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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Automation Anywhere Paves Path to the Cloud with Microsoft Azure
Automation Anywhere, a robotic process automation (RPA) company announces integration of its products with Microsoft cloud. Bringing its purely web-based RPA platform seamlessly to customers worldwide using the Microsoft Azure cloud.
Organizations worldwide will now be able to access, Automation Anywhere Enterprise A2019 from Azure. Simplifying their entry in to RPA from anywhere, at any time. Hence this will allow thousands of new users to improve business processes with intelligent automation.
The company’s RPA platform can either be hosted on Azure, on-premises, in a public or private cloud. Helping drive customer productivity, increase innovation and boost ROI the company says.
“We’re excited that Automation Anywhere is using the power of Azure AI to usher in the future of work. Lila Tretikov, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality, notes. Automation Anywhere’s approach aligns with ours, which is to infuse data and intelligent automation into our product portfolio.”
“More organizations than ever before are seeing incredible benefits from their RPA implementations. Allowing them to become more competitive, productive and reduce costs. All by freeing up employees to focus on what they do best. To be creative and innovate“. More organizations will achieve these advantages faster in our expanded collaboration with Microsoft. Chief Corporate Development Officer, Automation Anywhere Peter Meechan, shares.
Customer benefits from the integration will include the following;
Expanded mutual artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. With the combination of Automation Anywhere’s IQ Bot with Azure Cognitive Services. To intelligently digitize, extract and process unstructured data hidden in electronic documents.
Advance business user productivity by running and managing Automation Anywhere bots directly within Microsoft Excel for improved user experience.
Use software bots to automate complex business processes and provide deep integrated capabilities with Microsoft products, including Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Teams with a single click enabling ease of use
Accelerate time to value by using more than 150 pre-built Microsoft bots from the Automation Anywhere Bot Store to complete automation projects faster.
Microsoft recognizes technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with their community by honouring them with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. One such outstanding community leader is Abou Conde.
Abou Conde, Ghana’s first MVP
Abou becomes the first recipient of the prestigious Microsoft MVP award in Ghana. He has been awarded Microsoft MVP in the Azure category for 2020-2021. This makes him the first Azure MVP in West Africa. He joins four other MVP award winners in the Azure category in Africa. Three are located in South Africa and one in Egypt.
Microsoft MVP Africa outlook
There are currently thirty-two Microsoft MVP recipients in Africa. 17 are located in South Africa, 3 each in Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria. Senegal, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana each have 1 MVP. The majority of MVPs in Africa are awarded in the developer technologies, Office Apps & Services and Data Platform categories. Africa is yet to get an MVP in the Office Development, Artificial Intelligence and Windows & Devices for IT categories.
Abou notes that growing up there were no communities, expertise and mentorship to look up to. People usually had to find answers from communities and people online. He felt inspired to change this and help the local community in Ghana.
Our co-founder and editor, Christopher Bennett spoke with Abou Conde about winning the MVP award and the Microsoft User Group Ghana community. Watch the conversation below.
https://youtu.be/aJ-y8kgXnf8?t=17
MVP talk starts at 11:00
Abou Conde currently works at Global Information Technology Solutions (GITS). Specializing in both on-premise and cloud enterprise architecture. He is also an ambassador for the aOS community.
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We are listing open Microsoft Interns4Afrika initiative positions available in Ghana.
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 Ghana? 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? Have you had a previous experience? Are you going to apply? Talk to us in the comments. Also kindly share this post, you might help someone’s career. Thank you.
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Ethiopian Airlines flies to 117 destinations worldwide carrying 11 million passengers over 5 continents annually. In answer to providing its customers with the maximum experiences the company setup an innovation program embracing Microsoft technologies. To take care of customer service, operational excellence and revenue increments.
Listen to Ethiopia Airline’s Director of Digital, Miretab Teklaye talk about using Microsoft Azure to power their innovation program. Receiving all the necessary support from Microsoft engineers and experts for the digital innovation program to thrive.
These technological advancements are so important to create a better life for a self-sufficient Africa.
Yohannes Berhanemeskel
Microsoft AppFactory Academy
Last year Ethiopian airlines and Microsoft 4Afrika partnered to open an AppFactory academy. This the airline says the ICT skills Development Programme has created jobs for Ethiopian graduates.
“Digital transformation is about implementing technology advancements and cultural changes. The technical capacity and skills of the youth, as engines of growth and transformation, is critical to render the country more competitive. Through programmes like 4Afrika, Microsoft remains committed to investing in and developing relevant skills and competencies across the continent.
Amrote Abdella, Regional Director Microsoft 4Afrika
“Every industry in Africa is being transformed and disrupted by technology and air transportation is no exception. Airlines are using technology to better understand their customers and offer a more personalized flying experience. We need more young people with skills in modern technology to drive this kind of innovation and transformation. We believe the partnership with Microsoft will play a fundamental role in strengthening the link between universities and industries, so as to improve the quality of skills and access to jobs.”
Tewolde Gebremariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines.
