{"id":3055,"date":"2019-03-13T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T10:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3055"},"modified":"2024-08-01T11:03:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T11:03:43","slug":"liquid_intelligent_technologies_expands_availability_of_microsoft_azure_in_africa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/about-us\/news\/liquid_intelligent_technologies_expands_availability_of_microsoft_azure_in_africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid Intelligent Technologies expands availability of Microsoft Azure in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Liquid Intelligent Technologies announces availability of Azure across its pan-African network further increasing access to its cloud services.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Story2-Nov21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3015\" width=\"206\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Story2-Nov21.jpg 600w, https:\/\/liquid.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Story2-Nov21-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Intelligent Technologies, the leading pan-African telecoms group and Microsoft Gold Partner, today announced the availability of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/services\/azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Azure<\/a>\u00a0across its pan-African network, approaching 70,000km and stretching via a direct terrestrial high speed fibre link across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Intelligent Technologies brings cloud-optimised connectivity offering the benefits of low latency, high capacity and resiliency to businesses across Africa. With the availability of Microsoft\u2019s Azure regions in South Africa and using local Microsoft&nbsp;Azure Stack deployments in Liquid Intelligent Technologies\u2019s African data centres connected via Microsoft ExpressRoute, customers are able to access a hybrid cloud solution residing within the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This scale-out of the Microsoft cloud-based architecture offers customers across the African continent greater opportunities for agility, security, and compliance. It also offers increased efficiencies and improved performance for business and public sector organisations operating in Africa, but also multi-nationals with a presence in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of the availability of the new Azure cloud regions , SME\u2019s, enterprises, public sector organisations and multi-nationals with a presence in Africa will have access to globally available services with local data residency and the benefits of low latency, high local capacity built upon Microsoft\u2019s trusted cloud principles of security, privacy, compliance, transparency and reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted by the launch of Microsoft\u2019s cloud regions in Africa, and by extending the reach of Microsoft Azure to an increasing number of countries and customers, Liquid Intelligent Technologies is helping Africa realise its digital future,\u201d said Nic Rudnick, Group CEO, Liquid Intelligent Technologies. \u201cWe offer customers a single, unified solution for their Microsoft Azure strategy. This is underpinned by an unrivalled fibre network, strategically located data centres, a hybrid cloud architecture covering Azure and the Azure Stack and an ExpressRoute connection to maximise the benefits of the cloud. Together, Microsoft and Liquid Intelligent Technologies are creating a modern business foundation for customers in Africa \u2013 one that inspires innovation, cloud-paced change, compliance and business growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Intelligent Technologies customers will be benefit from the company\u2019s forward-thinking ecosystem: world-class data centres, connected via a pan-African fibre network approaching 70,000km; offering the Microsoft Azure Stack hybrid cloud in five countries in Africa; and the company\u2019s position as a Microsoft Tier I and Tier II Cloud Solution Provider. A private, high performance CloudConnect via Microsoft ExpressRoute, together with Liquid Intelligent Technologies\u2019s expert cloud enablement services, also enable customers to accelerate their cloud deployment and achieve faster time to value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis availability of Microsoft Azure, delivered from cloud regions in South Africa, answers the call from customers across Africa for a truly modern and hybrid cloud,\u201d said Dean Erasmus, Azure Business Lead for Africa, Microsoft. \u201cIt enables customers across the continent to simplify IT implementation and reap the benefits associated with cloud operating models, either hosted or delivered on-premise. Liquid Intelligent Technologies is a trusted partner of Microsoft with the breadth of their fibre network, data centre infrastructure, market reach and expertise to enable customers to realise their business objectives more quickly and effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Liquid Intelligent Technologies ecosystem brings cloud services in Africa together, offering customers a one-stop solution for cloud computing, connectivity, and professional services through Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack. Liquid Intelligent Technologies now provides this modern hybrid cloud services in five countries \u2013 South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda \u2013 with more regions scheduled to go live later including the Middle East, North and West Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liquid Intelligent Technologies announces availability of Azure across its pan-African network further increasing access to its cloud services. Liquid Intelligent Technologies, the leading pan-African telecoms group and Microsoft Gold Partner, today announced the availability of\u00a0Microsoft Azure\u00a0across its pan-African network, approaching 70,000km and stretching via a direct terrestrial high speed fibre link across the continent. 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