Angola Cables has announced that it has become a Microsoft ExpressRoute partner to meet the needs of Africa-based organisations migrating business applications and IT infrastructures to the cloud and accelerating digital transformation on the continent. Taking advantage of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, Angola Cables has created ACloud Connect to provide dedicated, high-quality connections to a worldwide network of 42 Azure regions offered by Microsoft, and connectivity to Angonap, Angola Cables\u2019 data centre located in Luanda.<\/p>\n
Predictable performance <\/strong><\/p>\n As one of the world\u2019s most trusted and flexible enterprise-grade cloud computing platforms, Azure allows organisations to extend on-premises networks into the cloud over a private connection. Because ExpressRoute connections do not go over the public Internet, customers experience reliable, fast and more predictable connectivity than conventional connections.<\/p>\n Offering dedicated Ethernet links between customers\u2019 infrastructures and Azure\u2019s data centres \u2013 as well as running one of the world\u2019s most advanced IP \/ MPLS backbones \u2013 Angola Cables ACloud Connect will interconnect Africa and the rest of the world. Expected to be available in November 2017, Angola Cables will initially concentrate on servicing Angola and South Africa-based organisations with ACloud Connect.<\/p>\n \u201cWe see ACloud Connect as a natural extension of customers\u2019 own IT infrastructures,\u201d said Antonio Nunes, CEO at Angola Cables. \u201cIn addition to benefiting from the scale and economics of Microsoft Azure, Africa-based customers should also look forward to low latency services.\u201d<\/p>\n Complementing NAPAfrica in South Africa \u2013 offering peering across sub-Saharan Africa \u2013 the Azure cloud platform will help protect organisations\u2019 online assets as they look to expand globally, while maintaining \u2018data residency\u2019 on the African continent.<\/p>\n \u201cMicrosoft\u2019s enterprise experience and approach to the cloud addresses customers\u2019 needs in a differentiated way. Our unique approach to the cloud spans three areas that, when combined, give customers the most choice and flexibility with the cloud: enterprise capabilities, global cloud infrastructure, and comprehensive hybrid solutions,\u201d said Laurence Janssens, Country Manager, Microsoft Southern Africa.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough the partnership with Microsoft, Angola Cables seems to be making all the right moves to become a key enabler of cloud adoption on the continent,\u201d said Lehlohhonolo Mokenela, Industry Analyst for the Digital Transformation Practice at Frost & Sullivan Africa. \u201cThe impact on latency and the cost of bandwidth will make cloud an even more viable option for enterprises across Africa. This will also see greater demand from small and medium enterprises (SMEs), a segment of the market that typically drives cloud adoption in some of the more developed countries. With SACS due to go live in 2018, Angola is well-positioned to become an important technology hub in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n Mokenela further notes that economies with relatively more mature technology adoption such as South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria, are already witnessing a growing transition towards the cloud. \u201cThese types of partnerships, along with the impending arrival of new cables like SACS, can provide the platform for greater cloud uptake across the rest of the continent as well.\u201d \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Angola Cables has announced that it has become a Microsoft ExpressRoute partner to meet the needs of Africa-based organisations migrating business applications and IT infrastructures to the cloud and accelerating digital transformation on the continent. 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