{"id":9835,"date":"2016-09-12T16:07:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T12:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=9835"},"modified":"2016-09-12T16:07:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T12:07:52","slug":"oracle-holds-africa-executive-summit-on-cloud-in-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2016\/09\/12\/oracle-holds-africa-executive-summit-on-cloud-in-mauritius\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle holds Africa Executive Summit on cloud in Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exchange of best practices and gaining expert insights from top cloud strategists was the key focus for Oracle customers who took part in two day long Africa Executive Summit that concluded in Mauritius. Cloud technology will undoubtedly drive the next phase of growth for businesses in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracle.com\/za\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Oracle customers<\/a> gathered to understand various aspects of the cloud adoption process including capacity building, innovation, security and the ability to leverage Internet of Things for driving business growth with Oracle cloud solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Janusz Naklicki, Vice President of the Russia, Africa and Central Europe, Oracle commented: \u201cCloud adoption in Africa is growing at a rapid pace as organisations now realise that cloud offers them speed, value and better ROI. Africa is a priority market for us and the Africa Executive Summit is in line with our commitment to further drive this interest and support our customers in Africa in their journey to the cloud\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day summit included a host of information packed activities including panel discussions, customer testimonials and keynote addresses by top Oracle executives including Janusz Naklicki, Cherian Varghese, Cluster Leader, Sub Saharan Africa, Oracle and Deepak Mehra, Vice President Cloud Architect, Oracle.<\/p>\n<p>Cherian Varghese added, \u201cCloud technology will undoubtedly drive the next phase of growth for businesses in Africa and with our completely integrated cloud platform that spans all layers of the cloud, we are uniquely poised to help SMEs, large organisations and governments in Africa transition to the cloud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9835 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2016\/09\/12\/oracle-holds-africa-executive-summit-on-cloud-in-mauritius\/oracle_1000x550_2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_2-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_2-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9837'>\n\t\t\t\tCherian Varghese, Cluster Leader for Oracle Sub Saharan Africa.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2016\/09\/12\/oracle-holds-africa-executive-summit-on-cloud-in-mauritius\/oracle_1000x550_3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_3-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_3-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9838'>\n\t\t\t\tNaklicki told guests that cloud adoption in Africa is growing.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2016\/09\/12\/oracle-holds-africa-executive-summit-on-cloud-in-mauritius\/oracle_1000x550_1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_1-1-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/09\/oracle_1000x550_1-1-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9839'>\n\t\t\t\tJanusz Naklicki, Oracle Vice President of the Russia, Africa and Central Europe region, welcomed customers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exchange of best practices and gaining expert insights from top cloud strategists was the key focus for Oracle customers who took part in two day long Africa Executive Summit that concluded in Mauritius. 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