Johannesburg cloud region in South Africa<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 its first in Africa \u2014 was ready for customer use.<\/p>\n\u201cGoogle Cloud Interconnect provides low-latency, high-availability connections that enable enterprises to reliably transfer data using direct physical connections between clients\u2019 on-premises networks and the Google network,\u201d Teraco stated.<\/p>\n
Google Cloud director for Africa, Niral Patel, said the region in Johannesburg would accelerate the African tech ecosystem, providing organisations with the resources they needed to scale, innovate, and compete in the global marketplace.<\/p>\n
Patel said the continent\u2019s Internet economy was estimated to reach $180 billion (R3.36 trillion) by 2025, accounting for 5.2% of its total gross domestic product.<\/p>\n
The addition of the Johannesburg region takes Google\u2019s overall network to 40 cloud regions and 121 zones, developing Google Cloud services to over 200 countries and territories worldwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur direct connections to the Google Cloud infrastructure ensure our clients have direct, secure access to the critical IT resources they need for business success,\u201d said Teraco\u2019s head of platforms, Michele McCann.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe launch of Google Cloud in Africa is another important milestone in our digital transformation journey.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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