Most recently, Global Micro launched the first and only South African instance of Hosted Azure Services (aka Azure Pack) and was one of only nine Microsoft global partners around the world to participate in the pilot deployments." We engage in joint go-to-market activities and align our research and development teams to bring the latest cloud technologies to market. "Microsoft is one of our closest strategic partners.
There will be a need for consolidation in order for a few key players to grow fast enough to remain internationally relevant, he adds. He points out that cloud demands scale and the South African market is small by international standards. Local providers are able to provide support in our time zone and understand the nuances of the South African Customer," he says.Īccording to Milner, the South African mid-market is the segment mostly making use of local cloud service providers. "They provide a familiar legal framework within which to negotiate an SLA relevant to the South African market. So says JJ Milner, founder and chief cloud architect at Global Micro, who notes that a local cloud service provider is able to provide locally relevant cloud services tailored for the African experience. It makes business sense for South African organisations to engage the services of local cloud service providers as they are best positioned to offer integrated hybrid cloud services because of their in-country presence and footprint. Local cloud providers give a familiar legal framework within which to negotiate an SLA relevant to the South African market, says JJ Milner, founder and chief cloud architect at Global Micro.
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