INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres
Africa DataCentres
acquires world-class
data centre in Johannesburg
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This prestigious facility will provide customers with increased
capacity, connectivity, security and flexibility and builds on the
company’s mission to accelerate Africa’s Digital Transformation.
Africa DataCentres, the largest pan-
African network of interconnected,
carrier-and cloud-neutral data
centres on the continent, is in the process
of acquiring Standard Bank’s data centre in
Samrand, north of Johannesburg.
The transaction is subject to the approval of
the South African Competition Authorities.
Widely regarded as the most prestigious data
centre in Africa with the highest specification,
the data centre has been purpose-built as
a Tier IV data centre to provide maximum
levels of security and reliability for banking
IT systems. The data centre is unique in
its configuration of total redundancy of
all power and cooling equipment and
unparalleled physical security.
Stephane Duproz, CEO of Africa
DataCentres, said: “The unique combination
of this outstanding facility with Africa
DataCentres’ certified operational excellence
makes it the ideal choice for the most
demanding organisations, particularly those
in the financial services sector, who demand
the highest standards of security and
resilience for their IT infrastructure.
“We will open this hidden gem to the market,
on an open-access basis, allowing any
modern technology-driven organisation to
benefit from this outstanding facility.”
The data centre has sufficient power and
vacant space for significant expansion. Like all
of Africa DataCentres’ facilities, the Samrand
facility will operate on a fully carrier-and
cloud-neutral basis. Duproz continued: “The
Samrand facility is an ideal fit with Africa
DataCentres’ focus on providing world-class
data centres. The availability of this incredible
facility coincides with an unprecedented level
of demand from national, continental and
global customers who expect the highest
levels of quality, security and reliability. In
response to this demand, Africa DataCentres
has also started work on a further 10 MW IT
capacity facility at its Midrand campus.”
Jörg Fischer, of Standard Bank, said:
“Standard Bank is extremely pleased to
have completed this historic milestone with
Africa DataCentres.”
Africa DataCentres’ existing and future
customers will benefit from rapid access to
the Samrand facility, while enjoying all the
other Africa DataCentres advantages, in
particular access to its pan-African network
of interconnected data centres. •
THE AVAILABILITY
OF THIS
INCREDIBLE
FACILITY COINCIDES
WITH AN
UNPRECEDENTED
LEVEL OF DEMAND.
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