa, from a consortium of investors, including Berkshire Partne...
Equinix Appoints Scott Crenshaw as EVP & GM, Digital Services
Equinix has announced the appointment of Scott Crenshaw to the position of Executive Vice President & General Manager, Digital Services. In this newly created role, Crenshaw will be responsible for driving the growth and strategy of Equinix’s suite of digital services, including Equinix Fabric, Equinix Metal and Network Edge. He will have direct responsibility for product management and ...
HUAWEI Cloud receives CITRA permission to deliver Cloud computing services in Kuwait
The Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has granted permission to HUAWEI CLOUD to offer cloud services in Kuwait as the GCC country pursues a cloud-first policy. With the new development, Huawei will deliver innovative cloud services to support Kuwait’s 2035 vision, which seeks to create a diversified, sustainable economy. The announcement represents a key m...
Atos positioned as a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services, 2022
Atos has announced that it has been positioned as a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services, 2022, Worldwide, based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute. This is the first time that Atos has been recognized in this report. The public cloud IT transformation services (PCITS) market delivers transformational outcomes via cloud-native profes...
5G subscriptions in MEA to reach 263 million by 2026: Nokia research
Nokia has announced research that forecasts 5G subscriptions are expected to reach 263 million in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region by 2026. The 5G subscription growth will primarily be in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. Additionally, subscribers in South Africa, Nigeria and North African countries will increase adop...
Netskope Further Expands NewEdge Security Private Cloud in Africa
Newest NewEdge data centre in South Africa delivers fast, single-digit millisecond latency for on-ramping traffic, combined with extensive peering for a superior user experience Netskope, a leader in Security Service Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust, has announced its continued global expansion of the Netskope NewEdge network with an additional data centre now launched and taking traffic in South Africa....
Liquid Cloud announces access to Oracle Cloud via FastConnect
Liquid Cloud, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), has announced it will offer connectivity to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) FastConnect in South Africa within the Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region. The collaboration with Oracle will allow Liquid Cloud customers to access Oracle Cloud through FastCo...
M&A and Sustainability Are First Areas to Face Cuts: Gartner
A June 2022 survey of 128 CFOs and CEOs showed that investments in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and sustainability will be the first areas to face cuts in organizations feeling their margins triple squeezed by rising inflation, talent shortages and supply constraints, according to Gartner. “Cuts to M&A are an obvious choice after record activity in 2021 and with rising interest rates sig...
Vantage Data Centers Opens Johannesburg Data Center Campus
Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, has announced the delivery of the first facility on its Johannesburg campus, as well as the start of construction on a second data center on its Frankfurt II campus. Vantage has opened its first data center (JNB11) in Africa after breaking ground in 2021. The two-story facility offers 16MW of critical IT capacity a...
Eaton Brings New Tripp Lite Range To Middle East
Power management company Eaton is fast developing a new customer base in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa for product lines emanating originally from the highly respected US brand Tripp Lite. Eaton acquired Tripp Lite in 2021 and the outcome is a vastly expanded product portfolio together with further developed capabilities to support distributed IT and edge applications. Initially marketed und...
Wireless Logic acquires Mobius Networks
Wireless Logic has announced the acquisition of Mobius Networks. Mobius is a market leading mobile virtual network operator, providing data connectivity services for Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications. This agreement marks the latest step in Wireless Logic’s business expansion following the recent acquisition of Jola. Formed in 2004 and headquartered in Leicestershi...
Digital Realty launches new interconnectivity solution
Digital Realty, a global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, has announced the launch of ServiceFabric, an interconnectivity solution and orchestration platform designed to support the wider industry shift to a hybrid, data-centric architecture.