IT solutions company, Angani, has launched cloud and internet hosting service in Kenya. Angani also announced a partnership with local data centre operators, a move that will make it safe and cost effective to provide cloud services.
Cloud computing involves deploying groups of remote servers and software networks that allow centralized data storage and online access to computer services or resources. Clouds can be classified as public, private or hybrid. The new service will offer virtual office services, CCTV storage and backup, media storage and playout.
Group CEO Phares Kariuki says these services will enable business to leverage the flexibility of the cloud for both temporary and mission critical data workloads such as enterprise applications and web applications. “Businesses have for a long time spent millions of shillings for IT infrastructure for their operations. They can now lease the capacity that they require and easily upgrade when the need arises. The cost of bandwidth is also poised to go down as more companies use locally hosted services. Angani cloud services will now allow organizations to pay for the capacity they need and easily upgrade when the need arises,” said Mr Kariuki.
Angani’s public cloud infrastructure will enable businesses to develop, test and customise applications quickly while reducing the need to invest in servers and reducing recurrent expenses, according to the Kenya ICT Authority CEO Mr Victor Kyalo.
“The cost of setting up IT services in Kenya will now be reduced with the setup of cloud infrastructure. Businesses will no longer need to buy expensive IT infrastructure for their operations. The cost of bandwidth is poised to go down as more companies use locally hosted services. The main barrier to affordable internet connectivity, at the moment, is the cost of international transit links,” said Mr Kyalo.
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