South Africa’s data centre industry has grown tremendously in recent years, with the country’s top providers being Africa Data Centres, BCX, Open-Access Data Centres, and Teraco. These companies have attracted and invested billions in the South African economy, and they support many of its businesses, hosting providers, and hyperscalers. Internet Exchange operators also use data centre providers to allow for the interconnection of various networks.
The data centres provide the required power supply, resources, and space for businesses to store and manage their servers. Critical aspects of data centres include cooling, as high heat directly impacts server performance, and backup power systems to ensure that there are few outages.Teraco recently completed a significant upgrade at its DB1 (Durban) data centre, which included expanding the facility’s capacity to 2.2MW of critical power load and increasing its footprint to 5,800m