{
  "id": 17953094,
  "title": "Liquid C2 launches Google Cloud in Kenya to expand opportunities for Cloudmania’s technology partners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/liquid-c2-launches-google-cloud-in-kenya-to-expand-opportunities-for",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T11:21:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/liquid-c2-launches-google-cloud-in-kenya-to-expand-opportunities-for-cloudmanias-technology-partners/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cassava Technologies' Cloudmania business has teamed up with Google Cloud for a strategic partnership in Kenya. This collaboration offers local resellers, managed service providers, and system integrators direct access to Google Cloud solutions, training, and marketing opportunities. For Kenyan businesses, this means a broader range of cloud services and greater access to local expertise, enabling them to adopt new technologies more swiftly and align cloud investments with their specific needs. The partnership also provides businesses enhanced flexibility in managing cloud costs by selecting consumption models that best suit their requirements.\n\nKenyan businesses are increasingly embracing cloud technology and exploring multi-cloud strategies for resilience, flexibility, and cost efficiency. Neeraj Pradhan, CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Kenya, stated that Kenyan businesses seek cloud adoption through trusted and known partners. Google Cloud's involvement creates new opportunities for the channel ecosystem in Kenya, while simultaneously bolstering Cloudmania's capacity to support these partners as their customers' technological requirements evolve.\n\nVinay Hiralall, Chief Commercial Officer of Liquid C2, added that the partnership broadens choices for technology partners, coupled with the necessary skills and capabilities to generate value for their customers. This reaffirms Liquid C2's dedication to empowering businesses throughout Africa. The alliance also expands Cloudmania's multi-cloud ecosystem, enabling partners to develop new, recurring revenue streams through cloud consumption and integrating Google Cloud into existing customer strategies. The added Google Cloud capability complements Cassava Technologies' ecosystem, providing a continent-wide fiber and data center footprint and localized AI solution distribution.",
  "summary": "Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader, has announced a strategic partnership between its Cloudmania business and Google Cloud in Kenya. The partnership gives local resellers, managed service providers (MSPs) and system integrators direct access to Google Cloud solutions, training and skills development opportunities and routes to market. For Kenyan businesses,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Cassava Technologies Cloudmania partners with Google Cloud in Kenya",
    "Offers local resellers, MSPs, and integrators access to Google Cloud solutions",
    "Enhances flexibility in managing cloud costs for Kenyan businesses"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "YourStory",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/google-launches-dreambeans-app-in-india",
        "published": "2026-11-03T07:31:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}