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Under the agreement , the two companies will assess plans to build Oracle Cloud regions using Orange ’ s infrastructure in Senegal and Ivory Coast . According to the two companies , this aligns with a common objective of ensuring that all customer data is hosted locally , providing customers with cloud services that meet their data latency and performance requirements .

The companies have also announced plans to jointly offer cloud services for enterprises and public sector organisations in the West Africa , starting with offerings in Senegal and Ivory Coast . For this initiative , Orange plans to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure ( OCI ) to complement its portfolio of enterprise-grade managed cloud services .

Orange has an extensive footprint in West Africa , reaching more than 130 million customers in the region and its B2B services are supported by its extensive network as well as capabilities including Internet of Things ( IoT ), applications , cybersecurity , cloud , and data centre management . Oracle Cloud Infrastructure , with its built-in security , high performance and availability , is ideally suited for missioncritical and cloud-native workloads in enterprise and public sector environments .

The planned joint go-to-market model is intended to support West African enterprises and public organisations in addressing the challenge of Digital Transformation through advanced cloud services , enabling operational efficiency , lower costs and high security standards .

The two companies also plan to collaborate on a project to migrate part of Orange ’ s internal applications onto Oracle Cloud in order to generate greater efficiencies through digitalisation , particularly in administrative processes . Discussions are ongoing to jointly define the scope , conditions and feasibility of this strategic step , which has the potential to generate considerable synergies across the Group ’ s footprint in the region .

Additionally , Oracle and Orange intend to jointly promote their health solutions , especially around vaccination . Such cooperation has the potential to bring considerable benefits to local populations , particularly in the light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , through a fully digitalised process and improved stock management .

“ We strongly believe that digital technology is a catalyst for economic transformation on the African continent , contributing to sustainable employment and socioeconomic development . Cloud infrastructure is one of the key solutions Orange brings to companies and public institutions in its role as a multi-service operator . Oracle ’ s industry-recognised solutions should bring additional value to Orange ’ s Cloud portfolio ,” said Alioune Ndiaye , Chairman and CEO , Orange Middle East and Africa .

Clay Magouyrk , Executive Vice President , Oracle Cloud Infrastructure , said : “ With improved bandwidth access , and increased awareness of the benefits of cloud computing , organisations in the West and Sub-Saharan Africa region have begun exploring migrating workloads to the cloud . This initiative with Orange is an important step toward introducing world-class cloud infrastructure in the region .”

“ As organisations in West Africa start their Digital Transformations , we look forward to joining with Orange to offer a rich portfolio of cloud infrastructure services ,” said Jonathan Tikochinsky , Executive Vice President , Global Strategic Clients Group , Oracle . “ This partnership brings the power of Oracle ’ s OCI services and Orange ’ s extensive managed cloud services that will empower organisations to take advantage of the efficiency , cost savings and increased security that the cloud provides .” p

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