Galaxy Backbone is partnering with universities across Nigeria through their vice chancellors to deploy education cloud – suite of cloud applications which can be accessed over the internet or Galaxy Backbone’s fibre and terrestrial wide area network.
Speaking at the end of the just concluded Annual Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) Conference held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nneka Nwobi, group head, Business Development, Galaxy Backbone Ltd, said collaborating with stakeholders is the next step.
“We are excited that the shift from traditional software models to the Internet has steadily gained momentum over the last 10 years. As a leading ICT infrastructure and services company in Nigeria, we believe that the next decade of cloud computing promises new ways to collaborate everywhere and empower Nigerian Universities with the technology platform to compete in a global world,” Nwobi said.
Galaxy Education Cloud includes a nationwide dedicated institution management systems, a robust, personalized platform for student administration, access to nationwide fiber backbone with special discounts for Higher Education and dedicated online collaboration spaces for VCs and Faculty with secure access control.
As a key technology partner, Nwobi said Galaxy Backbone will ensure high-speed connectivity links to all institutional partners as well as provide capacity-building activities for university personnel.
