OVHcloud to launch Local Zone Edge location in Rabat, Morocco

European cloud provider OVHcloud is launching a Local Zone Edge location suitable for workloads with latency-sensitive services such as real-time analytics, e-commerce websites, content delivery networks (CDN) for replay and streaming videos, and cloud gaming in Rabat, Morocco. The cloud provider is taking up this project in partnership with local data center operator Maroc Datacenter.

“We are thrilled to invite you to the signing ceremony for the launch of the OVHcloud Local Zone in Morocco in partnership with Maroc Datacenter,” Maroc announced on LinkedIn this week. “Located in Rabat, Morocco, this new Local Zone demonstrates OVHcloud's commitment in Africa to offer trusted cloud solutions,” OVH added in its own announcement. “Moroccan customers will benefit from OVHcloud's unique offering for an open, trusted cloud, with data located as close as possible to the user.”

“We are delighted to enter a partnership with the OVHcloud Group, a global player and the European leader in the cloud. The launch of a Local Zone in Morocco will contribute to strengthening the kingdom's digital ecosystem by offering innovative cloud platforms and providing public and private organizations with cloud services that guarantee data sovereignty and low latency.” Abderrahmane Mounir, chairman of Maroc Datacenter.