Articles about data centres

SA on cusp of becoming centre of innovation, says Nyati

Eskom board chairman and tech industry leader Mteto Nyati remains bullish on SA’s prospects, as hyperscalers, subsea cables and AI create key opportunities.

The path to cloud best practice in 2025

A significant advantage of going the cloud route is that it enables companies to easily scale specific applications to meet business demands, says Muggie van Staden, MD and CEO of Obsidian Systems.

Teraco starts new data centre build with R8bn loan

The company commences construction on a new hyperscale data centre, with 40MW of critical power load, at its Isando Campus.

Teraco commences construction on 120MW utility-scale solar power plant

Teraco will own the 120MW solar PV plant in the Free State and wheel the renewable energy to its data centres.

The real deal

In addition to setting monetary targets, the Paratus Group aims to increase its customer base by 600 000 additional connections by 2028.

NTT Data eyes investment opportunities in Africa, Middle East

The Japanese multinational IT services company identifies prospects to further invest in Africa’s data centre market, amid soaring demand for cloud services.

SITA downtime sees GDE extend online admissions deadline

The Gauteng Department of Education confirms grades one and eight applications extension, after online system host SITA undergoes planned maintenance.

Meeting the rising demand for digital infrastructure for data centres

The data centre industry is set for substantial growth, largely fuelled by technological advancements and a rising demand for digital services, says Matone Ditlhake, CEO of Corridor Africa.

Huawei bets on Africa with AI, cloud, data centres

African companies are adopting cloud and AI technology, but are still experiencing difficulties transitioning to and using these services, says Dawei Li, VP of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa.

'Construction mafia' holds SA's data centre market to ransom

The ‘construction mafia’ leads to violence and abandonment of data centre construction sites, sabotaging investment opportunities for operators, say event panellists.

Top ICT tenders: Disaster recovery option sought for Natis

The Road Traffic Management Corporation is looking for co-location of a second data centre to ensure maximum availability of its servers.

Busamed’s hosted cloud migration with Datacentrix results in immediate ROI

The hospital group consolidated seven on-premises data centres into one central, hosted private cloud environment.