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Ghabbour Auto partners with Riverbed to enhance digital app performance for staff
Accelerator , Riverbed Client Accelerator , and Riverbed SteelHead within the Riverbed Acceleration portfolio to enhance the performance of its hybrid network and mission-critical applications for its 54 subsidiaries , located across four countries .
“ In the automotive sector , customer experience is shaped not just by the initial purchase but by the entire post-sales service ecosystem which is increasingly becoming digitally driven . As an organisation , our objective is to constantly bring to market innovations that provide elite experiences and enrich the lives of our customers and employees . Digital technologies and services underpin this objective ,” said Kamal Khafagy , Chief Information Officer , at GB Auto .
Kamal Khafagy , CIO , GB Auto
Riverbed has announced that Ghabbour Auto ( GB Auto ), an automotive company in the Middle East and non-bank financial services ( NBFS ) provider in Egypt , has chosen Riverbed SaaS
“ Egypt is a key market for Riverbed and our successful engagement with GB Auto furthers our objective of engaging with leaders in key market segments to support the overall Digital Transformation of the country ,” said Mena Migally , Regional Vice President , META at Riverbed Technology . “ We are proud to be a part of GB Auto ’ s journey , and we see this deployment as the start of a successful collaboration that will enable them to accelerate every interaction and empower the experience for customers and employees across their hybrid enterprise .
Rack Centre becomes the first IFC EDGE certified data centre in EMEA
Rack Centre , an Actis majority-owned data centre and a leading carrier-neutral Tier III data centre in West Africa , has become the first International Finance Corporation ( IFC ) EDGE certified data centre in Europe , Middle East and Africa .
This prestigious green building certification recognises the significant savings the centre will achieve in energy and water use , incorporated as part of the design to expand the facility ’ s IT load from 1.5MW to 13MW . On completion of this expansion , Rack Centre is forecast to achieve 35 % energy savings , which is estimated to avoid carbon emissions totalling approximately 100 tonnes each year .
Actis first partnered with Rack Centre in early 2020 as part of its US $ 250 million African data centre platform investment . To ensure the data centre could meet the rapid growth in demand for hosting capacity in Africa , while at the same time reducing its environmental impact and operating costs , Actis has spearheaded a programme of green design philosophies and initiatives that will result in the data centre achieving 35 % energy savings , 41 % water savings and deliver a 45 % saving in embodied energy in materials used .
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