{"id":3085,"date":"2018-11-13T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3085"},"modified":"2024-08-01T11:05:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T11:05:26","slug":"liquid_intelligent_technologies_extends_microsoft_azure_from_cape_to_cairo","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/about-us\/news\/liquid_intelligent_technologies_extends_microsoft_azure_from_cape_to_cairo\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid Intelligent Technologies extends Microsoft Azure from Cape to Cairo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Scale-out of the Microsoft Cloud, announced at AfricaCom 2018, offers customers across Africa limitless opportunities for agility, innovation, and secure, compliant growth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/azure_lt_cairo-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3628\" width=\"346\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/azure_lt_cairo-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/liquid.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/azure_lt_cairo-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liquid.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/azure_lt_cairo-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/liquid.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/azure_lt_cairo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Intelligent Technologies has extended the availability of Microsoft Azure from the Cape to Cairo, continuing its lead in the African cloud revolution. This breakthrough scale-out of the Microsoft cloud-based architecture, announced today at AfricaCom 2018, offers customers across the continent limitless opportunities for agility, innovation, and secure, compliant growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cape to Cairo capability for Microsoft Azure is enabled by Liquid Intelligent Technologies\u2019s forward-thinking ecosystem: five world-class data centres, connected via a pan-African fibre network approaching 70,000km; five regions offering the Microsoft Azure Stack hybrid cloud; and the company\u2019s position as a Microsoft Tier I and Tier II Could Solution Provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A private, high performance CloudConnect for Microsoft ExpressRoute service, 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>\u201cBy 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>The Liquid Intelligent Technologies ecosystem brings cloud services in Africa together, offering customers a one-stop solution for Microsoft cloud computing, connectivity, and professional services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scale-out Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack: Liquid Intelligent Technologies now provides this modern hybrid cloud in five regions \u2013 South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda \u2013 with more countries scheduled to go live during 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expansive, cloud-ready connectivity: Liquid Intelligent Technologies has built Africa\u2019s largest independent fibre network approaching 70,000km, running from the Cape to Cairo \u2013 covering most of Africa\u2019s fastest-growing economies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Award-winning Tier 3 data centre infrastructure: Designed, built and operated to the highest standards demanded by today\u2019s leading cloud providers, carriers, and enterprises, Liquid Intelligent Technologies\u2019s network of data centres provides customers with scalable and secure Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack services. They also act as a one-stop shop for data centre solutions across the Continent and a local data centre resource for all private, secure hybrid cloud needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CloudConnect for Microsoft ExpressRoute: Microsoft ExpressRoute, part of Liquid Intelligent Technologies\u2019s CloudConnect offering, allows customers to establish flexible, private connections to Azure for better performance, tighter security and lower latency. Liquid Intelligent Technologies is the only Microsoft partner to be providing an ExpressRoute service across eight African countries on its own fibre. CloudConnect also delivers additional direct connection products to other global and local African providers, facilitating flexible hybrid cloud solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovation partnerships: Emerging African start-ups have access to this Liquid Intelligent Technologies infrastructure to support the new generation of innovators and become tomorrow\u2019s technology leaders. For example, Liquid Intelligent Technologies provides free internet to Nairobi Garage\u2019s Entrepreneurship Centre, supporting up to 300 co-workers with free high-speed fibre connectivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis increased availability of Microsoft Azure answers the call from customers across Africa for a truly modern 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 to drive this strategy forward. The breadth of their fibre network, data centre infrastructure, market reach and expertise enable customers to realise their business objectives more quickly and effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scale-out of the Microsoft Cloud, announced at AfricaCom 2018, offers customers across Africa limitless opportunities for agility, innovation, and secure, compliant growth Liquid Intelligent Technologies has extended the availability of Microsoft Azure from the Cape to Cairo, continuing its lead in the African cloud revolution. 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