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Paratus is Building Namibia’s Largest Data Centre for $8.2M

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Africa Data Centres Reveals Continent’s Largest-Ever Data Centre Expansion Plan

Sourced from Shutterstock Africa’s leading carrier-neutral co-location data centre provider, Africa Data Centres, has announced plans to build large hyperscale data centres throughout Africa, including the North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. The project will involve building 10 hyperscale data centres, in 10 countries, over the next two years – at a cost of more than $500 million. It is being funded through new equity and facilities from leading development finance institutions and multilateral organisations. Africa Data Centres CEO, Mr Stephane Duproz, explains that the finance for the roll-out has been provided by equity and loans to Africa Data Centres’ parent company, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, to fully fund the expansion. Explaining the ambitious initiati...

Paratus to Open Brand-New Data Centre in Zambia

Image sourced from Capacity Media. Paratus Group has announced that its brand-new data centre will open in Lusaka, Zambia on 1 October 2021. The new data centre in the East African country will offer colocation services – 24/7 connections for local and multinational businesses, together with a sophisticated range of digital and aligned services. Colocation Customers are given the option to rent space within the data centre for their equipment and servers. Businesses can choose from a range of options, including dedicated, shared, caged, and private suite options. Paratus’ new data centre in Lusaka, Zambia. The benefits of using colocation services include unlimited 24/7 physical access to equipment and the facility. If a customer is not able to physically make it to the facility, the Parat...

Machine Learning to Hybrid Cloud: 6 Key Trends Shaping Data Management

Image sourced from Capacity Media. Digital transformation and the increase in remote working means that businesses are faced with unparalleled levels of data being generated daily. Businesses not only have to manage that data, but they also have to address the fact that much of the data created by enterprise systems is ultimately valueless. In fact, it’s estimated that 90% of data is never accessed again 90 days after it is stored. Not only does this unnecessary data fill already-saturated storage systems, but it also becomes a liability requiring ongoing management. The increased pace of the generation of new business information means that data management has become a core priority for IT and non-technical executives alike, and the data management decisions that companies make can have s...