EdTech company Alef Education, is collaborating with Microsoft to drive a better learning and classroom experience in the gulf region.
signing of MoU
The companies signed a MoU that will see Alef integrate its learning platform with Microsoft Office 365 and Teams. As well as have its platform run on the middle east Microsoft Azure datacenter.
Microsoft says the partnership sets out a framework for collaboration and the implementation of product and services. Both companies will work on a roadmap for development, case studies and training programs. To support Alef Education’s innovative digital learning program regionally and to scale the solutions globally.
Sayed Hashish, Microsoft UAE General Manager signed the MoU on behalf of Microsoft. He said in preparing the young for the new global digital economy, teachers will need the latest tools to bring the classroom to life.
“Our work with Alef Education will allow their platform to empower educators to achieve more through the intelligent cloud. Students will be equipped with skill to go out into the world to be innovators, job creators and economy builders.”
The collaboration will focus on empowering students, teachers and school leaders. To experience a seamless interaction between the Alef platform and Microsoft product and services, Microsoft says.
Our strategic partnership with Microsoft will provide our learners and teachers with leading edge technology. Alef Education CEO Geoffrey Alphonso, shared.
He also added;
“with an established technology giant like Microsoft, we feel that this is just the beginning to providing complementary technology tools and hardware that will unify and enhance the user experience for our learner ecosystem. We are looking forward to collaborate and join forces on other fronts that relate to AI, Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics and Educational Research.”
Microsoft Commercial Partners Lead SA, Lionel Moyal has assured partners that Microsoft will continue to invest in the Africa datacenters. He was speaking to Microsoft partners at the fy19 South Africa partner awards in Johannesburg.
He shared Microsoft’s commitments to about three hundred Microsoft partners.
Microsoft will continue to invest in and grow the services in the local datacenters. While skills development remains a key priority for the organisation. In our industry, partnership is everything. Thanks to your work, together we can support organisations and businesses to thrive in this Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Accenture South Africa wins the prestigious managing director’s partner of the year award. Awarded during the Microsoft South Africa partner awards for fy19.
Each year Microsoft recognizes the contributions of its partner community that enable and empower Microsoft’s customers do more. Through providing, designing and implementing innovative customer solutions using Microsoft technologies and solutions.
Lionel Moyal speaks to partners
Microsoft South Africa Commercial Partners Lead, Lionel Moyal, addressed over a hundred partners who were in attendance. Sharing that the awards recognizes innovative and forward thinking partners. He iterated that “as we move towards the fourth industrial revolution it is important that we[Microsoft and Partners] work together, sell together and win together.”
“We are seeing every industry embracetech intensity as every company is becoming a digital company.”
Lionel Moyal
MD Partner of the Year – Accenture
Speaking about Accenture’s success this year, Lionel says Accenture South Africa changed its entire business strategy. From consulting to working with us[Microsoft] to envisage what is possible for customers.
Apart from Accenture, there were other award winners on the night. Top winners include BUI winning four awards on the night. While Altron Karabina and Mint Group winning three awards each.
Here is a list of full award winners at 2019 Microsoft South Africa partner awards dinner.
2019 Microsoft South Africa partner Award Winners
Microsoft Modern Workplace Partner of the Year – Altron Karabina
Cloud Platform Partner of the Year – BUI
Data and Analytics Partner of the Year – Altron Karabina
Artificial Intelligence Partner of the Year – Mint Group
Security Partner of the Year – BUI
Business Applications ERP Partner of the Year – Altron Karabina
Software Asset Management Partner of the Year – Vantage Systems SA
Application Development Innovation Partner of the Year – Tangent Solutions
Cloud CRM Partner of the Year – Mint Group
Consumer and Retail Partner of the Year – Tarsus technology Group
Retail Partner of the Year – Makro
OEM Partner of the Year – Mustek
Licensing Solution Provider of the Year – First Technology
CSP Indirect Provider of the Year – Tarsus on Demand
Open Source Partner of the Year – Tangent Solutions
CSP Reseller of the Year – First Technology
Vertical Solution Partner of the Year – Nebula
Services Partner of the Year – BUI
IP Co-Sell Impact Partner of the Year – Citrix
Best Go To Market Execution Partner of the Year – Mint Group
Azure Consumed Revenue Partner of the Year – BUI
ISV Partner of the Year – IoT NXT
Emerging Partner of the Year – Phulukisa Health Solutions
Top Customer Adds Partner of the Year – Ascent Technology
Managing Director’s Partner of The Year – Accenture South Africa
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Microsoft Corporate Vice President (CVP), Yusuf Mehdi says Windows 10 is now running on more than 900 million devices. The Microsoft CVP of Modern Life, Search & Devices Group shared this announcement in a tweet.
In March 2019 Microsoft announced Windows 10 had crossed the 800 million milestone. A pattern that shows Windows 10 growing by a hundred million devices every six months since October 2018. Yusuf attributes this to the addition of more new Windows 10 devices. More people are upgrading or changing devices as Windows 7 approaches end of support.
Microsoft is finally approaching it target of 1 billion devices running Windows 10. This can happen if the growth continues as early as before Microsoft Build 2020 and next major Windows 10 Upgrade.
There will be a Microsoft Event on the 2nd of October where Microsoft is expected to announce new Surface devices. As well as talk about other products and services including Windows 10.
We can look forward to hearing more from the event. Stay with us and we will bring you updates. Cheers Microsoft, to reaching 900 million devices.
Online video streaming platform Netflix, makes a three part documentary video series about Bill Gates. Taking a look at Bill’s early life with Microsoft and his current work at the Bill and Melinda gates Foundation. Produced by filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, the docuseries is about an hour long each.
Bill Gates arrested and gets struck in the face with a pie. Plus many more details of his life you might not have heard of. Watch Melinda Gates, Bill’s wife, his sisters and aunty share very fond memories of him. Memories of his parents and family, school and making friends. One such friendship is Bill and Paul Allen leading to the creation of Microsoft.
Hear from Melinda, Co-chair Bill and Melinda Gates foundation and other colleagues talk about how it’s like working with him. What and how they take on global challenges at the foundation. It is interesting watching this Netflix documentary. Getting to know the approach and commitment the foundation gives to global issues.
Bill says “I don’t want my brain to stop working” when asked about his worst fear.
Take a trip inside the mind of Bill Gates as the billionaire opens up about those who influenced him and the audacious goals he’s still pursuing.
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Unpopular Opinion from the Netflix documentary
A very important observation. Bill Gates has been dressing the same way since childhood. lol ?
Melinda Gates is amazing. I’ve listened to her talk a few times. But you can only see how amazing she is as she represents the heart of the Gates Foundation. With the kinds of perspective she draws into discussions.
I see Bill’s love for Microsoft Surface devices. It’s evident in his having a Surface Studio on his desk, Surface Book on the road and Surface hub in the conference room.
