INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY: DATA CENTRES
Digital Realty expands presence in West Africa with first Data Centre in Ghana
Digital Realty, a global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has announced the launch of its first data centre in Ghana, marking a significant expansion of its global data centre platform, PlatformDIGITAL, in Africa.
ENTERPRISES NO LONGER HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE; ACR2 DELIVERS BOTH, RIGHT HERE IN ACCRA.
Located in the heart of Accra, ACR2 is poised to become a critical hub in Ghana’ s digital ecosystem, connecting the country to global markets and empowering businesses with highly connected infrastructure. Strategically positioned amidst a dense network of fibre routes and subsea cables, including direct access to the 2Africa cable system, the facility will deliver carrierneutral colocation services with an expected 1.7MW of installed IT capacity. This combination of location and connectivity positions ACR2 as a key gateway to the global digital economy, providing a strong foundation for enhanced connectivity and interconnection that can support the evolving needs of enterprises, financial institutions, telcos and public sector organisations. for critical financial and digital services. Beyond compliance, the facility is expected to strengthen Ghana’ s infrastructure for the digital economy, driving innovation, investment and inclusion.
“ From banking to FinTech to telcos, our goal is simple: keep data secure locally while keeping businesses globally connected,” said Koranteng.“ ACR2 provides the reliability, compliance and connectivity that banks, FinTechs, telcos and cloud providers need. It’ s not only about data sovereignty – it’ s about giving enterprises in Ghana the same infrastructure quality they’ d find in London, Amsterdam or Johannesburg, without leaving Accra.”
“ Enterprises no longer have to choose between compliance and performance; ACR2 delivers both, right here in Accra,” said Joseph Koranteng, Managing Director, Digital Realty in Ghana.
ACR2 is designed to support data sovereignty requirements, offering trusted and compliant hosting
With ACR2, Digital Realty reaffirms its commitment to supporting Africa’ s digital future – one that is locally hosted and globally connected. The new facility underscores the company’ s vision to expand access to the global digital economy while supporting local enterprise ecosystems and enabling the next generation of innovation in West Africa. p www. intelligentcio. com INTELLIGENTCIO AFRICA
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