Lyrid, a cloud computing platform based in the US, has moved into Kenya, saying the expansion is intended to provide local data centre resources to and support one of the world's fastest growing and most promising tech cities, Nairobi.
The company announced the move yesterday, stating that after a year of deliberation, Lyrid Savannah has been formally launched in Nairobi, Kenya's capital.
To mark the launch of Lyrid Savannah, Lyrid’s CEO and founder, Handoyo Sutanto, visited Nairobi.
He met with data centre owners, software development organisations, customer prospects, and indie developers alike, discovered opportunities and a problem that Lyrid Savannah can solve, according to the company.
The business went on to say Lyrid Savannah is also well-positioned to be a key participant in providing Platform-as-a-Service and local data centre resources at affordable rates, which Nairobi entrepreneurs have been looking for.
The development comes as Kenya is experiencing a technological renaissance, with 48% of the population accessing the Internet and the country’s data centre market value expected to reach $440 million by 2029.
According to Lyrid, despite Nairobi being largely considered the data centre hub of Kenya, it was found that most developers in this region do not have access to affordable local data center resources.
It goes on to say developers and companies within Kenya are eager to build businesses and ground-breaking solutions on the Internet faster than ever before.
“Lyrid Savannah is supporting the next generation of innovators by closing the gap between them and local data center resources,” said the company.
Sutanto added: “Our expansion with Lyrid Savannah is so exciting because of the region itself. Startup communities are popping up everywhere and are excited to build and solve problems.
"Data centers are growing rapidly in Nairobi. We believe that Nairobi will be the next global technological hub, and we’re positioning ourselves to power the next generation of tech leaders with infrastructure and hosting that doesn’t break their wallets.”
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