ST DIGITAL, an IT services company established in Central and West Africa, announces the launch of Cloudstore.africa, the first cloud services platform in Cameroun. Specialising in digital transformation support, ST Digital offers a range of essential cloud products for digital sovereignty, with particular attention to data localisation.
Cloudstore.africa currently offers four cloud products, meeting the varied needs of businesses and individuals. The first product is a 100% African email service, with data storage in Cameroun. This solution guarantees data security and compliance with local regulations on the protection of personal information. The second service offered by Cloudstore.africa is website hosting in Cameroun. By opting for this solution, businesses benefit from better performance and reduced latency thanks to server proximity.
Cloudstore.africa also offers virtual servers, providing optimal flexibility and scalability for businesses' infrastructure needs. Virtual servers allow users to benefit from dedicated resources, without the hardware constraints and costs associated with the acquisition and management of physical servers. It should also be noted that Cloudstore.africa facilitates the purchase of .cm domain names, thus offering users the possibility of creating a local online presence and strengthening their digital identity.
Anthony SAMÉ, Managing Director of ST DIGITAL, underlines the importance of data localisation in Cameroun. According to him, this ensures better service availability by avoiding interruptions caused by international fibre optic outages. Furthermore, the recent law on personal data management in Cameroun encourages data localisation, which reinforces regulatory compliance. "Today we have innovated by bringing the first cloud service platform to Cameroun, meaning that from this day forward, Cameroonians will be able to order their cloud services and these services will be delivered to them automatically without human intervention (...) The first added value is that this data is stored in Cameroun and it is truly important to be part of the Cameroonian digital ecosystem, firstly for technical reasons because it means no longer being exposed to international fibre optic outages, but also for regulatory and legal reasons because there is a new legal framework in Cameroun which is a law on personal data management and this law encourages the local availability of data" he stated.
Cloudstore.africa also distinguishes itself through its accessibility and ease of use. Services are available at extremely affordable rates, making digital transformation accessible to a wide audience. Furthermore, the platform is fully automated, from order to delivery, and supports payments via local mobile network operators as well as bank cards. As part of its digital transformation ambitions, ST DIGITAL also plans to build a data center in Gabon. This infrastructure will strengthen data storage and processing capacity, while guaranteeing the security and confidentiality of information. ST DIGITAL currently operates in 7 countries across Africa.
With the launch of Cloudstore.africa, ST DIGITAL positions itself as a major player in digital transformation in Central and West Africa. As a Gold Partner of Microsoft, Oracle and other international publishers, ST DIGITAL offers comprehensive solutions tailored to the specific needs of businesses in the region. 5 December 2023 marks an important milestone for ST DIGITAL and Cloudstore.africa, which aim to support the growth and innovation of Cameroonian businesses through high-performance and secure cloud services. This new platform paves the way for a new era of digital transformation in Africa, offering unique opportunities for business development and the strengthening of digital sovereignty