Symbol Technologies Announces Strategic Partnership with Sardina Systems to Deliver Advanced OpenStack & Kubernetes Solutions Across Africa

November 15, 2025 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Symbol Technologies is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Sardina Systems, the European technology company behind FishOS, a fully automated cloud platform built on OpenStack and Kubernetes. This collaboration represents an important milestone in Symbol Technologies' ongoing mission to strengthen cloud infrastructure adoption and digital transformation across the African continent.

With this partnership, Symbol Technologies becomes an authorized reseller and integration partner for Sardina Systems. Organizations in Africa will gain access to FishOS — an enterprise-grade cloud solution designed to support modern, scalable, secure, and automated private and hybrid cloud environments.

Driving Enterprise Cloud Adoption Across Africa

Across Africa, businesses and public-sector institutions are accelerating their digital transformation efforts. As workloads grow and data sovereignty becomes increasingly important, organizations need flexible, reliable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure solutions that match global standards.

Sardina Systems' FishOS addresses these needs by providing a highly automated platform trusted worldwide by:

Telecom operators
Financial institutions
Research and scientific organizations
Cloud service providers
Large-scale enterprises

FishOS delivers automated operations, lifecycle management, monitoring, self-healing capabilities, and seamless scaling — reducing complexity and operational costs for organizations building or modernizing their cloud platforms.

A Partnership Built to Enable Modern Cloud Infrastructure

This partnership enhances Symbol Technologies' ability to deliver value to organizations seeking modern cloud-native technologies. Through the collaboration, Symbol Technologies will support customers in Africa with:

Comprehensive Cloud Infrastructure Services

Design and architecture of private and hybrid cloud environments
Deployment and configuration of FishOS-based OpenStack and Kubernetes clusters
Cloud migration and modernization services
Managed cloud operations for 24/7 reliability

Operational Efficiency Through Automation

Automated deployment pipelines
Continuous lifecycle management
Monitoring, alerting, and optimization tools
Reduction of manual operational tasks through full-stack automation

Specialized Enterprise & Government Capabilities

High-availability cluster design
Multi-region cloud architecture
Security hardening and compliance alignment
Cost-efficient infrastructure alternatives to proprietary cloud vendors

Strengthening Regional Capabilities

Symbol Technologies will also expand ecosystem capacity in the region by delivering:

Technical workshops and hands-on training
Knowledge transfer for IT teams adopting OpenStack or Kubernetes
Joint webinars and cloud adoption programs
Proof-of-concept deployments supporting organizations evaluating modern cloud platforms

This shared initiative aims to build a sustainable, regional base of cloud expertise and empower African enterprises to operate secure, scalable digital infrastructure.

About Symbol Technologies

Symbol Technologies is an IT solutions provider based in Ethiopia, delivering cutting-edge technology services across Africa and internationally. The company specializes in cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data center technologies, automation, and AI-driven digital transformation. Symbol Technologies helps organizations build scalable, secure, and future-ready technology environments.

👉 Learn more at www.symboltech.net

About Sardina Systems

Sardina Systems is a European cloud technology company offering fully automated, enterprise-ready platforms based on OpenStack and Kubernetes. Its flagship solution, FishOS, enables organizations to deploy, operate, and scale modern cloud infrastructure with automation, reliability, and cost efficiency.

👉 Learn more at www.sardinasystems.com