Safaricom unveils cloud computing solution

Safaricom unveils cloud computing solution

www.ntv.co.ke Listed communications firm Safaricom has joined the global stampede towards cloud computing with the largest indigenous cloud solution in the region.The firm says it has put in 2 billion shillings and another 1.5 billion shillings will be deployed in the venture within the next two years. SafaricomCLOUD has come together through a partnership with Seven Seas Technologies, Cisco and EMC2. Information PS Bitange Ndemo also announced that the government will host all its data on the SafaricomCLOUD. Cloud computing is an ecosystem where scalable and elastic IT-enabled capabilities are delivered as a service to external customers using the Internet, freeing up the company's resources to its core business.