Microsoft’s open-source team is organizing an Open Cloud Summit in Johannesburg. Powered by Microsoft Azure, the summit will showcase some of the most innovative open source technologies in the cloud.
The 1-day event will include a deep dive into the most trending and innovative open platforms in the cloud. There will be breakout sessions and workshops led by experts and practitioners in the open-source field.
The Summit will take place on 28 November 2019 at the Fox Junction event center, Johannesburg. Find the event announcement below. Kindly visit the event page to register and participate.
This year, we are excited to host Open Cloud Summit in Johannesburg for the first time. Powered globally by Microsoft Azure with guest speakers from leading projects such as GitHub, SUSE, Kubernetes, Spark, OpenShift, PostgreSQL and RedisLabs.
You can also check out the Middle East and Africa virtual event held earlier this year on demand. Hear Adir Ron, Open Source Lead, Middle East & Africa, Microsoft share on the company’s open-source strategy.
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We are listing open Microsoft Interns4Afrika Dynamics 365 Internship available positions in South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Uganda, Botswana and Kenya.
Microsoft 4Afrika‘s internship initiative provides real employment opportunities to talented young professionals in Sales, Marketing and IT Technical Support tracks. A response to demand from its software distribution and development partners across Africa and the Middle East.
Do you live in any of the mentioned countries? Get to be a Technical Support, Sales or Marketing intern. Microsoft’s Intern4Afrika initiative will offer you a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization. Learn and work at the same time.
You will get the opportunity to work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization on real projects. Get to collaborate and learn from your 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” a participant shared.
Kindly click on links below to apply on the Microsoft 4Afrika Interns4Afrika FUZU page. Read the position requirements and sign up and fill away. All the best.
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Microsoft South Africa and SITA sign a MoU for government adoption of public cloud services.
South Africa’s State Information Technology Agency (SITA) will be moving its government services to Microsoft’s Azure cloud. Making Microsoft’s cloud the only public cloud that can be used by the South African government. A move Microsoft believes will accelerate the digital transformation of government services in South Africa. Microsoft and SITA signed the MoU at GovTech 2019 taking place at the Durban International Convention Center in Durban.
The memorandum of understanding will empower Microsoft to engage with the National, Provincial and Local government through SITA.
Microsoft welcomes this move by SITA, Microsoft South Africa Managing Director, Lillian Barnard shares. She iterated that “when we decided to invest in public cloud in South Africa we did so believing that it would have a dramatic impact on the country“. Cloud technology Lillian says will also empower the private sector to innovate in ways that help to drive economic growth and job creation.
It is in line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for South Africa to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. And the opportunities it presents. At Microsoft it is important for us to partner with government departments to empower their digital transformation. Help them to maximise their ability to build economic growth. Broaden social inclusion, drive good governance and achieve better outcomes for South African citizens.
MoU Overview
Microsoft outlines four areas of the collaboration.
Build solutions utilizing Microsoft’s Cloud Platform and capabilities as part of the Government Private Cloud Ecosystem (GPCE).
Assist Government with the responsible adoption of Cloud Services.
Contribute to the development of SMMEs and skills in the country so as to ensure a thriving digital economy.
Unlock value from the existing government investment in the Microsoft ecosystem.
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.
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.”
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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We are listing open Microsoft Interns4Afrika initiative available positions in South Africa.
Microsoft 4Afrika‘s internship initiative provides real employment opportunities to talented young professionals in Sales, Marketing and IT Technical Support tracks. A response to demand from its software distribution and development partners across Africa and the Middle East.
Do you live in South Africa? Get to be a Technical Support, Sales or Marketing intern. Microsoft’s Intern4Afrika initiative will offer the intern a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization.
You will get the opportunity to work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization on real projects. Get to collaborate and learn from your 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” a participant shared.
Kindly click on links below to apply on the Microsoft 4Afrika Interns4Afrika FUZU page. Read the position requirements and sign up and fill away. All the best.
All the best to you as you apply. If you do get in, come back and share the experience with us? Also kindly report any broken links so we can fix them. We will be updating this list when new positions are available. So bookmark the page and check back. Subscribe to recieve latest opportunities as well. Thank you.