Google to build SA cloud in R17,7bn Africa plan.

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Google said it will set up an African cloud service, as part of its R17,7 billion investment plan for the continent, that will allow users to store their data in-country.
The cloud infrastructure will be based in South Africa, but will give users the options on where to store their data, said Niral Patel, the director of Google Cloud Africa.
“We are giving customers and partners choice, they then have the choice where they would like to store data and where they would like to consumer cloud services from,” Patel said on a video call on Wednesday.
5 Oct 2022 8AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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