Category: Microsoft Nigeria
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What are the benefits of using SharePoint?
What is Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform that integrates with Microsoft Office. It is primarily used for document management and storage, but it also provides features such as intranet portals, social networking, and business intelligence. SharePoint in Microsoft 365 empowers teamwork with dynamic and productive team sites for every project team,…
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IT teams at risk of being caught unawares by new OT threat, according to Microsoft’s latest threat intelligence
New research from Microsoft reveals that attackers are increasingly making use of operational technology to gain new entryways into company networks. Microsoft’s latest Cyber Signals report highlights how cybercriminals are using Operational Technology (OT) as gateways into an organization’s network. This comes at a time when IoT connections in the region are growing with the…
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Microsoft launches student hackathon, targets solutions for the health sector
University students from across Kenya and some parts of Africa can now apply to participate in season 4 of the Microsoft Africa Development Centre’s (ADC) Game of Learners (GOL) student hackathon competition. The GOL initiative provides an opportunity for African university students, aspiring software engineers, and solution builders to improve their technical and coding abilities…
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Sell Harvest wins N2.5M at Microsoft Agro-Tech Hackathon NG
Sell harvest, an agritech solution by Team Software Chasers emerges winner of the first Microsoft Agro-Tech Hackathon in Nigeria. The team wins two and a half million Naira as prize money, mentorship and technical support from Microsoft. It will also join the Microsoft Global Social Entrepreneurship program to develop into a unicorn. Microsoft Agro-Tech Hackathon…
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Microsoft pledges agritech support in Africa to increase food security
Microsoft is promising its commitment to working with both the private and public sectors to accelerate digital transformation in African agriculture in order to increase food security for the continent. Speaking during a virtual roundtable panel discussion on the topic, Microsoft Kenya Acting Country Manager Kunle Awosika said the organisation is committed to continuing investing…
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Tizeti, Microsoft bring affordable high-speed internet to Oyo State
Solar-based internet service provider, Tizeti, has partnered with Microsoft to roll out affordable high-speed broadband internet infrastructure in Nigeria starting with Oyo State. The service comes with an introductory N2,222 or $5 offer for monthly fixed broadband and installation costs. Through the Microsoft Airband Initiative, Tizeti and Microsoft will leverage low-cost wireless technologies. Making it…