Google is establishing its first cloud region in Africa

6 Oct 2022 , 07:16 AM

The first Google Cloud Region on the continent will be established in South Africa.

South Africa will join the 106 zones and 35 cloud regions that make up the Google Cloud Global Network.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, said last year that Google would invest $1 billion in Africa over the following five years to support a variety of efforts, from better connections to investment in startups, to assist and accelerate Africa’s digital transformation.

According to Nitin Gajria, Managing Director of Google Sub-Saharan Africa, “The future cloud region in South Africa will bring Google Cloud Services closer to our local customers, enabling them to innovate and securely deliver faster, more reliable experiences to their own customers, helping to accelerate their growth.”

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