{"id":166156,"date":"2016-05-25T10:56:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T08:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=166156"},"modified":"2016-05-27T07:34:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T05:34:02","slug":"amazon-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cloud-hosting\/166156-amazon-south-africa.html","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Web Services a winner for South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

AWS already has over 1 million customers, and Amazon EC2 instance usage is increasing at a rate of 95% year-on-year.<\/p>\n

Many international brands like Reddit, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Vodafone, Netflix, and Pinterest make use of Amazon Web Services.<\/p>\n

Many African players also trust AWS for their operations, including Travelstart, Paygate, Mix Telematics, and Medscheme.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

He said cloud services have become the new normal and unlocked\u00a0the potential for faster innovation and more robust systems.<\/p>\n

Needham encouraged companies to sign up and leverage the AWS free tier, and make use of the free training offered by the company.<\/p>\n

More on Amazon Web Services<\/h3>\n

Amazon Web Services direct link to South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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