Data & AI — turn your data into intelligent action
Bring your data together, unlock insight, and put AI to work responsibly with Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI and Azure OpenAI. GDS Africa builds the foundation and the models.
The challenge
Data is everywhere — value is hard to reach
Fragmented data and AI hype make it hard to know where to start and how to do it safely.
Fragmented data
Data sits in silos, formats and systems that don’t connect.
Insight gap
Reports look backward; teams need real-time, forward-looking insight.
Responsible AI
AI must be deployed securely, accurately and in line with governance.
What we deliver
A modern data and AI platform
From a unified data foundation to production AI — built on Azure.
Microsoft Fabric
One unified analytics platform: data engineering, warehousing, real-time and BI.
Azure databases
Managed SQL, Cosmos DB and PostgreSQL for every application.
Azure AI & Azure OpenAI
Build with GPT and Azure AI services — securely, in your own tenant.
Azure Machine Learning
Train, deploy and manage custom models at scale.
Analytics & Power BI
Dashboards and self-service analytics that drive decisions.
Responsible AI & governance
Security, accuracy, privacy and compliance designed in from the start.
How GDS delivers it
From roadmap to managed service
Delivered by GDS Africa across the Microsoft Cloud
GDS Africa’s certified specialists design, deploy and manage Microsoft solutions end to end — so you realize value faster, with less risk.
Assess
We map your environment, goals and Microsoft licensing, and build a clear, costed roadmap.
Design
We architect the right solution and adoption plan for your people and processes.
Deploy
We implement, migrate and integrate — with change management and minimal disruption.
Optimize
We support, tune and continuously improve, with GDS managed services if you want them.
FAQ
Common questions
Where should we start with AI? +
With a high-value use case and a clean data foundation. We run discovery, prove value in a pilot, then scale.
Is Azure OpenAI different from ChatGPT? +
Yes — Azure OpenAI runs in your own secure Azure tenant with enterprise data protection and governance, not the public service.
Is our data safe? +
Your data stays in your tenant, encrypted and governed; with Azure OpenAI it isn’t used to train Microsoft’s models.
What is Microsoft Fabric? +
A single SaaS analytics platform that unifies your data estate — ingestion, storage, analytics and BI — so AI has trusted data.
Put the Microsoft Cloud to work with GDS Africa
Talk to our team about cloud, security, networking or managed services for your business.