Red Hat OpenShift is coming to Microsoft Middle East and Africa Datacenters

Red Hat OpenShift is coming to Microsoft Middle East and Africa Datacenters

Red Hat’s OpenShift will soon be live in Microsoft’s Azure datacenters located in the Africa and Middle East region. Azure customers will be able to use the container platform as a cloud service to deliver enterprise-grade hybrid cloud solutions.

Riedwaan Bassadien, Microsoft Senior Cloud Data and AI Specialist made the announcement. Speaking to developers at the Open Cloud Summit held in Johannesburg and hosted by Microsoft and Linux. He noted Openshift on Azure will be live in the South Africa datacenter.

The geographical availability slide he shared showed the service will also be available in Microsoft datacenters located in Abu Dhabi.

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Alef Education, Microsoft partner to redefine the classroom experience

Alef Education, Microsoft partner to redefine the classroom experience

EdTech company Alef Education, is collaborating with Microsoft to drive a better learning and classroom experience in the gulf region.

Alef Education
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 Kenya Internship Opportunity #Interns4Afrika

Microsoft Kenya Internship Opportunity #Interns4Afrika

Microsoft 4Afrika’s Skills #Interns4Afrika Kenya Internship initiative offers you a way to build work experience in a thriving environment.

Kenya Internship

Do you live in Nairobi, Kenya? Get to be a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Nairobi Technical Support, Sales or Marketing intern. Microsoft’s Interns4Afrika initiative is offering a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization.

The intern will get the opportunity to work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization on real projects. Get to collaborate and skill up on the job with the help of colleagues. You can also get to be hired by the firm depending on your performance and if you are interested in being hired after the internship program.

You can also get to be hired by the firm depending on your performance and if you are interested in being hired after the internship program” a participant shared.

After 6 months, the session came to an end and I was lucky enough to be retained by the company” Elizabeth Chege shares.

For Edwin it was an amazing opportunity that leads to great things. Read to Find out more.

For more question and requirements about the Interns4Afrika program, check out the program FAQ’s 

Kindly click on links below to apply on the Microsoft 4Afrika Interns4Afrika FUZU page. Sign up and fill away. All the best.

Check out Edwin Maye’s experience of the initiative and what he says.

Kenya Internship

Click -> IT Technical Support Internship in Nairobi, Kenya

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Microsoft Women in Tech Launch, Strathmore University, Nairobi

Microsoft Women in Tech Launch, Strathmore University, Nairobi

Microsoft Women in Tech

Are you a female interested in becoming a software developer or already a developer? Microsoft Tech community Kenya invites you to the launch of its female community on October 5, 2019. 10 am at Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.

The invitation reads;

We will be launching the Microsoft Women in Tech community at Strathmore University, Nairobi Kenya.
Come ready to learn and network with successful ladies in the tech industry and know what is in store for you.

Join a platform of like minded people to learn, teach, mentor and network.

Click to register and plan to be at the launch event. Don’t forget to share this with anyone who might benefit from this.

Strengthening the place of women in technology

In recent months, Microsoft has announced various projects strengthening the place of females in technology. These include the Microsoft Leap hackathon and Codess Kenya event. Microsoft has also extended the Women In Software Engineering Mentoring Program into Africa.

So far, 30 female students are receiving coaching from fellow female engineers and executives. They will recieve in-person and virtual training and coaching over nine months. Thirty two women developers have also participated in the Microsoft LEAP Hackathon in Nairobi.

We look forward to updating this post with more details about how you can join the community after the launch event.

Microsoft Africa Development Center, other initiatives to help Africa make final leap

Microsoft Africa Development Center, other initiatives to help Africa make final leap

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Microsoft Middle East and Africa president Samer Abu-Ltaif says bold initiatives like the Microsoft Africa Development Center are needed. Talking about Africa taking a leap in the new era of innovation in the region.

Citing recent $100 million Microsoft investment to have extensive implications for the continent. By driving growth beyond the technology industry. Samer states that the work produced from the Africa Development Center sites will impact the financial services, manufacturing and agricultural industry. Industries he believes are increasingly important to the development of the African continent.

Africa is rapidly approaching a new era of innovation.

Microsoft Datacenters in South Africa, Google Artificial Intelligence Research Center in Ghana, IBM’s research centre in Kenya and South Africa are some of the initiatives tapping into Africa’s rich potential. These initiatives, emerging technologies coupled with skilled people will position Africa for the fourth Industrial Revolution.

Africa is rapidly approaching a new era of innovation. But, more bold initiatives like the Africa Development Center are needed to help the continent make that final leap to realizing its vast potential.

Do you share Samer’s views? Let us know what you think.

Localizing Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things to solve problems in Africa – IoT and AI Summit

Localizing Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things to solve problems in Africa – IoT and AI Summit

Let’s think differently and use IoT to solve local problems says Jack Ngaare, MD of Microsoft Africa Development Center, Kenya site. He was sharing insights on Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Internet of Things(IoT) during keynote address at the third East Africa IoT and AI Summit.

Speaking to delegates at the conference he emphasized the need to focus on the problems Africa has and be more deliberate about solving these problems using such emerging technologies.

Let’s think differently and use IoT to solve local[Africa] problems

He asked “What problems do we have? What are the focus areas and what are the simple solutions?

40% of farm produce in Kenya goes to waste, talking about use cases of IoT in the East Africa region. IoT can help solve some of agriculture’s most vexing challenges. By helping farmers connect fields and herds, reduce risks, streamline operations as well as increase yield. IoT technology and data driven agriculture Jack says is one answer to solving the agriculture challenge.

Microsoft research scientists are testing Farmbeats; a data driven solution which help farmers improve their yields and lower costs in Kenya. Microsoft plans to later scale Farmbeats across Africa.

The IoT and AI Summit is hosted by CIO East Africa and is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya.