Siemon and Arista Networks collaborated to share their expert knowledge at the Cloud & Infrastructure Development Forum’ held in Lagos, Nigeria.
Siemon is a global IT network infrastructure provider and Arista Networks, a leader in building scalable, high-performance and ultra-low latency cloud networks.
The forum provided businesses with insight into how to leverage some key technologies to support the digital economy by migrating to the cloud.
Arista Networks and Siemon also demonstrated how the collaboration of manufacturers to deliver a turnkey solution for cloud deployments can add true value to customers.
Simeon Technical manager for Africa, Dinesh OP says, “Nigeria truly has a need for speed. With many business-critical applications consuming vast amounts of data coupled with the rise of connected devices via the Internet of Things (IoT), organisations need to be equipped with the right infrastructure to deliver robust networks”.
James Kiriamiti, marketing and partner manager for Europe, Russia and Africa says, “For businesses, this means robust infrastructures must be put in place to support this growth. For managed service providers and data center operators, it is important to understand which solutions will best serve their purpose and give them the competitive edge.”
He adds, “As cloud driven technologies continue to see vast growth globally, relationships such as that of industry leaders Siemon and Arista work well to deliver proven, high-quality solutions that complement each other and provide great benefits to the customer.”
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He concludes saying, “The growth that Nigeria and other sub-Saharan countries are enjoying is fundamentally driven by the appetite for a technology seen across various sectors. The right networking solutions can deliver sustained support for Africa’s evolving digital economy and we are keen to continue discussing these critical topics with IT leaders in the future”.
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