COUNTRY FOCUS : KENYA
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given Central Bank of West African States employees a different way to work . Remote workers now have expanded and highly efficient ways of accessing and collaborating on the go . We ’ ve saved 40 % on total per-user cost , reduced IT hours spent maintaining our environment , have had 60 % fewer email related tickets , complied with our Industry ’ s data protection regulations and on top of that we ’ ve had no downtime in the last six months ." cases of COVID-19 . To tame further spread the county government encouraged its staff and the public to work from home .
Partnering with Incentro Africa , the county government introduced Google collaboration solution that enabled its workforce to collaborate efficiently irrespective of where they were working from . To ensure that the governor was in constant communication with his staff and updating the county on the steps the government were taking to manage the virus , he seamlessly leveraged the power of Google hangouts to hold virtual meetings with his cabinet , with impressive results .
Hon . Amason Kingi , Governor , County Government of Kilifi , said : “ This enabled us to quickly make decisions and resolutions on where to set up the isolation centres for COVID-19 victims , brief the public on our coronavirus preparedness and how we can join hands to curb the spread of the virus .”
Kenya ’ s Kilifi County was among the first to record
African financial services provider SBM Bank Group upon its entry in Kenya in 2017 and acquiring Fidelity Bank and Chase Bank explored ways of consolidating domains into one . Collaborating with Incentro , the bank moved 950 users from Chase Bank and 160 from Fidelity Bank to SBN Bank in less than a week .
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Sahil Arya , VP and Head of IT , SBM Bank Kenya , said :“ The G Suite experience is seamless , the ease with which the products are integrated gives our employees the power to achieve anything they needed .”
As more companies embrace cloud computing due to its proven record in fostering Business Continuity during a time of crisis , Incentro Africa is looking to work with partners in addressing the future of work needs .
Gregory MacLennan , CEO , Digicloud Africa , said : " Cloud computing is pivotal in empowering many organisations to continue operating through an unprecedented crisis that could have easily brought many to their knees . Overnight , companies had to adapt to a completely different way of working . For many organisations , cloud technology has been vital in facilitating the shift to remote working . Without the cloud affording employees the ability to securely connect Business Continuity would simply not have been possible . Cloud computing enabled companies across Africa to survive , and is now a catalyst for those same companies to thrive and innovate ." p
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