Former Windows and Windows phone partner architect returns to the company as Managing Director in new Microsoft initiative in Nigeria.
Gafar Lawal will lead the Microsoft Africa cognition team as Managing Director. Helping the team based in Lagos develop a suite of mixed reality and artificial intelligence cloud services. These will be Azure services that power new augmented reality experiences for Microsoft’s mixed reality platform.
“I am looking forward to embarking on this incredible new journey with the Microsoft team and effectively playing my part in bringing digital transformation to the continent at large. I hope that as we continue to not only identify and nurture talent but also bring about unprecedented change, that we will continue to aid every individual involved to achieve more.”
Gafar Lawal, MD Microsoft ADC Nigeria
Gafar Lawal worked at Microsoft for six years. Serving as Partner Architect in the Windows server group and Windows phone services division. Before moving on to take up the role of Managing Director and Global Chief Technology Architect for the Wealth Management Division of Morgan Stanley. He spent ten years as First Vice President and Chief Technology Architect at Merrill Lynch.
Microsoft says Africa Development Centre engineers are already working with local partners and customers on key issues. Furthermore new graduates and experienced technologists will be able to join the Microsoft Africa Development Centre site in Lagos. To begin or continue exciting careers in areas that include AI, mixed reality and application development.
Check out Microsoft 4Afrika interns4afrika open positions in Nigeria.
Are you looking for a way to kick start your career? Looking to build some work experience in a thriving environment? The Microsoft 4Afrika Skills IT Technical Support Internship with a partner organization will offer you a unique experience. One that is dynamic and agile.
The Interns4Afrika internship program offers talented young people a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization on the African continent. Whether you’re aspiring for a future in sales, marketing or technology, this is your chance to kick-start your future. – Microsoft 4Afrika
The IT Technical Support Internship will offer work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization on real projects. You’ll collaborate and learn from your colleagues, as you build work place skills and put yours to practice.
World-Class Skills is about Microsoft’s plans to help Africans develop skills for entrepreneurship and improved employability and competitiveness.
Microsoft Interns4Afrika
Microsoft says, as a leader in platform and productivity for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, “we believe in what people make possible. Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.”
Your main tasks will include implementing Microsoft partner’s technology solutions at organisations within the region. Your involvement will also include solution design, architecture, implementation, solution testing and go-live phases.
“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.
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Microsoft is inviting developers and software architects to a one day training event in Lagos.
Microsoft is hosting a free one day Microsoft Azure Training Day event for developers and software architects. The training will be on migrating applications to the cloud.
The training is scheduled to take place 13th September 2019, 8am at the Microsoft Office in Nigeria. (6th Floor, Civic Towers Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island).
The invitation reads;
Join us at Microsoft Azure Training Day: Migrating Applications to the Cloud. A free, one-day event for developers and architects to learn the steps and decision-making process of a migration. Assume the role of a member of the fictional Tailwind Traders’ cloud-migration team as it transitions a recent acquisition, Northwind, to the Azure cloud platform. Please make sure to bring your laptops to the training
Topics will include migrating web applications and moving your database to Azure, deploying your application faster and safer and more.
Microsoft announces thirty one new Azure edge sites.
Bringing its cloud customers a faster network and their consumers increased satisfaction. The announced sites will include new edge sites in Kenya and Nigeria. With upcoming sites in Egypt, Turkey and Israel later. The sites will be located in Nairobi, Lagos, Cairo and Tel Aviv.
Providing users fast and reliable access to their cloud services, apps and content is pivotal to a business’ success.
Yousef Khalid
Microsoft CVP Azure networking, Yousef Khalid talks about the latest development. He says the Azure Edge sites will provide application development teams increased visibility and higher availability. To access services that improve how they deliver global applications.
Through deployment and operation of globally and strategically placed edge sites, Microsoft dramatically accelerates the performance and experience when you are accessing apps, content, or services such as Azure and Office 365 on the Microsoft global network. – Yousef Khalid
What does this mean?
Infrastructure and development teams will now have; Improved optimization for application delivery. An enhanced customer experience and Private connectivity and dedicated performance through Azure ExpressRoute.
This will significantly improve user experience. Providing fast and reliable access to cloud services for our customers in the region. Local ISVs and startups can provide services to customers competitively and with confidence. – Wale Olokodana [Intelligent Cloud (Azure) Business Group Lead at Microsoft]
Microsoft announced datacenters in Middle East and Africa this year.
Save the date and plan to be at MCT TECH SUMMIT 2019. This years Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) Tech Summit Africa event will take place 5th to the 7th of December in Abuja, Nigeria.
The Microsoft Certified Trainers Summit is an annual community event for Microsoft Certified trainers across the world. Where MCT’s interact, learn, have fun, communicate and share with fellow trainers. The event is open to Students, IT Professionals, IT Trainers and anyone with a passion for Microsoft technologies and solutions. Come and learn how to become a Microsoft Certified trainer as well.
This years event will feature Power BI, AI and an Ethical hacker bootcamp. You can learn to become an Approved Technical Trainer at the event.
MCT events are a great opportunity for MCT’s to interact and engage directly with Microsoft. Come learn about the future of Microsoft learning, the MCT Program, learn a specific technology or improve your skills.
