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Africa’s Cloud wars intensify as Google launches Johannesburg region

Post author:Writer
Post published:March 24, 2025
Post category:News

Google Cloud has officially launched its first African cloud region in Johannesburg, marking a major milestone in its $1 billion commitment to accelerating Africa’s digital transformation. Operational since January 2024,…

Why Africa needs local cloud providers.

Post author:Writer
Post published:December 18, 2024
Post category:News

By Biodun Oni What an awful time to start a company. The economy is depressed, many sectors are struggling, inflation in Nigeria is at a 28-year record high of 33.88%…

Obsidian and GitLab showcase cloud solutions at AWS summit

Post author:AfricaHyperscalersNews
Post published:September 11, 2024
Post category:News

Obsidian Systems, a provider of open-source solutions, recently highlighted its partnership with GitLab at the AWS Summit in Johannesburg. This collaboration combines GitLab’s comprehensive DevOps platform, fully integrated with AWS…

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo in provide testimony at the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 24 Budget Request: Investing in US Security, Competitiveness, and the Path Ahead for the U.S.-China Relationship," Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2023. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

US government to vet reports from AI developers, cloud providers

Post author:AfricaHyperscalersNews
Post published:September 11, 2024
Post category:News

The US Department of Commerce has unveiled new proposed regulations aimed at increasing oversight of cloud providers and artificial intelligence (AI) developers. The rule mandates that entities engaged in developing…

Oracle tops cloud-infrastructure providers with 162 data centers

Post author:AfricaHyperscalersNews
Post published:September 10, 2024
Post category:Cloud News

Oracle currently operates or is building 162 public and private cloud data centers globally, ranging from 45 kilowatts to 800 megawatts, according to Chairman and founder Larry Ellison. The company…

AWS, Microsoft, and Google continue to lead public cloud market

Post author:AfricaHyperscalersNews
Post published:August 31, 2024
Post category:Data Center News

Synergy Research Group reveals that AWS, Microsoft, and Google continue to dominate the global public cloud market, with a combined market share far surpassing all other competitors except in China.…

Google Cloud partners Oracle for cloud transformation

Post author:AfricaHyperscalersNews
Post published:June 12, 2024
Post category:Cloud News

Cloud heavyweights, Google Cloud and Oracle have decided to sheathe swords and collaborate to enable seamless migration and operation of mission-critical enterprise workloads across both Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud…

BCX brings cloud services to Mozambique with Alibaba Cloud

Post author:AfricaHyperscalersNews
Post published:June 11, 2024
Post category:Cloud News

BCX, a subsidiary of Telkom, has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to introduce cloud services in Mozambique. This expansion aims to provide low-latency, high-efficiency cloud services, enhancing local capabilities. For BCX,…

No root cause identified for ChatGPT’s global outage

Post author:AfricaHyperscalersNews
Post published:June 5, 2024
Post category:Cloud Infrastructure

On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, a widespread outage disrupted ChatGPT services across the globe, causing significant inconvenience for users worldwide. This incident, which started at 2:15p GMT and was resolved…

OVHcloud and Maroc Datacenter partner for cloud in Morocco

Post author:AfricaHyperscalersNews
Post published:June 1, 2024
Post category:Cloud News

OVHcloud, a leading European cloud provider and the largest public provider outside the US and China, has announced a partnership with Maroc Datacenter (MDS), a Tier III data center operator…