17-04-2025
Oracle Doubles Down on Africa at GITEX 2025
Oracle showed up big at GITEX Africa this year, making it clear the continent is central to its future plans.
'This is the third year for Oracle at GITEX, and we're thrilled to be back,' said Alessio Bagnaresi, Vice President of AI Technology at Oracle. 'As you've probably noticed from our booth, we have a significant presence here in Africa and the UAE…a great platform to connect government institutions, private sector players, startups, and really bring the ecosystem together.'
The company is pouring more money into its cloud business across the region, with new data centers coming to Morocco and Kenya. 'For us, it's crucial to be in the front seat as countries in the region develop their digital infrastructure,' the VP said in an interview with Morocco World News. One center in South Africa is already live
Oracle's approach to the cloud is also getting more local. It lets telecoms and tech providers host Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) themselves and sell it as a service, keeping data closer to home and making deployment easier.
Artificial intelligence is another key focus. 'We take a very holistic approach to AI,' they said. 'We offer a fully verticalized platform, froOracle aims to democratize AI adoption by giving business leaders, data scientists, and engineers the tools they prefer in a way that's intuitive and accessible.
AI-embedded business applications down to world-class AI infrastructure powered by GPUs from our partners like NVIDIA and AMD.'
Oracle aims to democratize AI adoption by giving business leaders, data scientists, and engineers the tools they prefer in a way that's intuitive and accessible.
Oracle is also investing in people. Its internship program boasts a 94% hire rate into full-time roles. 'We genuinely care about nurturing talent,' said Bagnaresi. The Oracle Academy also helps students and developers across Africa get hands-on experience with Oracle tools.
In Morocco, the plans are even bigger. 'Yes, we're expanding our Advanced Research & Development Centre in Morocco. We plan to hire 1,000 people from Moroccan universities…Moroccan minds helping to build solutions for the world
