Google Launches South African Cloud Region: Implications for Service Providers and Cloud Customers

This IDC Market Note provides IDC's opinions on the impact of Google's in-country cloud region in Johannesburg, South Africa."Google's formal opening of its first African cloud datacenter is a significant commitment to the local market. Google is late to market with local resources, but has grown a substantial share of the local market. This investment marks a new phase in the company's expansion of cloud and infrastructure in Africa and will create new opportunities for its partners in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa" - Associate Research Director Jonathan Tullett, IDC Sub-Saharan Africa