[Hardware] Huawei Cloud's Pioneering Launch of its Cairo Region Marks a New Era of Digital Transformation for Egypt and North Africa

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In a significant move aimed at advancing digital transformation in Egypt and the Northern Africa region, Huawei Cloud officially launched its Cairo Cloud Region, making it the first company to establish a public Cloud in Egypt. Building on Huawei's more than 30 years of ICT expertise and digitalization, Huawei Cloud is building the best cloud foundation in the intelligent era through systematic innovation. The new Cloud region adds to its global presence of 93 availability zones across 33 regions, serving a wide customer base in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Huawei Cloud is focused on being the cloud foundation and industry enabler with everything as a service for various industries such as finance, automotive, energy, education, Internet and media. Offering 220+ cloud services and 210+ solutions including data management, AI development, and more, Huawei

aims to empower businesses in the region. In light of the recent inauguration of the new cloud region in Egypt, Egypt Today had the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Jo Xu, CEO of Huawei Cloud Egypt Business Group, to explore the far-reaching impact of the Huawei Cairo Region cloud launch on businesses in Egypt and beyond. Mr. Xu offered an in-depth look into Huawei Cloud services and the ambitious goals for technological advancement where he said: “Huawei has been a key player in Egypt’s digital transformation journey through providing cutting-edge technology and solutions that have powered Egypt's digital transformation for the past 24 years. As a committed ICT partner, we strongly believe that investing in robust cloud infrastructure and services is one of the best ways to accelerate digitalization and economic growth for Egypt."

He added that the new Cairo Region delivers innovative, reliable, secure, and sustainable services across Northern Africa. Adopting the “Everything as a Service” approach, the Cairo Region offers full-stack cloud services, including infrastructure, databases, big data and AI services to meet the requirements of various industries and help enterprises and organizations realize the true potential of digital technology and the cloud. Huawei also provides cloud service for businesses in Northern Africa, covering 28 countries. By leveraging our unparalleled hardware and software expertise, we deliver innovative, reliable, secure, and flexible cloud services to individuals, corporate and government users.

Egypt’s Leap into the Future: The Driving Factors Behind Huawei’s Choice for Its New Cloud Hub

Mr. Jo Xu clarified that the decision behind choosing Egypt as the launch location for the Huawei Cloud Cairo Region stems from the company’s recognition of Egypt as a pivotal market in Northern Africa. In this regard he said “For over 24 years, Huawei has recognized Egypt as a key market for the MENA region, establishing its Northern African headquarters in Cairo. This commitment aligns perfectly with Egypt's well-defined digitalization strategy that prioritizes cloud technology. This strong mutual focus on cloud adoption creates a guaranteed market for Huawei Cloud's services, ensuring consistent demand from Egyptian businesses.” He added: “Huawei's strategic decision to establish its first Northern Africa cloud region in Egypt wasn’t just about

serving the dynamic Egyptian market, where industries are actively leveraging AI and cloud technologies. This thriving ecosystem presents numerous opportunities for collaboration with local players and market expansion.” Furthermore: “By establishing the Cairo Region, Huawei positions itself as a key player in propelling Egypt's digital transformation journey. The Cairo Region's strategic location not only allows Huawei to effectively serve the Egyptian market and the surrounding countries but also acts as a gateway to the entire Northern African region, capitalizing on the widespread cloud adoption that is rapidly taking hold. It will serve

as a key cloud region for global customers, not just in Egypt or North Africa.” Elevating Industries with Cloud Technology: Huawei’s Strategic Approach to Digital Transformation in Egypt and Northern Africa Huawei Cloud services are designed to drive and accelerate digital transformation across various industries in Egypt and Northern Africa by offering a secure and scalable platform that enhances data utilization and decision-making processes. In light of this, Mr. Xu said: “The cloud transforms how businesses leverage data for intelligent decision-making. By providing a secure and scalable platform, it enables the efficient collection and storage of extensive data from various sources. This data serves as the foundation for powerful insights. With cloud-based analytics and artificial intelligence tools, businesses can automate processes and derive valuable knowledge, allowing them to make data-driven decisions with greater accuracy and efficiency, moving beyond mere intuition.” He added: “The benefits of cloud-powered data extend across all industries. In agriculture, for example, farmers can leverage weather forecasts, market trends, and crop yield data stored in the cloud. This allows them to make informed decisions about what to plant, optimizing harvest outcomes and maximizing prof

