To meet the growing demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services across Africa, and as part of its global cloud infrastructure, Oracle is planning to open a public cloud region in Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Oracle delegation led by Scott Twaddle, Senior Vice President responsible for OCI Product and Industries, has met with H.E William Ruto, President of Kenya and Eliud Owalo, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy in Kenya to express Oracle\u2019s commitment to helping the country meet its economic goals and transformation by deploying the latest cloud technologies. Oracle will be taking advantage of Kenya\u2019s renewable energy and digital infrastructure including abundant submarine and national connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The planned public cloud region in Nairobi underscores Oracle\u2019s commitment to Africa and aims to help drive the Digital Transformation of the Kenyan government, public institutions, enterprises, startups, universities and investors in Kenya and the continent. Oracle intends to continue expanding OCI\u2019s footprint on the continent, which already includes the Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OCI\u2019s unique cloud architecture enables Oracle to offer its full suite of more than 100 hyperscale cloud services. The Government of Kenya and private sector can leverage this to increase ease of doing business in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are delighted to see Oracle planning such an important investment in Kenya,\u201d said President William Ruto. \u201cI am excited to see major technology companies like Oracle investing in Kenya and bringing state of the art technologies like AI and cloud applications that will benefit to Kenyan citizens especially in creation of jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOracle\u2019s intent to open a public cloud region in Nairobi will be a key component of Kenya\u2019s Bottom up Economic Transformation Agenda initiative, which is focused on digital transformation, private sector development, agricultural transformation, housing development, and healthcare modernization,\u201d said Eliud Owalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are delighted to extend our commitment to helping Kenya accelerate the Digital Transformation of its government and private sector,\u201d said Scott Twaddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOCI is leveraged by governments and companies across the world as a scalable and secure platform for mission critical workloads on which to drive innovation and transformation. We already have a strong business in Kenya, and the upcoming public cloud region in Nairobi represents a significant next step forward in helping support the country\u2019s economic goals.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCloud infrastructure means more people can access education, opportunities, and unleash the business potential that without technology could not happen at scale or at speed,\u201d said Rishon Chimboza, managing director for Africa, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI). \u201cTBI will continue to support the Kenyan government and Oracle to put into action an approach that accelerates the ambitions and demands of Kenyans today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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