COUNTRY FOCUS : SOUTH AFRICA
New cloud region in Johannesburg delivers superior performance , built-in security , and high availability . Oracle now has 37 cloud regions globally and plans to open an additional seven cloud regions by the end of 2022 .
Oracle opens first cloud region
Nelson Mandela Bridge , Johannesburg Park Station , Gauteng ,
South Africa
Tech giant Oracle has announced the availability of its first cloud region in Africa to meet the rapidly growing demand for enterprise cloud services on the continent . The Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region will boost cloud adoption across Africa while also helping businesses achieve better performance and drive continuous innovation . The opening marks Oracle ’ s 37th loud region worldwide with plans to have at least 44 cloud regions by the end of 2022 , continuing one of the fastest expansions of any major cloud provider .
“ The Fourth Industrial Revolution , which is powered by cloud-led technologies , has significantly accelerated in South Africa and the wider African continent . In recent months , cloud technologies have played a vital role in helping African public and private sector organisations ensure business continuity , deliver essential services , and meet evolving customer expectations . The Oracle Johannesburg region offers a next-generation cloud to run any application faster and more securely for less , helping businesses build resilience , agility and achieve improved ROI ,” said Richard Smith , Executive Vice President , EMEA , Oracle .
The Johannesburg region is built on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure ( OCI ), which enables customers to easily migrate IT workloads and data platforms to the cloud or build new cloud native applications . In addition , Oracle offers a wide range of application modernisation and cloud strategies to help African organisations operate with global competitiveness .
African organisations are using Oracle to manage their mission-critical workloads and take advantage of cloud economics . Customers will benefit from significant performance improvements and reduced operational costs .
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