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MainOne expands global cloud connect services to drive business digital transition in West Africa
businesses in Nigeria , Ghana , and Cote d ’ Ivoire adapt to the rapid growth of cloud solutions with always-on , secure access to their cloud enabled applications . “ Our investments in a world-class connectivity infrastructure coupled with technology from our global partners is strategically positioned to support the digital transformation efforts of our customers .”
MainOne , a provider of connectivity solutions for businesses in West Africa is empowering enterprises to adopt cloud technology by connecting businesses across the region directly and privately to public cloud service providers . The MainOne Cloud Connect service ensures direct , secure , and reliable network connectivity between enterprise data centres or office locations and public cloud providers like Microsoft and Amazon Web Services . MainOne also has a partnership with Equinix-Telecity that grants the company direct access to other global cloud providers such as Oracle and IBM , giving customers access to the services they need .
Oluwasayo Oshadami , Head , Technical Solutions and Managed Services , MainOne , said : “ Our Cloud Connect service enables
Oshadami added : “ MainOne Cloud Connect service allowed our team have direct access to Microsoft Azure services , which means we don ’ t have to leverage on the shared internet of the bank which was resulting in high bandwidth usage , unpredictable latency and impact on other services . The latency of the service is guaranteed , and the service performance is predictable .”
With MainOne Cloud Connect , enterprises can collaborate seamlessly while adopting work from home policies .
Cassava Technologies appoints Tesh Durvasula as CEO for Africa Data Centres
Cassava Technologies has announced the appointment of Tesh
Durvasula as the new CEO of Africa Data Centres ( ADC ) effective February 7th , 2022 . Durvasula will be responsible for driving growth , innovation and strategy of Cassava Technologies ’ data centres to meet Africa ’ s accelerating demand for data and digital infrastructure .
Technologies family and look forward to leveraging on his extensive industry experience as he leads our data centres business into its next phase of rapid expansion to meet the increased demand for data centre capacity in Africa .” p
Durvasula is an experienced technology and real estate industry executive with a 25-year track record of successful leadership and value generation in the digital infrastructure sector . He will lead the ADC team as the organisation rapidly expands its footprint of hyperscale data centres throughout Africa .
Strive Masiyiwa , Executive Chairman and Founder , Cassava Technologies , said : “ At Cassava Technologies our objective is to empower individuals and businesses with technology , based on our vision of a digitally connected future that leaves no African behind . Through our digital infrastructure and services , we are empowering our customers to fully participate in the fast-growing digital economy in Africa . Expanding our data centres footprint and management capacity is key to our strategy .”
Hardy Pemhiwa , President and CEO , Cassava Technologies , added that : “ We are delighted to welcome Tesh into the Cassava
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