The exchange of best practices and gaining expert insights
from top cloud strategists was the key focus for Oracle customers who took part in Oracle’s
two day long ‘Africa Executive Summit’ that concluded at the weekend in
Mauritius, reports ITRealms.
Oracle also used the opportunity to commend its role on the
continent as far as cloud is concerned, saying that ‘Africa Executive Summit’
hosted in Mauritius drove awareness and highlighted the impact of Oracle Cloud
Solutions for business growth.
Claire Alexander of Oracle Corporate Communications,
informed ITRealms that dozens of customers gathered to understand various
aspects of the cloud adoption process including capacity building, innovation,
security and the ability to leverage Internet of Things (IoT) for driving
business growth with Oracle cloud solutions.
The Vice President of the Russia, Africa and Central Europe
at Oracle, Janusz Naklicki, said cloud adoption in Africa is growing at a rapid
pace as organizations now realise that cloud offers them speed, value and
better return on investment (ROI).
“Africa is a priority market for us and the Africa Executive
Summit is in line with our commitment to further drive this interest and
support our customers in Africa in their journey to the cloud” he said.
The two day summit, Alexander noted, included a host of
information packed activities including panel discussions, customer
testimonials and keynote addresses by top Oracle executives including Janusz Naklicki;
Cherian Varghese, Cluster Leader, Sub Saharan Africa, Oracle and Deepak Mehra,
Vice President – Cloud Architect, Oracle.
“Cloud technology will undoubtedly drive the next phase of
growth for businesses in Africa and with our completely integrated cloud
platform that spans all layers of the cloud, we are uniquely poised to help
SMEs, large organisations and governments in Africa transition to the cloud”
Cherian Varghese said.
Chuks Egbune/GEE
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