{"id":3120,"date":"2018-06-04T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3120"},"modified":"2024-08-01T11:36:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T11:36:55","slug":"liquid_intelligent_technologies_widens_availability_of_microsoft_azure_stack_across_africa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/liquid.tech\/about-us\/news\/liquid_intelligent_technologies_widens_availability_of_microsoft_azure_stack_across_africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid Intelligent Technologies widens availability of Microsoft Azure Stack across Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\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=\"166\" height=\"123\" 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: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the availability of Microsoft Azure Stack &#8211; an extension of an ever-expanding set of cloud services to consistently develop and run hybrid cloud applications &#8211; to select African markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leveraging its pan-African fibre network and data centre capabilities, Liquid Intelligent Technologies will be able to directly offer Azure Stack services to businesses operating in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Botswana, Mozambique and Mauritius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch marks the first time that the Azure Stack platform will be available locally in these markets, offering businesses greater flexibility, security and cost savings by deploying hybrid cloud architecture and scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe availability of Microsoft Azure Stack services in more African markets will enable more choice for customers in the region as they build and develop successful hybrid cloud environments to meet their growing business needs,\u201d said Nic Rudnick, Group CEO, Liquid Intelligent Technologies. \u201cAzure Stack further expands our portfolio of world class solutions available to businesses of all sizes across the region. Africa\u2019s Cloud is Liquid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By migrating to a hybrid cloud platform hosted in-country, businesses can access cloud applications that meet varied regulatory requirements, address latency and connectivity requirements by processing data locally in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/overview\/azure-stack\/\">Azure Stack and much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re continuing to extend the availability and capability of our services to meet the growing cloud requirements of businesses operating in some of the most dynamic African markets. Liquid Intelligent Technologies offers infrastructure, reach and local expertise to successfully deliver Microsoft\u2019s ever-expanding set of cloud services to the region,\u201d said Amr Kamel, General Manager for Microsoft in West, East and Central Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses can use Liquid Intelligent Technologies\u2019s CloudConnect for Azure ExpressRoute to create direct high-speed connections between Azure data centres and Azure Stack cloud, bypassing the public internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multi-tenancy Azure Stack managed by Liquid Intelligent Technologies will be offered to customers at new data centre locations, including Dar es Salaam, Harare, Kigali, and Nairobi. Azure Stack will soon be made available to businesses across Liquid Intelligent Technologies\u2019s entire pan-African fibre network, which stretches over 50,000km and connects more African countries on a single network than any other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the availability of Microsoft Azure Stack &#8211; an extension of an ever-expanding set of cloud services to consistently develop and run hybrid cloud applications &#8211; to select African markets. 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