For the last 20 years , Karin Jones has primarily occupied management positions at Microsoft . During this time , she held a wide variety of roles , including rising from a Service Delivery Manager to Services Sales Lead and Modern Workplace Business Group Lead , before her current role as Director of Business Applications GTM .
As a key decision-maker for Microsoft South Africa ’ s expansion plans , Jones ’ work is critical in driving cloud adoption and improved connectivity across this largely underserved region .
Microsoft ’ s investments into the South African data centre market South Africa is a key hub for the wider continent ’ s growing data centre market and , for many of the world ’ s largest companies , it marks their first step into investing in Africa . This trend has been further fuelled by the recent launch of major subsea network cables , most notably including Google ’ s Equiano and A2Africa .
As a result , an exceptional period of growth is projected – not just for the South African market , but the entire African data centre market .
Microsoft recently reaffirmed its stake in this sphere , making major investments in the South African digital market . As such , it announced the general availability of its Dynamics365 and Power Platform across the company ’ s enterprise-grade data centres in both Johannesburg and Cape Town . These locations now provide Azure , Microsoft 365 , Dynamics 365 , and Power Platform online services , supporting the digital transformation of South African businesses .
“ Leaders in organisations across industries and sectors are focused on finding ways to improve the flow of innovation and knowledge across the business , responding to market changes and customer needs , as well as specific business and industry challenges , at speed ” datacentremagazine . com 15