NEWS
Safaricom to accelerate cloud adoption in Kenya with
Amazon Web Services
Safaricom has announced a strategic
agreement with Amazon Web Services
(AWS), which will see the telco become a
reseller of AWS services.
The agreement is designed to accelerate
Safaricom’s internal IT transformation, lower
costs and provide it with a blueprint and
skilled resources to assist customers with
their journey to the cloud.
“We chose to partner with AWS
because it offers customers the broadest
and deepest cloud platform, overall
commitment to security excellence and a
strong culture of customer obsession. This
agreement will allow us to accelerate our
efforts to enable Digital Transformation in
Kenya,” said Michael Joseph, Chief Executive
Officer, Safaricom.
In addition, Safaricom will be able
to offer AWS services to East-African
customers, allowing businesses of all sizes
to quickly get started on AWS cloud and
accelerate innovation.
Safaricom also announced the attainment
of Advanced Consulting Partner status in the
AWS Partner Network (APN), becoming one
of the first APN members in East Africa. The
APN is the global partner programme for
technology and consulting businesses who
leverage AWS to build solutions and services
for customers.
The APN helps companies build, market
and sell their AWS offerings by providing
valuable business, technical and marketing
support. This achievement recognises the
skills, knowledge and experience in AWS
cloud services that the Safaricom PLC team
has gained.
Safaricom’s announcement to work
with AWS has been met with interest by
customers, with enterprises, start-ups
and government agencies expressing a
desire to use the partnership to build their
cloud strategy.
Mayflex appoints a new account manager for the Midlands
Mayflex, the distributor of converged
IP solutions, has appointed a new
account manager to manage and develop
accounts in the Midlands and surrounding
areas, with a specific focus on the security
product portfolio as part of the
converged solution.
Matthew Farthing joined the business at
the end of March and comes to Mayflex from
a security installer background, so is familiar
with the type of customer Mayflex works
with. Having worked in a general sales and
national account management role, Matthew
is currently undergoing a full induction,
albeit it remotely, to prepare himself for
when he can get on the road to visit his
customer base.
Regions covered by Matthew include
Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Northampton,
Birmingham Wolverhampton, Coventry,
Telford, Peterborough and Cambridge.
We are forging ahead with a full
remote induction plan by using
the tools and infrastructure set
in place by our IT team.
Tom Filce, Head of Security Sales at
Mayflex, said: “Matthew has joined the Mayflex
team at an exceptional time for the industry
and the country. We are forging ahead with a
full remote induction plan by using the tools
and infrastructure set in place by our IT team.”
Matthew Farthing,
Account Manager for
the Midlands at Mayflex
Farthing said: “I am looking forward to
meeting with my colleagues and customers,
helping them with their individual project
requirements and supporting them with
expertise and advice helping to make Mayflex
the go-to distributor when opportunities arise
for security projects and installations.” •
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