Microsoft Opens the First Africa Development Centre in Kenya
May 16, 2019
On Tuesday, Microsoft officially launched its first Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi. This is one of the two sites where ADC will be located. The other one will be in Lagos, Nigeria. Most multinational…
Microsoft’s ‘AI for Good’ Event Seeks to Explore The Role of AI In Kenya’s Growth, Development and Democratisation
April 19, 2019
With the advancement of technology, there are always question asked about the role the technology plays in society. This has been the case with Artificial Intelligence (AI), questions have been raised about the role of…
Adoption of Cloud by Local Businesses is Key to Scaling Up Operations
March 29, 2019
With the adoption of cloud services, business should be able to scale operations faster and at a lower cost than before. Microsoft has been talking about this for years as it tries to get as…
Windows 7 Users to Start Getting Reminders About Microsoft Ending Its Support
March 14, 2019
Over the years, we have seen different versions of Windows, Microsoft’s Operating System. Windows is the widely used Operating System and has evolved to what we have today, Windows 10. Before Windows 10, we had…
Microsoft: Windows 10 Is Installed in 800 Million Devices
March 8, 2019
When Microsoft released Windows 10 back in 2015, its goal was to reach 1 billion installs in 3 years. The three-year mark has come and passed and Microsoft is yet to reach this goal but…
Microsoft’s First Data Centres in Africa Open in South Africa
March 6, 2019
When it comes to multinational tech companies, most of them tend to have their hubs and data centres in other parts of the world overlooking Africa for a number of reasons. Even companies that have…
Microsoft To Stop Supporting Windows 7 in 2020
January 17, 2019
As it has been said before, All good things must come to an end. This is what Microsoft said about Windows 7 as the software giant plans to end support for this dated operating System…
[Opinion] How artificial intelligence is spearheading unprecedented change in Africa
December 13, 2018
Digital transformation is the adoption of advanced technologies and the rise of innovations as companies and individuals reorganize to be mobile- and digital-first, multimodal, and intelligence-driven. It is a catalyst for engendering agility and has…
Microsoft to address the impact of Artificial Intelligence in Africa at CIO 100 Symposium
November 30, 2018
Microsoft will be leading influential discussions at the CIO 100 symposium taking place in Naivasha. The event, which brings together some of the top Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT business executives in East Africa,…