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[h=1]Nigeria and Kenya to Become Biggest Cloud Users by 2014[/h] Vince Matinde | Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 at 10:50am | Business, Tech | 0 Comments
In a recent survey by World Wide Worx, Kenya and Nigeria will see its businesses use cloud services greatly by the end of 2014.
In 2014, 80 percent of the respondents say they will switch to cloud services compared to 72 percent in Kenya and 66 percent in South Africa.
The research that interviewed top business executives from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa showed that currently, South Africa has the highest people using cloud service. 50 percent of the businesses interview in South Africa are comfortable using the cloud.
Only 48 percent in Kenya and 36 percent in Nigeria are comfortable with the cloud system. The research shows that Nigeria will outpace South Africa in the usage of cloud services.
The announcement comes days after Cisco announced its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) that will enable business easily use cloud services more efficiently.
With the cloud greatly demystified, Cisco projects that nearly two-thirds of all data center workloads will be processed in the cloud.
A new paradigm shift drive by cloud, mobility and big data is redefining IT, with the web-based economy shifting to an app-based economy, said Sabrina Dar, Cisco General Manager, East Africa.
This new technology will assure that application are stored and processed in the cloud regardless of the technology behind the servers or application.
- See more at: http://techmoran.com/nigeria-and-kenya-to-become-biggest-cloud-users-by-2014/#sthash.lqsAg4uX.dpuf
[h=1]Startups from Ghana, Rwanda, Nigeria and Kenya make it to the World Startup Competition #seedstars[/h] Posted by Staff Writer on January 8, 2014 in African Tech | 111 Views | Leave a response
Five African tech startups, will be joining contestants from around the world, for Seedstars World Startup Competition. The run up to the finals in Geneva, had a world cup style selection process. Each finalist had to compete in a regional competition in order to qualify. The competition focuses on startup activity in emerging markets, so on February 4th, the African finalists will be joined by contestants from South America, the middle east and Asia. Seedstars World was created by a Swiss based venture capital firm seedstars SA.
The 5 African Finalists are:
Gust Pay (South Africa)
A quick and easy event mobile payment system where you can make payments with an NFC (Near Field Communication) wristband for an easy cashless experience at events
A Mobile Social Gaming network that links players to thousands of gamers around the world.
Simplepay(Nigeria)
Nigerias answer to paypal. A payment gateway that allows users to send and receive payments online
Foyo (Rwanda)
Mobile Health Application
Retail Tower (Ghana)
A service that helps online retailers list their products on shopping engines
In a recent survey by World Wide Worx, Kenya and Nigeria will see its businesses use cloud services greatly by the end of 2014.
In 2014, 80 percent of the respondents say they will switch to cloud services compared to 72 percent in Kenya and 66 percent in South Africa.
The research that interviewed top business executives from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa showed that currently, South Africa has the highest people using cloud service. 50 percent of the businesses interview in South Africa are comfortable using the cloud.
Only 48 percent in Kenya and 36 percent in Nigeria are comfortable with the cloud system. The research shows that Nigeria will outpace South Africa in the usage of cloud services.
The announcement comes days after Cisco announced its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) that will enable business easily use cloud services more efficiently.
With the cloud greatly demystified, Cisco projects that nearly two-thirds of all data center workloads will be processed in the cloud.
A new paradigm shift drive by cloud, mobility and big data is redefining IT, with the web-based economy shifting to an app-based economy, said Sabrina Dar, Cisco General Manager, East Africa.
This new technology will assure that application are stored and processed in the cloud regardless of the technology behind the servers or application.
- See more at: http://techmoran.com/nigeria-and-kenya-to-become-biggest-cloud-users-by-2014/#sthash.lqsAg4uX.dpuf
[h=1]Startups from Ghana, Rwanda, Nigeria and Kenya make it to the World Startup Competition #seedstars[/h] Posted by Staff Writer on January 8, 2014 in African Tech | 111 Views | Leave a response
Five African tech startups, will be joining contestants from around the world, for Seedstars World Startup Competition. The run up to the finals in Geneva, had a world cup style selection process. Each finalist had to compete in a regional competition in order to qualify. The competition focuses on startup activity in emerging markets, so on February 4th, the African finalists will be joined by contestants from South America, the middle east and Asia. Seedstars World was created by a Swiss based venture capital firm seedstars SA.
The 5 African Finalists are:
Gust Pay (South Africa)
A quick and easy event mobile payment system where you can make payments with an NFC (Near Field Communication) wristband for an easy cashless experience at events
Jooist (Kenya)A Mobile Social Gaming network that links players to thousands of gamers around the world.
Simplepay(Nigeria)
Nigerias answer to paypal. A payment gateway that allows users to send and receive payments online
Foyo (Rwanda)
Mobile Health Application
Retail Tower (Ghana)
A service that helps online retailers list their products on shopping engines
We at mile and mobile want to wish all the African Contestants Good luck, and even if you dont win remember to always
.Stay Mobile!