MDXi launches local cloud infrastructure in Ghana
MDXi, a subsidiary of MainOne has expanded its digital footprint with the launch of Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure platform, MDXi’s Azure Stack at its Appolonia Data Centre near Oyibi in the Greater Accra Region.
This means that for the first time in the country, customers can now enjoy a single-vendor platform across Cloud and on-premises datacenters that enables seamless deployment of their applications in-country while meeting their various business requirements.
The newly launched MDXi Azure Stack delivers the same Cloud experience that is available on the Public Azure platform from the Appolonia Data Centre; thus, providing enterprises with the much-desired flexibility of Cloud infrastructure, while keeping their data in-country to ensure data sovereignty compliance.
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The Country Manager of MainOne Ghana, Mr Emmanuel Kwarteng, in a statement issued in Accra on August 9, observed that the Cloud service hosted in Ghana will deliver reliability to increase business efficiency of enterprises across all sectors of the economy.
He stated that the new MDXi Azure Stack platform will offer businesses the choice of a scalable, flexible computing platform to enable the migration of critical applications from legacy technology to modernised technology without having to store their data offshore.
The MDXi Azure Stack software is managed by Microsoft, with the same technology as deployed for its public Azure Cloud service.
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The hardware platform is managed by HPE which ensures 24/7 maintenance and guarantees no single point of failure.
The technology has been deployed at MDXi in Nigeria for two years where it has provided for some of the largest enterprises and multinationals operating in that market.
Recognising the growing demand for Cloud computing, MDXi continues to expand its offerings as a B-to-B focused West African Provider with end-to-end offerings across connectivity, datacenter, and cloud services.