itability. Similarly, logistics companies can utilize data to plan the most efficient delivery routes, minimizing costs and ensuring timely customer service. Our approach goes beyond just technology.” Furthermore “We offer "Everything as a Service" to provide a comprehensive solution. This combines cutting-edge cloud-based solutions like big data, AI, and block chain with industry-specific knowledge. Our experience across various sectors allows us to tailor our solutions and share valuable insights specific to your business, be it agriculture, education, healthcare, or manufacturing. By combining the power of cloud with our industry expertise, we empower businesses to make better decisions, optimize operations, and achieve lasting success.” Driving Sector Growth: Huawei Cloud’s Integrated Solutions for E-Commerce, Media, Automotive, Education, and Fintech Mr. Joe further emphasized that Huawei Cloud is dedicated to fostering growth and innovation across various sectors. In this regard he said: “Our robust cloud solutions empower companies to leverage the power of data and intelligent technologies to achieve their strategic goals across various sectors.” E-commerce Sector: Huawei offers the most cost-effective IaaS and flexible cloud resource for the local e-Commerce customer, and also the

big data capability enable customer more intelligent. Media & Entertainment Sector: Huawei provides the local CDN service for global customer to accelerate their business in Egypt. Automotive Sector: The company provides solid computing resource for their ERP/CRM deployment to increase the service reliability, and also, we have the latest AI technology and experience to enable the SmartCar solution, currently Huawei cloud already cooperate with 50+ global automotive partner to enable them build the SmartCar solution. Education Sector: Based on Huawei Cloud, the company provides the latest LMS (learning management system) for the local universities, and also provides the AI development platform for engineer student to enable them learn the AI technology. Fintech Sector: Huawei cloud offers the latest cloud native technology to enable the Fintech sector, such the latest GaussDB distributed database, and CCE (Cloud Container Engine). He further explained: “By leveraging our expertise in cloud technologies and collaborating closely with our clients, we help them unlock new possibilities and achieve sustainable growth.” Fueling Startup Innovation: Huawei Cloud’s Comprehensive Program Supports Emerging Businesses in Egypt Mr. Joe stated that, with over 24 years of experience serving Egyptia

n customers, Huawei is well-acquainted with the unique challenges and opportunities that startups in the region encounter. In this context, he highlighted: “At Huawei, we are passionate about fostering a collaborative and open environment that drives customer-centric innovation and fuels your growth. That is why we have designed “The Huawei Cloud Startup Program” to empower businesses at every stage of their journey.” He added: “We provide proven technologies, robust resources, and sales enabling to help you build, innovate, and scale efficiently and cost effectively through our diverse offerings that turn the companies’ innovative ideas into thriving businesses.” Agile & Cost-Efficient Cloud Adoption Receive up to USD 150,000 Huawei cloud credits Migrate smoothly with support from a dedicated team Startup Enablement Entrepreneurship and management training. On site customer support through Huawei technical support center based in Egypt to serve Egypt and the whole NA region. Consultation, knowledge transfer and collaboration for going global Marketing Support Access to Huawei’s global ecosystem resources More business opportunities Joint marketing opportunities that can be promoted on the Huawei Cloud official website Prioritizing Security: Huawei Cloud’s Advanced Measures for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection Finally, Mr. Jo Xu stated that Huawei Cloud regards cyber security and privacy

protection as the highest priority and ensures that cyber security and privacy protection requirements are effectively implemented. On this matter he said: “We fully understand and comply with the data localization and privacy protection requirements issued by regulators. We prioritize your information with a multi-layered approach that safeguards your valuable data.” Huawei Cloud utilizes industry-leading encryption methods to protect data before being transferred. This end-to-end encryption ensures that only authorized personnel within your organization have access to the data, keeping it confidential during every step of the process. Secondly, by storing your data locally, you benefit from an additional layer of security and regulato

ry compliance. This double layer of protection provides unparalleled peace of mind, allowing you to focus on your core business activities with the full trust that your data is safe.

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