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Cloud computing firm Oracle announces programme to assist African startups

Oracle, a cloud computing company, has launched a ZAR15 million (US$982,000) program to assist African startups in various industries in implementing the latest digital technologies to drive business growth. Over the next two years, the multinational cloud computing company, led by Oracle for Startups, will provide additional resources and support to technology startups across Africa….

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Oracle opens its first African data center in Johannesburg

Oracle, the world’s largest database management firm, launched its first cloud region (a cluster of data centers) in Africa last week, joining other global giants such as Microsoft and Amazon that already operate data centers on the African continent. The opening of the data center in South Africa marks Oracle’s 37th cloud area globally, with…

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South African Consumers Are Concerned About Empty Shelves This Festive Season

With the holiday season quickly approaching, South Africans and consumers worldwide may find fewer gift options on store shelves as a result of product shortages and delays caused by pandemic-related closures of ports and factories. According to a new global Oracle retail consumer research study, more shoppers are concerned that supply chain and delivery delays…

The UN & Oracle Launch IT Skills Program for Refugees in Kenya

The UN & Oracle Launch IT Skills Program for Refugees in Kenya

The UN & Oracle Launch IT Skills Program for Refugees in Kenya Written By Luis Monzon Oracle on Thursday announced that the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, in Kenya has finalised a workforce development program for young refugees in Kenya, in collaboration with Oracle University. The UNHCR delivers professional learning courses on Oracle Cloud technologies to refugees with a…

Oracle Launches EMEA Recruitment Drive To Add 1,400 New Cloud Sales Professionals
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Oracle Launches EMEA Recruitment Drive To Add 1,400 New Cloud Sales Professionals

Oracle has announced a Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)recruitment drive to hire 1,400 new cloud sales professionals who will play a vital role in fuelling the growth of the company’s cloud business throughout the region. The new roles will be based in six locations: Amsterdam (The Netherlands); Cairo and Dubai (Middle East); Dublin (Ireland);…

Mobility, Cloud, Big Data,IoT  drive Nigeria IT spending to $5.3 Billion in 2016

Mobility, Cloud, Big Data,IoT drive Nigeria IT spending to $5.3 Billion in 2016

Information Technology spending in Nigeria-the largest economy in Africa- will top $5.3 billion in 2016 as organizations increasingly embrace digital transformation initiatives in a bid to streamline their costs and bolster their flexibility. This is according to global technology research and consulting services firm International Data Corporation (IDC), which last week hosted an event at Victoria Crown…

Oracle announces latest products across the  3 Layers of Cloud at the Oracle Open World 2015
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Oracle announces latest products across the 3 Layers of Cloud at the Oracle Open World 2015

As the Oracle Open World 2015 enters into its second day, Oracle has announced several products across the three layers of the Cloud: Software as a service(Saas),Platform as a service(Paas) and Infrastructure as a service. Further enhancing its digital business platform for the enterprise and the cloud, Oracle outlined new innovations across the Oracle Fusion…

Oracle Executive Chairman,Larry Ellison and Intel CEO,Brian Krzanich for Keynote Presentations at Oracle Openworld 2015(October 25-29,San Francisco)
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Oracle Executive Chairman,Larry Ellison and Intel CEO,Brian Krzanich for Keynote Presentations at Oracle Openworld 2015(October 25-29,San Francisco)

Larry Ellison will announce a broad set of new products and highlight why integrated cloud will deliver the most innovative and cost-effective benefits to customers.Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, along with some special guests, will explore these opportunities and challenges, share the innovative solutions Intel and our partners are creating to address them, and show how…

World Map showing ‘Who is Who’ in the Internet of Things Ecosystem

World Map showing ‘Who is Who’ in the Internet of Things Ecosystem

IoT Image from engineering.com Technology trends around the world determines the next big companies and what their products are.The trends in itself are said to disrupt the ecosystem.As Internet of Things (IoT) will change the Connected-ness of everything,the way we interact with each other, with machines,between machines and machines and the environment,I came across this…

Oracle Expands Operation in Nigeria,Positions for more Opportunities in Africa
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Oracle Expands Operation in Nigeria,Positions for more Opportunities in Africa

PIX:L-R: Alfonso Di Ianni, Oracle Senior Vice President, ECEMEA;Orla Nichorcora, Oracle Senior Director, Business Development, ECEMEA; Adebayo Sanni, Oracle Nigeria Country Director; and Janusz Naklicki, Oracle Vice President: Technology, AFTA Cluster at the Oracle West African headquarters office opening in Lagos. Join Oracle and Oracle Partners Globally and learn the latest in Big Data,Cloud,Engineered Systems,Internet of…

Latest in Big Data,Cloud,Engineered Systems,all at Oracle OpenWorld 2015 Conference (October 25-29)
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Latest in Big Data,Cloud,Engineered Systems,all at Oracle OpenWorld 2015 Conference (October 25-29)

  Oracle OpenWorld is an annual Oracle convention for business decision-makers, IT management, and line-of-business end users.It is the world’s largest conference for Oracle customers and technologists, Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco attracted some 60,000 visitors in 2014 and an additional 7 million were expected to follow the event online. In 2014, the convention program included…