Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sand Technologies, a leading global enterprise AI solutions company and a key player in Africa\u2019s emerging artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. The strategic partnership, announced at the Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, aims to enhance the delivery of AI solutions and GPU-as-a-service (GPUaas) across the African continent, making AI solutions more accessible to African businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs more businesses across Africa seek to harness the potential of AI, the demand for powerful GPU processing capabilities is increasing. By providing Sand Technologies with access to Cassava\u2019s GPU solutions, we are not only enabling them to develop advanced AI solutions for their clients across industries but also expanding Cassava\u2019s own footprint into these industries. Positioning ourselves as a provider of GPU-as-a-service means we can offer African businesses the cost-effective, scalable processing solutions they need to compete in an AI-driven world,\u201d said Hardy Pemhiwa, President and Group CEO of Cassava Technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sand Technologies is an enterprise AI solutions company supporting the telecommunications, water, energy, healthcare, and insurance industries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Aligning with Cassava\u2019s commitment to enabling AI development and innovation on the African continent, Sand Technologies will use Cassava\u2019s advanced NVIDIA-powered GPU capabilities to build and deploy AI solutions worldwide. Highlighting their mutual commitment to Africa\u2019s digital future, the two companies will identify pilot use cases and collaborate in co-creating and distributing AI-powered solutions that leverage GPUs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSand Technologies is proud to partner with Cassava in what is set to be a pivotal moment for the advancement of industry-related AI solutions on the African continent. It will enable us to bring the best of Cassava’s GPU processing power to our clients and position us to support their digital transformation journeys,\u201d said Fred Swaniker, Founder and CEO of Sand Technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassava\u2019s strategic partnership with Sand Technologies reinforces its commitment to providing world-class digital solutions and advancing responsible AI adoption, innovation, and growth in Africa. It follows Cassava\u2019s recent announcement of its plans to build Africa\u2019s first AI factory to give African businesses, governments, and researchers access to cutting-edge AI computing capacity, helping them develop smarter AI products, streamline operations, and stay competitive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"