{"id":303796,"date":"2019-03-06T12:18:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T10:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=303796"},"modified":"2019-03-08T07:23:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T05:23:49","slug":"the-dcs-have-landed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/303796\/the-dcs-have-landed\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Microsoft Azure Data Centres have landed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft has officially launched two Azure cloud data centres in South Africa, one in Cape Town and the other in Johannesburg. A gamechanger for Azure resellers, who can now offer enterprise-grade reliability and performance with local data residency.<\/p>\n

First Distribution, Africa\u2019s leading distributor of public and private cloud solutions, has long urged Azure resellers to prepare for the Microsoft South Africa Datacentre launch.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been Microsoft\u2019s experience that local data centre infrastructure supports and stimulates economic development for both customers and partners alike,\u201d says Natasha Bezuidenhout, Microsoft Brand Executive at First Distribution.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal data centres take the benefits of the Cloud a step further, bolstering the technology ecosystem that supports local innovation and business, and offering enterprise-grade reliability and performance with local data residency, which is important for African companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Bezuidenhout, the launch of local Microsoft Datacentres provides Azure customers \u2013 and potential customers \u2013 with trusted Cloud services that will help them meet local compliance and policy requirements, such as the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act. It is important for resellers to take this into consideration, as well as other benefits that Azure customers can now leverage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe replication of data by Microsoft in multiple data centres across South Africa gives Azure customers reliable protection for business continuity, in both pure and hybrid scenarios,\u201d says Bezuidenhout.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a valuable conversation that resellers should be having with their customers now \u2013 particularly business owners that haven\u2019t yet embraced a digital transformation because they were not comfortable with the idea of their data being stored outside of South Africa\u2019s borders.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Microsoft, the new facilities will provide highly available, scalable and secure cloud services across Africa, with the option of data residency in South Africa. The initial launch will enable Azure compute services, with future plans to also enable Office 365 and Dynamics 365 on the local nodes.<\/p>\n

With 54 Azure regions and availability in 140 countries, Azure has more global regions than any other Cloud provider\u2014offering the scale needed to bring applications closer to users around the world, preserving data residency, and offering comprehensive compliance and resiliency options for customers. The network comprises 100 highly secure facilities worldwide, linked by one of the largest networks on earth.<\/p>\n

The value proposition of the new Datacentres in South Africa is simple: Customers can achieve the global reach and local presence they need. Microsoft\u2019s Cloud is scalable, trusted, and reliable \u2013 and now local.<\/p>\n

Go Inside Microsoft Azure 2019<\/a> <\/strong>– an EXCLUSIVE White Paper and 9-part Video Mini Series.<\/p>\n

Revealed: Nine reasons why South African businesses are migrating to the Azure Cloud.<\/p>\n

PLUS: A practical guide to migrating your business to Azure.<\/p>\n

First Distribution is one of the leading value-added Microsoft CSP Indirect Providers across Africa, with a world-class product portfolio, extending to over 19 vendors, and an excellent staff compliment to support and manage its vendors with an unrivalled level of expertise.<\/p>\n

First Distribution has grown from a company focused exclusively on IBM to one that represents the world\u2019s best technologies relating to the DataCentre, Cloud, Networking and Security offerings.<\/p>\n

Visit www.firstdistribution.com<\/strong><\/a><\/u> to find out more.<\/p>\n

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