Amazon Web Services a winner for South Africa
Many companies in South Africa and Africa already trust Amazon Web Services with their online presence, and this is set to grow in the future.
That’s the word from Michael Needham, Head of Solutions Architecture for CIS, Russia, Middle East, and Africa at Amazon Web Services (AWS), who was speaking at the 2016 MyBroadband Cloud & Hosting Conference.
AWS already has over 1 million customers, and Amazon EC2 instance usage is increasing at a rate of 95% year-on-year.
Many international brands like Reddit, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Vodafone, Netflix, and Pinterest make use of Amazon Web Services.
Many African players also trust AWS for their operations, including Travelstart, Paygate, Mix Telematics, and Medscheme.
Needham said they have a strong African focus, which is supported by good account management, solutions architecture, enterprise support, access to specialists, and certification and training.
He said cloud services have become the new normal and unlocked the potential for faster innovation and more robust systems.
Needham encouraged companies to sign up and leverage the AWS free tier, and make use of the free training offered by the company.
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