| | DECEMBER 20226CIOReviewOver the last decade, cloud adoption has become a growing trend in Africa. Companies like banks that traditionally operated in-house servers and data storage facilities have increasingly switched to cloud services. There is a high demand for data centers to be created inside continental boundaries due to the widespread use of smartphones, faster adoption of commercial software, and overall economic growth.Especially cloud computing has gained significant traction in the South African market, with cloud-based solutions finding their way into many businesses in some form or another. It can be safely claimed that almost all businesses now leverage some element of the cloud, such as software- or platform-as-a-service.This edition of CIO Review features "Top 10 Cloud Solutions Providers in South Africa - 2022 and Top 10 Cloud Solutions Providers in Africa - 2022" to bring the spotlight onto some of the key developments in the space and how companies are leveraging cloud-based solutions to boost their growth. The magazine highlights innovative companies in South Africa like iSSC, an accredited Gold and Managed Microsoft Partner, which is taking center stage by helping its clients easily make a move to the cloud, providing complete data security at all times. Integrove is a systems integrator, consulting, and advisory company that delivers top-notch digital solutions to large enterprise organizations.The magazine also features fast-growing African companies like Paratus that provides businesses across Africa with cutting-edge, dependable, and affordable telecommunication and IT services to expedite digital transformation in the African industrial and commercial sector; Platview Technologies is one of the leading providers of innovative and agile security-first services and technologies; Pawa IT, a certified Google Cloud partner and reseller, delivers businesses and institutions across the African subcontinent the scalability, security, and efficiency of Google Cloud; and Unitellas International, a Nigeria-based edge cloud and IT infrastructure provider, facilitates secure, dependable, and economical computing, network, and data storage solutions to service providers and government agencies in sub-Saharan Africa.Furthermore, the edition also features thought leadership articles from Andrea Böhmert, Partner, Knife Capital, Duncan Clubb, Senior Director, IT Consulting, Data Centre Solutions, CBRE among others, who have imparted their opinions on how cloud solutions can boost long-term wellbeing of organizations. Write to us about how you are leveraging cloud solutions in your organizations!EditorialRising Adoption of Cloud SolutionsCopyright © 2022 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewEmail:sales@cioreview.comeditor@cioreview.commarketing@cioreview.com December - 02 - 2022, Vol 11, Issue - 79 (ISSN 2644-237X) Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffAaron PierceCarolynn WaltersShirley FaithRussell ThomasGina ClumskyYenny TurnerTiffany HayworthAbner LawrenceVisualizersChris LynnBrian Harding*Some of the Insights are based on our interviews with CIOs and CXOsJustin Smith Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comManaging EditorJustin Smith
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