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Minimise your data centre operational costs by choosing the right transceivers

According to SeaCom, which provides telecommunications to businesses across the African continent from undersea cables to an extensive fibre grid, South Africa is experiencing a data centre boom, and this growth in data centres is, in turn, good for the economy. This is because local data facilities enhance internet speeds and processing power for South African businesses, which logically has a positive effect on competitiveness. However, data centres are costly, so choosing the best transceivers available is crucial for the network, while also assisting with an organisation’s budget. Brent Wood, the Vendor Alliance Manager for South Africa at Exclusive Networks Africa, explains: “Simply put, data centres provide the compute power to run applications, the storage capabilities to process da...

Why Paratus’ New Data Centre is Set to Boost Zambia’s Tech Sector

Left to right: Marius van Vuuren (Paratus Zambia MD), Aneesh Mathur (CIL Zambia MD) and Andrew Shaw (Paratus). Paratus Zambia’s brand-new data center (DC) opened in Lusaka, Zambia last month and opened the doors to new opportunities, particularly for its new technology tenants. The latest customer to sign up is the IT solutions expert, Corporate IT Solutions Zambia, which took advantage of the Paratus early bird special, taking rack space at the DC and reserving additional space. Corporate IT Solutions Zambia (CIL Zambia) sees the DC as a conduit for growth and innovation in Zambia’s IT sector and recognises how the DC can help raise the quality of available technology in the country. “We fully expect our business to grow and that’s why we’ve already reserved more racks.  Our service ...

Africa Data Centres Unveils New Data Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg

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iOCO Enables Local Legacy Transitions with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Brett van Rensburg,  Sales Director for iOCO’s Compute Division. Fortinet’s Secure Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) solution has shone recently as enterprises have had to shift from legacy infrastructure to increase their security and flexibility for remote working. This is according to iOCO-Network Solutions (iOCO-NS), the Compute division of iOCO, the ICT services business of the JSE-listed EOH Group. The iOCO-NS team includes Taya Howell, Head of Sales; Marc du Plessis, Head of Product; Lynton Clamp, CTO; Peter Lamsley, PMO Manager; and Magan Govender, Strategic Sales. Brett van Rensburg, Sales Director, iOCO Compute, adds, “The need to shift from legacy infrastructure, as part of an organisation’s digital transformation strategy, has experienced an acceleration due t...

Largest-Ever Data Centre Expansion in Africa to Cost $500M Across 10 Countries

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