Modular substations power South Africa’s data centre boom
Data centres are experiencing significant growth in South Africa as the digital revolution continues to gain momentum. To keep up with the demand, these...
Teraco commences CT2 expansion, increasing critical IT load to 50MW
Teraco: A Digital Realty Company, Africa’s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider, has announced a 30 megawatt (MW) expansion of its CT2...
Data centre surge demands more dry-type transformers
Noting a marked increase in the demand for dry-type transformers for data centres being built in South Africa, Trafo Power Solutions will supply four...
Building green data centres
IN response to the exponential growth of data-center energy consumption, Danfoss decided to build data centres that will be an example for future climate-friendly...
If Africa is to meet its digital potential, the focus must be on data...
Africa is by far the most exciting region when it comes to digital growth. Every one of the continent’s indicators points to massive demand...
Uncontrolled data growth poses a massive challenge for companies
Data at end-of-life is a massive challenge for most companies, especially with uncontrolled data growth that has resulted in new corporate policies for data...
Data centres show confidence in SA
Communications Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana says Microsoft’s decision to invest in Africa through South Africa by building two data centres, is arguably one of...
Microsoft opens first data centres in Africa
Microsoft has announced the opening of its first data centres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in...
Amazon expands in Cape Town, stepping up cloud rivalry with Microsoft
Amazon.com is expanding its presence in the emerging tech hub of Cape Town, upping the ante in its regional battle with cloud computing rival...
Liquid Telecom invests R1bn in SA data centres
Liquid Telecom has invested more than R1 billion into expanding its datacentre facilities in Johannesburg and Cape Town to support the rising demand for cloud-based services.
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