Oluwafiropo Tobi Ogundare, Red Hat regional sales lead for West Africa and Mauritius. Data centres have evolved into a force that facilitates digital transformation, while also supporting cloud services across West Africa. This is according to Oluwafiropo Tobi Ogundare, Red Hat regional sales lead for West Africa and Mauritius, who said data centres also play a major role in satisfying data sovereignty concerns, and assisting governments and regulators in ensuring all regulatory frameworks and legal standards are followed. In a recent interview with ITWeb Africa, Ogundare stated that data centres promote technological innovation in the region. The discussion with ITWeb Africa focused on emerging trends driving digital transformation in West Africa, specifically in finance, telecommunications and energy. The interview covered how businesses can leverage open source technologies to drive growth and improve operational efficiency, as well as how cloud computing, automation and cyber security will shape the future of digital business. On data centres, he commented: “You can see in the cities and regions where operators are building new infrastructure, digital transformation is taking place and those regions serve as innovation hubs, providing benefits such as local economic growth and job creation. “It also enables West Africa to embrace […]
Data centres anchor digital transformation in West Africa
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