
New-look data centres bode well for AI in Africa
Africa is on the threshold of a technological revolution, with artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) reshaping global industries and economies. By Wojtek Piorko, MD for Africa at Vertiv For local businesses, preparing for the complexities of AI...
Green Digital Infrastructure Empowers an Intelligent Africa
To meet the demands of the artificial intelligence (AI) era, data centres must offer flexible evolution, be always on, and be optimised for space and speedy construction. Fan Shixing, Director of Huawei’s Data Centre Facility Integration Business Dept., delivered this...
Powering modern data centres for sustainability
South Africa’s continued expansion of data centre capacity is a clear testament to the exponential growth in data generated by an increasingly digitised economy. Driven by intelligent systems, data centres are also energy hungry, more so than traditional computer...
Powering modern data centres for sustainability
South Africa’s continued expansion of data centre capacity is a clear testament to the exponential growth in data generated by an increasingly digitised economy. Driven by intelligent systems, data centres are also energy hungry, more so than traditional computer...
The strategic role of managed print services
In 2024, South African businesses are grappling with a slow economic growth, marked by a modest GDP growth expected to reach just 1,3% in 2024. The economic environment is further strained by prevailing uncertainty with the persistent energy crisis, infrastructure...
Vertiv debuts new management and monitoring solution
As AI workloads pivot to the network edge, the need for enhanced visibility at these remote data centre sites has become increasingly apparent. Recognising this, Vertiv has introduced Vertiv Environet Connect, a cloud-connected and web-based fleet management and...
How AI can support a growing digital infrastructure
South Africa's need for digital infrastructure is growing. Digital transformation and digitisation trends are reliant on the rollout of infrastructure, including, most notably, data centres, writes Sienna Cana, global enterprise segment marketing manager at Axis...
Colocation behind business efficiency in Africa’s data infrastructure
Africa's digital economy is growing at an astonishing rate, making dependable and scalable IT infrastructure indispensable. A key component of this growth is colocation, which enables multiple clients to store their servers and networking hardware in shared,...
Vertiv tackles AI compute with high-density data centre solution
With demand for AI-ready data centre capacity outstripping supply, developers and operators are focused on bringing new capacity online as quickly as possible. To support this goal, Vertiv has launched the Vertiv MegaMod CoolChip, a liquid cooling-equipped...
Diversified Computing Centres, Enabling a Green and Smart Africa
The 2024 Pan-African DataCentres Exhibition and Conference took place this week at the Sandton Convention Centre. At this gathering nearly 3,000 global data centre energy customers, as well as 120 integrators, consulting firms, and industry associations shared...

Vertiv premiers TimberMod and AI-focused portfolio
Vertiv is participating in the forthcoming Pan African DataCentres Exhibition and Conference 2024, being held in Sandton (16 and 17 July 2024). The event addresses the needs of those involved in the creation of data centres and critical digital infrastructure across...

Inq enables Mimecase peering
Inq is providing Mimecast with the services needed to peer at NAPAfrica in Teraco Isando, enabling reliable routing and the free exchange of traffic with Africa's largest Internet exchange community. Inq connects more than 1 200 of the continent's largest corporations...