Microsoft is adding data centers in Africa, now has more regions than any other cloud provider

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Published onMay 18, 2017

published onMay 18, 2017

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Microsoft today announcedthat they are planning to add data centers in Africa, bringing the total number of Microsoft data centers worldwide to 40, which is more than any other cloud provider. Initial availability will come in 2018, and the new centers will offer enterprise-grade reliability and performance combined with data residency.

According to Microsoft, these new Microsoft Cloud data centers (located in Johannesburg and Capetown, in South Africa) will deliver Azure, Office 365, and Dyanamics 365, along with enterprise-grade reliability and performance combined with data residency. Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Cloud and Enterprise Group explains what this means for the people of Africa.

We see enormous opportunity for the cloud to accelerate innovation, support people across the continent who are working to transform their businesses, explore new entrepreneurship opportunities and help solve some of the world’s hardest problems… Customers across Africa, including local startups and NGOs, will be able to use the cloud services delivered from these new regions to power innovation and opportunity for Africa and the world. For example:

This announcement brings us to 40 cloud regions around the world — more than any other cloud provider — and will help organizations and people from Cairo to Cape Town accelerate their journey to cloud computing.

Microsoft believes that the new investment marks a major milestone in the company’s mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. In fact, Microsofthas beaten rivals Amazon and Googleto launching a data center in Africa, marking a significant step forward in the company’s cloud division. The data centers, nonetheless, are also an addition to other Microsoft efforts on the African continent, including using the Microsoft Cloud to bring access to training and education, building job skills for more than 775,000 people in Africa.

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