Ola Williams has been announced as the new Country Manager for Microsoft Nigeria. Previously, the Specialist Sales Leader working with the extended team and the company’s partner organizations to grow cloud revenue across enterprise customers, [c]
BT and Microsoft have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate innovation across enterprise voice, cyber security and industry-focused services in sectors from digital manufacturing to health, setting businesses in the UK and around the [c]
Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, has published its new Brand Phishing Report for the second quarter of 2021. The report highlights the [c]
Microsoft has unveiled a new cloud-based business management solution, Dynamics 365 Business Central, to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa and the Middle East to streamline their operations. Dynamics 365 Business Central will [c]
Microsoft has announced the introduction of Windows 11 offering a more holistic user experience. Structured as the perfect operating system for hybrid work and learning, the Windows 11, a successor to Windows 10, provides a calm [c]
We live in interesting times. Technology has transformed each and every aspect of our lives – from the way we cook our favourite meals, how we communicate (both as individuals and within companies), to how [c]
Standard Bank and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the digital transformation of Africa’s largest financial institution and further drive the continent’s growth. The Bank’s growing investment in the Microsoft Cloud will enable the [c]
An initiative to equip over 50,000 owners of Micro Small Enterprises (SMEs) with the relevant digital skills by the end of this year has kicked off in Nairobi, targeting to be expanded to multiple counties [c]
A team of four Kenyan university students beat stiff competition from 163 countries across the globe to win the 2021 Microsoft’s annual global student technology challenge, Imagine Cup. The four, Khushi Gupta, Jeet Gohil, Dharmik [c]
Digital innovation is vital for the advancement of African economies and their health services, but to make this possible certain large stumbling blocks need to be removed. This was the consensus amongst high level global [c]
An innovation featuring a unique digital platform with capabilities to link students and teachers across Africa has been voted winner in the just concluded Season 2 of Game of Learners (GOL) competition sponsored by Microsoft’s [c]
By Joshua Ndemenge In March, the Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre (ADC) announced the kick-off of Season 2 of its Game of Learners (GOL) program, an initiative aimed at enhancing digital and coding skills amongst university [c]
Microsoft has announced the kick-off of Season 2 of the Game of Learners (GOL) program, an initiative aimed at enhancing digital and coding skills amongst university students in Kenya and Nigeria. An initiative of Microsoft’s [c]
Microsoft has announced that it has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills, topping its initial goal of 25 million last June, and is extending the company’s commitment [c]
Microsoft has announced the findings from its first-annual Work Trend Index. Titled “The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work – Are We Ready?” the report uncovers seven hybrid work trends every business leader needs to [c]
Microsoft and women’s mentorship organisation, Wentors, have announced a commitment to mentor and train 1,000 women working in the technology industry in the next few years as a way of promoting gender diversity in the [c]
Microsoft’s annual global student technology competition, Imagine Cup has revealed the entries selected to be a part of the World semi-finals round taking place on March 24 and 25, 2021. The competition, which encourages students [c]
Microsoft and non-profit social enterprise, Tech4Dev, have partnered on an initiative to train girls and women across Africa in coding and deep tech skills, aiming to bridge the digital and technology divide and ensure equal [c]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella kicked off Microsoft Ignite 2021, the company’s premier enterprise conference, with a virtual keynote focused on the critical role of the public cloud today, and the key attributes that we believe [c]
The Kenyan government through the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development is gearing up to impart digital skills to over 50,000 entrepreneurs in a new partnership with Stanbic Kenya Foundation and Microsoft Kenya. This [c]
Microsoft has announced Microsoft Viva, an employee experience platform aimed to bring tools for employee engagement, learning, wellbeing and knowledge discovery, directly into the flow of people’s work. Viva is designed to help employees learn, [c]
Blue Prism has announced a new offering of Blue Prism intelligent automation software on Microsoft’s AppSource and Azure Marketplaces. The move enhances access for both Blue Prism and Microsoft customers, and underwrites Blue Prism’s position [c]
Farmer’s Choice has announced that it is scaling up the use of advanced technologies within its existing agriculture ecosystem to enhance productivity, ensure food safety and quality, and reduce waste. The move by the 40-year [c]
In the next stage of the battle between Sony and Microsoft, Sony has taken an early but somewhat predictable lead. At launch, the two PlayStation 5 systems have reportedly sold between 2.1 to 2.5 million [c]
By Siwar Zein The way we work has been irrevocably changed by the challenges we have been faced with in this difficult and uncertain year. Today, more people are working from their homes than in [c]
At a time where industries are called to relook operation models to survive, the agricultural sector has emerged as key to long-term growth in Africa and the world. Recognising the need for continuous investment in [c]
By Kendi Nderitu This year has been one of uncertainty and unexpected challenges. While it’s nothing new to say that things have changed as we’ve all experienced that change as it has happened and seen [c]
Microsoft has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co-create technology solutions in agriculture. The collaboration between Microsoft, through its 4Afrika initiative, will support AGRA’s [c]
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 37.3% in 2019 to total $44.5 billion, up from $32.4 billion in 2018, according to Gartner, Amazon retained the top position in the IaaS market in 2019, [c]
Kenyan IT company, Cloud Productivity Solutions (CPS), is among the few African companies that were recognised during the 2020 Microsoft Inspire awards that recognize partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based [c]
In early June, Microsoft – through its Africa Development Centre (ADC) – announced the launch of Game of Learners (GoL), a multi-week hackathon aimed to spur innovation among Kenya’s university students. The hackathon, which was [c]
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