Vertiv has announced a distribution agreement with PNY Technologies, a leading provider of NVIDIA-based solutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Vertiv and PNY will work together to provide comprehensive power and cooling infrastructure solutions based on Vertiv’s validated reference designs for the latest AI platforms, supporting System Integrators and resellers in accelerating AI adoption across the EMEA region. The rapid adoption of AI is driving unprecedented demand for compute power, which requires high-density critical digital infrastructure to support it. This partnership simplifies the complex process of deploying AI infrastructure by providing System Integrators with a validated and streamlined path. By teaming…
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Paradigm Tower Ventures, a newly established sub-Saharan African towers platform, backed by a consortium of investors including Convergence Partners, British International Investment, and Proparco has made its maiden investment by closing the acquisition of IHS Rwanda Limited from IHS Holding Limited. Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, acted as mandated lead arranger, sole funder and financial advisor to Paradigm Tower Ventures. If you have a startup you want featured on TechArena, let us know through this contact form here. Originally announced in May 2025, the transaction transfers ownership of approximately 1,467 tower sites across Rwanda to Paradigm, establishing the platform…
NTT DATA and Fortanix Inc., a global leader in data security for an AI world, today announced a global partnership to help enterprises safeguard sensitive data, counter emerging AI threats and prepare for looming post-quantum cryptography challenges. Through this agreement, NTT DATA will launch a new Cryptography-as-a-Service offering as part of its Data Security services portfolio. The service combines Fortanix’s industry-leading Data Security Manager Platform with NTT DATA’s cybersecurity expertise, deep knowledge of evolving data protection standards, global delivery model and strong capabilities across AI technologies. The joint solution helps companies secure data across AI, cloud and hybrid environments, while preparing for the…
Triply has announced a strategic partnership with Verto to streamline financial operations for travel businesses across Africa. If you have a startup you want featured on TechArena, let us know through this contact form here. The collaboration aims to solve one of the continent’s biggest pain points, cross-border payments, for thousands of travel SMEs that form the backbone of a sector valued at over $300 billion. While Africa’s travel and tourism industry continues to rebound post-pandemic, financial friction remains a major barrier for small and medium-sized enterprises. Many travel operators still face delays in receiving international payments, unpredictable exchange rates, and the complexity…
By Mukesh Bector Switching to solar is good. But on its own, it’s not nearly enough. If companies are serious about sustainability, they must look beyond energy use and tackle the entire value chain on how we source, move, and design products from start to finish. The Hidden Emissions Problem The biggest sustainability blind spot isn’t in offices or factories. It’s in supply chains. Transport, logistics, and resource extraction produce more emissions than many companies generate themselves. Yet because these emissions sit with third parties, they’re harder to measure and easier to ignore. That has to change. Epson’s Approach: Every…
By Keenan Crouch, Executive Associate at Change Logic Change leaders are accustomed to thinking in terms of people and process. These are the pillars of transformation, the levers that guide organisations through mergers, digital rollouts, or shifts in operating models. Yet today, where technology is ingrained in the heartbeat of every business, process, and engagement, a third pillar is no less important. And that is security. As a change leader, you would be remiss to treat protection and security as a downstream concern once the change design is set and the people are mobilised. They need to be part of…
Vertiv will showcase its advanced AI-ready portfolio at GITEX Global 2025. As the Middle East emerges as a significant global hub for AI innovation, Vertiv is strategically enabling this transformation with solutions uniquely designed to support the power and cooling needs of high-performance compute and accelerate digital evolution throughout the region. Vertiv will showcase how it’s shaping the future of AI infrastructure, October 13–17 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (Data Center Hall 3, Stand H3B50). On October 14, Vertiv CEO Giordano Albertazzi will join industry leaders in a panel discussion titled ‘AI Factories of the Future: From Hyperscale to the…
NTT DATA has announced it has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver AI-powered, industry specific contact center solutions built on Amazon Connect, the cloud-based contact center platform from AWS. This collaboration will help accelerate the adoption of AI-powered customer experience (CX) solutions worldwide. As part of the agreement, NTT DATA will launch Managed Customer Experience (MCX) for Connect, a modular platform designed to accelerate CX transformation across industries. By combining NTT DATA’s 30+ years of industry and customer experience expertise with managed services capabilities, with the power of Amazon Connect’s comprehensive cloud-based platform, customers will benefit…
Cassava Technologies has appointed Marco Gagiano as Global Head of Connectivity, effective xx September 2025. With this strategic appointment, Cassava has further strengthened its leadership team and reaffirmed its commitment to becoming the leading digital solutions provider in its chosen markets. Marco will be responsible for the connectivity business across Africa, including all of Cassava’s fibre, satellite, wireless and wholesale voice and connectivity services. Marco brings over two decades of leadership experience in telecoms and technology across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. His has previously held senior executive roles at MTN, Vodacom and Vodafone Group, covering product strategy, digital…
Nutanix has announced, alongside European hyperscaler OVHcloud, the availability of the Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) solution on OVHcloud. The milestone deepens the collaboration between the two companies and provides enterprises with solutions to build sustainable hybrid and multicloud deployments that support European data-sovereignty objectives. In light of heightened focus on European data-sovereignty and regulatory standards, the announcement introduces capabilities that can help strengthen disaster-recovery posture and support compliance with such standards, while enabling customers to modernise their hybrid-cloud strategies. Additionally, the announcement signals a technology integration for customers, representing another choice at a time when flexibility has become critical. There is…