africa data centres

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA data centres must reduce Eskom reliance — Communications department

    SA data centres must reduce Eskom reliance — Communications department South Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) wants data centre providers to reduce their dependency on the national power grid. This was revealed in its National Policy on Cloud and Data...
  2. Jan

    South Africa's big data centre operators - April 2023

    Top data centre providers in South Africa South Africa has seen a boom in data centre investments in recent years, with Africa Data Centres, BCX, Open Access Data Centres (OADC) and Teraco being among the top providers in the country. Data centres provide South African businesses, hosting...
  3. Jan

    Data centre provider roundup - February 2023

    Top 5 data centre providers in South Africa The growth of South Africa's data centre industry is great news for businesses in the country as it allows them to host their services closer to the end user. South Africa's best data centre providers include Africa Data Centres, Teraco, Vantage...
  4. Jan

    Africa Data Centres launches free remote peering with INX-ZA

    Africa Data Centres and INX-ZA launch free remote peering Africa Data Centres has announced that it is now offering remote peering through its partnership with INX-ZA, allowing customers to use any network service provider's infrastructure to reach Internet exchange points (IXPs). INX-ZA — a...
  5. Jan

    Renewable power projects from South African tech companies hard-hit by power cuts

    South African tech companies going green while fighting load-shedding Many of South Africa's major technology and telecom companies have plans to make their operations more environmentally friendly while increasing their resilience against load-shedding. While the corporate world is no...
  6. Jan

    South Africa's data centre industry flourishing

    Top data centre providers in South Africa The South African data centre market has grown substantially in recent years, and Teraco, Africa Data Centres, Business Connexion (BCX), and Open Access Data Centre (OADC) are among the best providers in the country. These companies have also been...
  7. Jan

    Google announces cloud region for South Africa

    Google launching first African cloud region — and it's based in South Africa Google has confirmed that it will launch its first Cloud region in Africa, choosing South Africa as its base of operations. This is according to Google's Cloud Leader for Africa, Niral Patel, who spoke at the tech...
  8. Jan

    Angus Hay on Africa Data Centres' Samrand facility

    Africa Data Centres' Samrand data centre — all the details Africa Data Centres' Samrand facility is one of the only top-tier data centres on the continent, featuring fully redundant infrastructure, 6,000 square metres of white space, and approximately 2,400 racks. The data centre also has the...
  9. Jan

    Africa Data Centres selected for first Google Cloud Interconnect on continent

    Google selects Africa Data Centres for Cloud Interconnect Google has selected Africa Data Centres as the first location for a Google Cloud Interconnect in Africa. "Hyperscaler cloud providers have been eyeing the region for some time, with Amazon opening its first African cloud data centre in...
  10. Jan

    R3.77-billion for fibre and data centre expansion in Africa

    R3.77-billion for fibre and data centre expansion in Africa Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with the International Finance Corporation to expand its data centre capacity and increase fibre cable rollouts in Africa.
  11. Chris

    2021 MyBroadband Online Conference

    2021 MyBroadband Online Conference The 2021 MyBroadband Conference will take place on Wednesday 14 April and has attracted excellent speakers and conference partners. The annual MyBroadband Conference, now in its 16th year, is the largest IT and telecoms conference in South Africa. This year...
  12. J

    Africa Data Centres cleared to buy Standard Bank data centre

    Africa Data Centres cleared to buy Standard Bank data centre Africa Data Centres has received approval from the Competition Tribunal to buy Standard Bank's data centre in Samrand, north of Johannesburg. The deal is structured as a merger between Africa Data Centres and The Rental Enterprise...
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