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Acronis unveils first cloud data centre in South Africa services while delivering faster access , constant data availability , and data sovereignty to their clients .
“ A local presence is a necessity for modern cloud businesses and we are proud to deliver the Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Centre in South Africa ”, said Peter French Regional General Manager Middle East and Africa , Acronis . “ Now , they can safeguard client data locally and know that they are backed by a global partner who is on standby 24 / 7 by 365 to address any issues .”
Acronis a global provider of cyber protection solutions , has announced the availability of a new Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Centre in Johannesburg , Gauteng Province , South Africa .
The new data centre , one of the 111 new data centres being deployed by the company , gives service provider partners access to a full range of cyber protection solutions upon which they can build new
Denzil Moorcroft , Sales Director Channel Partners , 4Sight Dynamics Africa , a distributor of Acronis , said : “ As one of the fastest-growing Acronis distribution partners in one of the most rapidly growing regions ( South Africa , Africa , Europe and Middle East ), we are excited about Acronis ’ s local approach to cyber protection , as it is important for organisations to meet localisation requirements .”
Liquid Intelligent Technologies partners with Teridion to deliver faster Internet connectivity in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies , a business of Cassava Technologies , a pan-African technology group , has announced a strategic partnership with Teridion , a cloud-based global connectivity platform .
Teridion ’ s multi-cloud-based solution has been added to Liquid ’ s backbone services as part of the company ’ s efforts to offer Internet services that match the changing enterprise needs .
Winston Ritson , Chief Business Development Officer , Liquid Cloud and Cyber Security , Liquid Intelligent Technologies , said : “ The multicloud-based solution coupled with Liquid ’ s current technology will serve this market well . As a business , we understand the changing needs of our enterprise customers . Using a multi-cloud-based platform allows Liquid to provide 10 times faster Internet performance that is more reliable and scalable , allowing global enterprise customers to receive optimal performance from WAN .
“ This partnership with Teridion is a game-changer for our business and is part of our commitment to offer services that our global Enterprise customers can use to continue on their growth trajectory .”
Sander Teunissen , Sales Director , Teridion , said : Businesses operate in a global setting with remote employees . They are looking for a single service provider capable of delivering high-speed , reliable connectivity across their company .
“ Teridion ’ s guaranteed SLA , global reach , and interoperability through a clientless solution that requires zero employee setup makes it an ideal solution .”
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