PAN-African technology group, Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) business unit, Liquid C2, has announced that it has become the first Google Cloud Interconnect provider in Africa.
According to Google, an American multinational corporation and technology firm, this type of provider offers low-latency, high-availability connections that enable users to reliably transfer data between Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks and other networks.
The strategic partnership with Google Cloud adds significant capacity to the cloud solutions that Liquid C2 already offers its customers across Africa through its Cloud Connect portfolio.
Liquid C2 offers managed cloud and security services, product solutions, and related professional and advisory services in 22 African countries.
Liquid is one of the many firms owned by Zimbabwe’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa
“Cloud Interconnect extends organisations’ external networks directly to the Google Cloud network through a private, high-availability, low-latency connection,” Liquid said, in a statement.
“As a Google Cloud Interconnect provider, Liquid C2 can offer its customers direct access to Google Cloud services, enabling companies in Africa to take advantage of all the benefits of the Cloud.”
Liquid said the direct connections increased speed and higher bandwidth significantly enhances the performance of cloud-based applications.
Through this offering, Liquid C2 customers will reduce their reliance on the public internet, inadvertently improving security and business performance.
“Being the first Google Cloud Interconnect provider on the continent is a significant milestone on our journey to becoming the leading provider of cloud solutions in Africa,” Liquid C2 chief executive officer Oswald Jumira said.
“By partnering with Google Cloud, we can leverage the strengths of both organisations to offer solutions that address the needs of the African market.
”Direct access to the Google Cloud network will bring about the enhanced security and operating efficiencies that our customers in wholesale, enterprise, and government are seeking.”
Liquid C2’s partnership with Google Cloud aligns perfectly with its vision of a digitally enabled Africa where no African is left behind, the firm said.
“It also reflects Liquid C2’s commitment to empowering businesses on the continent with tailored solutions to meet their unique technological needs,” Liquid added.
The new partnership builds on Liquid C2’s existing collaborations with Google Cloud to provide AI-driven cloud and security solutions to customers across Africa.
“We are proud to partner with Liquid C2 as they become a Google Interconnect provider,” Google Cloud Turkey, Middle East & Africa managing director Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban said.
“This collaboration demonstrates the value of strategic partnerships in enabling a more connected and digitally inclusive continent, as well as our mutual goal of providing access to the technology that drives business growth.”
Al Theban said Google Interconnect had the potential to revolutionise how businesses operate, and that Liquid C2 was providing access to these opportunities.
Liquid C2 helps organisations move to the cloud with technologies that integrate diverse teams and enhance customer interactions, business innovation, agility and go-to-market capabilities.
“Our team of IT specialists brings several decades of cumulative experience. This enables us to provide customers with the most robust cloud protection tools across Africa,” Liquid C2 said.