Intelligent Data Centres Issue 07 | Page 27

PROJECT FOCUS MIDDLE EAST MDSap, a gold partner of SAP and expert in SAP’s Platform and Technology (P&T) solutions, has announced the launch of a unique ‘Moving Experience’ – a roadshow that presents how digitisation can sharpen business efficiency and productivity. Travelling across the UAE and Oman to the premises of the customers, the ‘Moving Experience’ will provide a credible and bespoke onboarding experience for customers on how SAP technologies can transform their business through compelling demos. MDSap also offers advanced ICT services and consultancy, system integration, software and hardware solutions, distribution, data centres, IT infrastructure and power solutions led by its partnership with Midis Group, which includes 150 companies across Europe and MENA. AFRICA A route that would normally take more than 60 hours to drive in a car can now be done in about 31 milliseconds on the new Paratus Africa fibre network that stretches from the West coast to the East coast of Africa. The Trans-Kalahari Fiber (TKF) network extends 4,160 kilometres from the West Africa Cable System (WACS) cable landing station in Swakopmund to the EASSY cable landing station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The route is under one single Autonomous System Number (ASN), a feat that has been eluding most African operators. The fibre network interconnects with selected operators in various countries en-route to ensure reliability in the overall management of the fibre network across the continent. www.intelligentdatacentres.com Issue 07 0 27