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FOCUS: NIGERIA
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THE NIGERIAN
TECHNOLOGY
LANDSCAPE
IS EVOLVING
RAPIDLY, IT IS
NOT JUST AN
ENTERPRISE
MARKET
DEMANDING AN
ENTERPRISE
SOLUTION FOR A
BUSINESS NEED.
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What trends are you witnessing?
The rise of the startup culture in Nigeria is
absolutely incredible and the energy among
these smaller businesses is palpable. I also
see a growing number of developers among
tech professionals, particularly as companies
are looking towards a more application-
centric future. This is all supported by
growing cloud adoption among business,
particularly with regards to a growing
demand for Software-as-a-Service solutions
and developer tools in the cloud. All of this
is then feeding into the megatrends, such
as DevOps, Data Analytics and a need for
Machine Learning (ML) which is all on the
rise. It would be remiss of anyone to think
Nigeria is just another African country – they
are as hungry for new tech as any of the big
multi-nationals.
Can you go into detail about the
current the infrastructure and
connectivity in Nigeria?
National infrastructure is still lacking in
the country, that is not something we can
overlook, and the cost of 24/7 power supply
and connectivity/data remains high. Bearing
in mind that the country’s power supply
itself is not consistent.
Most last mile connectivity options are
wireless with only the large enterprises being
able to afford MPLS and fibre connections.
This is a problem, as connectivity is seen
as a deterrent or inhibitor to onboarding
new technology. It has also stalled the
adoption of technologies such as VDI and
remote application delivery technologies.
But again, where there are challenges there
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