Microsoft’s new investment will provide highly available, scalable, and secure cloud services across Africa with the option of data residency in South Africa
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Facebook chooses 60 finalists in Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge
Facebook has selected 60 finalists from the hundreds of entries it received from across the Middle East and Africa
NAPAfrica celebrates a half decade as Africa’s largest IXP
Established in 2012 as Africa’s first neutral Internet eXchange Point (IXP), NAPAfrica has grown 7-fold to become the largest in Africa and one of the top three IXP’s in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the regional internet traffic hub for sub-Saharan Africa
IT Glue announces new EMEA Office for expansion into Africa and beyond
IT Glue™, the world’s fastest-growing documentation platform based in Vancouver, Canada, has opened its EMEA office in Green Park, Reading, UK
One Channel Namibia warns of increasing gap in security
Acronis partner One Channel Namibia warns that with the help of a hard-drive-encrypting virus, cyber criminals force users to choose between paying an online ransom and losing their files forever