NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – IBM, a global hybrid and AI expert, has announced the availability of its software portfolio under AWS Marketplace in Kenya and other African countries such as Tanzania, Gabon, and Ethiopia, among others.
AWS Marketplace is a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors (ISVs) that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software run on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Previously, the service was only available in Denmark, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The inclusion of African countries is set to make procurement for the above services easier for clients, streamline purchasing, and create new efficiencies.
“Both IBM and AWS play a huge role in our success,” said Uri Bechar, vice president of software engineering at Redis.
“Part of my job is to ensure our organization fulfills our committed spend with AWS and that the purchasing process is streamlined. Buying IBM software in AWS Marketplace gives us more flexibility, enables us to use our committed spend, and ultimately makes the entire process easier so we can deploy faster and start seeing value from our investments. I just go in, click accept, then I’m done.”
According to a Canalys study, cloud marketplaces continue to emerge as the fastest-growing route to market for software-as-a-service (SaaS) software, expected to increase to $45 billion by 2025, up 84 percent CAGR over five years.
“Kenya is a continental hub for technological development and a beacon of hope for innovation in the region. That is why the rapid adoption of new technologies is not a trend but the foundation for socio-economic progress to help the country realize Vision 2030,” said Solomon Belachew, Country and Technology Leader, IBM Kenya.
“Having IBM solutions on AWS Marketplace will enable local innovators at the forefront of progress to have access to the latest IBM AI, data and cloud computing services that will accelerate the country’s modernization and digital transformation ambitions.”
By Peter Ronko
