Oracle will be the first hyperscaler to open
public cloud regions in North
Africa
New public cloud regions will help accelerate
the implementation of Morocco's
digital government initiatives
Organizations across Africa will be able to drive innovation and
accelerate digital transformation with Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure's high performance and security, powerful data and
AI, and distributed cloud capabilities
AUSTIN,
Texas and CASABLANCA,
Morocco, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today
announced plans to open two Oracle Cloud Regions in Morocco to offer enterprise cloud services to
local and regional organizations across Africa. The upcoming new regions will enable
Oracle customers and partners to migrate mission-critical workloads
from their data centers to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI),
while helping them comply with local regulations. As a result,
customers and partners can access a wide range of cloud services to
modernize their applications and innovate with AI, data, and
analytics.
The planned public cloud regions in Casablanca and Settat underscore Oracle's
commitment to Africa and will help
drive the digital transformation of enterprises, startups,
universities, and investors in Morocco and across the region.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the two Oracle
Cloud Regions in Morocco was
signed by Mr. Mohcine Jazouli,
Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of
Investment, Convergence, and Evaluation of Public Policies; Ms.
Ghita Mezzour, Minister Delegate to
the Head of Government in charge of Digital Transition and
Administrative Reform; Mr. Ali
Seddiki, General Director of the Moroccan Agency for the
Development of Investments and Exports (AMDIE); and Oracle leaders
during GITEX Africa 2024.
"The opening of Oracle's public cloud in Morocco will accelerate the digital
transformation throughout the region," said Ms. Ghita Mezzour, Minister Delegate to the Head of
Government in charge of Digital Transition and Administrative
Reform. "This strategic expansion, with a hyperscaler like Oracle,
positions Morocco as a unique
player in the region and allows an even more dynamic development of
skills, and growth opportunities."
"As one of the largest economies in Africa, and with strong business and cultural
connections with West Africa,
Maghreb, and Europe, Morocco offers unique growth opportunities for
businesses that are aiming to accelerate their expansion by
deploying the latest digital technologies," said Richard Smith, executive vice president,
Technology, EMEA, Oracle. "The upcoming Oracle Cloud Regions will
offer enterprise-grade cloud capabilities to help organizations
quickly deliver new solutions, build resilience, and explore new
markets to help accelerate growth. The new regions will also serve
as the foundation for the Moroccan government's modernization of
its public services to better serve its people."
"We warmly welcome Oracle's investment in Moroccan soil,
emphasizing a strong confidence in the Moroccan youth's expertise
and talent. This initiative underscores our commitment to fostering
technological advancement within our nation. Furthermore, it
positions Morocco prominently on
the international digital stage, showcasing our capabilities and
readiness to lead in the global digital economy," said Mr.
Mohcine Jazouli, Minister Delegate
to the Head of Government in charge of Investment, Convergence, and
Evaluation of Public Policies.
OCI Provides Customers with Latest AI Infrastructure
Offerings and a Resilient and Scalable Cloud Foundation
Oracle is the only hyperscaler capable of delivering AI and a
full suite of 100+ cloud services across dedicated, public, and
hybrid cloud environments, anywhere in the world. Part of
Oracle's distributed cloud strategy, the planned regions
will offer OCI's full suite of services. This includes Oracle
Autonomous Database, MySQL HeatWave Database
Service, Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes, Oracle
Cloud VMware Solution, OCI Generative AI service, and OCI AI
Infrastructure. OCI's unique cloud architecture enables Oracle to
deploy dedicated cloud regions with hyperscale cloud services
inside customer data centers and deploy more public cloud regions
faster by starting with an optimal footprint and scaling as needed.
This approach helps meet the needs of all countries and markets
without compromising cloud capabilities, while also providing the
consistent performance, SLAs, and global pricing for which OCI has
become known.
With the planned regions in Morocco, customers and partners can gain
low-latency access to cloud services to help them derive better
value from their data. Customers can also leverage redundancy and
disaster recovery capabilities to enhance business continuity and
help address Morocco's regulations
and requirements for data residency. In addition, OCI's sovereign
AI capabilities provide customers with increased control over where
they locate their data and computing infrastructure and how they
manage it. As a result, customers can achieve AI sovereignty by
gaining the assurance that their use of AI is aligned with digital
sovereignty frameworks.
Oracle's Distributed Cloud Delivers the Benefits of Cloud
with Greater Control and Flexibility
OCI's distributed cloud lineup includes:
- Dedicated cloud: Customers can run all OCI cloud
services in their own data centers with OCI Dedicated Region, while
partners can resell OCI cloud services and customize the experience
using Oracle Alloy. Oracle also operates separate U.S., UK, and
Australian Government Clouds, and Isolated Cloud Regions for U.S.
national security purposes. Each of these products provide a full
cloud and AI stack that customers can deploy as a Sovereign
Cloud.
- Hybrid cloud: OCI delivers key cloud services
on-premises via Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer and Compute
Cloud@Customer and is already managing deployments in over 60
countries.
- Public cloud: Hyperscale public cloud regions serve
any size of organization, including those requiring strict EU
sovereignty controls. See the full list of regions here.
- Multicloud: Options including Oracle
Database@Azure, MySQL HeatWave on AWS and Microsoft Azure, and
Oracle Interconnect for Microsoft Azure allow customers to combine
key capabilities from across clouds.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about the Oracle Cloud Regions
- Learn more about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
About Oracle
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autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information
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