Updated guidance for data centres during extreme heat

Updated guidance for data centres during extreme heat

Warmer weather in the southern hemisphere has just started, but already heatwaves have washed over many parts of the region, with extreme weather warnings – for both abnormally high temperatures and fire risks – being issued in many countries including...

Unlocking Africa’s data centre potential

Africa’s data centre market is booming, ringing in an era of hyperscale for the continent. By Stephen Rose, director of Royal HaskoningDHV’s mission-critical facilities Africa unit Industry giants such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are vying to...

Four aspects to consider when designing a green data centre

Organisations across the globe are rapidly embracing sustainability goals and programmes, recognising that going green is not just beneficial to our planet but also good for business. The challenge, however, is to move from goals and promises to progress and action....

Lenovo launches edge automation at scale

At MWC 2023, Lenovo announced the next generation of ThinkEdge remote automation and orchestration with the introduction of new software solutions to accelerate the deployment of edge solutions. Lenovo’s new Lenovo Open Cloud Automation (LOC-A) 2.6 software...

Data centres the power behind our everyday necessities

With the help of data centres, we can take advantage of many conveniences in our everyday lives. They are the physical infrastructure behind cloud computing. By Thiani Ramaya, business practice lead for Microsoft at Westcon-Comstor In South Africa, Microsoft data...

Data centre predictions for 2023 

At the forefront of the digitalisation age and the human need for stronger, faster connections to each other and our communities, data centres occupy a crossroads in today’s interconnected world. By Chris Pennington, director of energy and sustainability at Iron...