Main One to showcase Microsoft Cloud partnership, VR solutions

Main One has for the first time in Nigeria, showcased Microsoft HoloLens, the world’s first self-contained holographic computer running Windows 10 at Main One’s Nerds Unite 2017 event.
Robert Di Benedetto, principal group manager, Microsoft Corporation while speaking at the event, underscored the company’s products and services for Cloud, Security, productivity and intelligence which will make it easier for IT professionals to drive digital transformation throughout their organizations.

Nigeria has now joined selected countries that have experienced the visually rich interactive experience that holograms provide as witnessed at MainOne’s Nerds Unite conference.In her opening address, Ms Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne, said the current recession in the country was a strong motivator for the 2017 edition theme, “Disruptive Technology: Achieve More with Less”.

Ms Opeke explained that the economic recession has left businesses with no alternative than to adopt and leverage disruptive technology to drive efficiency, save cost and deliver economic value.
She highlighted on the necessity to align business needs with technology, the need to be agile and the importance of security.

She recounted in detail the successes recorded in the e-payment, e-commerce sectors with businesses such as eTransact, Konga, Jumia and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBBS) as a result of the adoption of disruptive technology in Nigeria.
According to her, the annual Nerds Unite conference is an obligation of MainOne and its partners to sharing knowledge and ideas aimed at transforming the businesses of its customers.

“At MainOne, we believe that our customers are the most able in this society to bring about disruption in the Nigerian economy leveraging technology. Nerds Unite provides a vantage platform for us to enable our stakeholder community with new ideas to disrupt the Nigerian business landscape,” she added.

Nerds Unite 2017 which is in its third year has featured world-class leaders from global, blue chip IT firms sharing knowledge on new trends and other disruptive technologies confronting today’s technology landscape.
MainOne partners present at the event include: Radware, Cisco, SAP, Huawei and Samsung, with representation from the Internet Society.