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The Rise and Challenges of the African Data Centre Industry The global data centre industry has emerged as the foundation for the next digital revolution, facilitating the storage, processing, and management of vast amounts of data that is collected at almost every turn today. https://lnkd.in/eUZpdeyt

ICYMI: Are you thinking about #SmartData? What is it and why is it important to transport? 🤔 In a new #ITSUK Blog post, Hayden Sutherland of the Open Transport Initiative explains why the transport sector needs to start thinking about data portability and integration, following the publication of the Smart Data Roadmap. Have a read: https://lnkd.in/dQ-8heSZ

🐣 IT need to explain to procurement that the data centre isn't the same as an egg incubator? 🐣 We were once approached by the procurement department of a leading financial institution to send a "quotation" for a temperature sensor for use in the data centre which was experiencing temperature fluctuations. Our quotation was rejected as unresponsive and the organisation proceeded to procure a sensor that cost a tenth of what we were offering. If this isn't how your organisation procures IT services then the link below will be useful to you otherwise it will just stress you out some more. Complete the quiz to get a scorecard or baseline of how well your data centre is performing https://buff.ly/40bOlUs

🐣 IT need to explain to procurement that the data centre isn't the same as an egg incubator? 🐣 We were once approached by the procurement department of a leading financial institution to send a "quotation" for a temperature sensor for use in the data centre which was experiencing temperature fluctuations. Our quotation was rejected as unresponsive and the organisation proceeded to procure a sensor that cost a tenth of what we were offering. If this isn't how your organisation procures IT services then the link below will be useful to you otherwise it will just stress you out some more. Complete the quiz to get a scorecard or baseline of how well your data centre is performing https://buff.ly/40bOlUs

Interesting news from Westmeath where data centre firm, Red Admiral is aiming to build an 'energy independent' data centre: https://buff.ly/40xKMId

The Green Data Centre Roadmap was recently launched at the #ATxSummit to address the challenge of sustainably expanding our data centre capacity. 🌱🌟 ❇️ From the significance of data centres in Singapore to key takeaways from the report, swipe to learn more! ⬅️ 🏷️ #DigitalSustainability #GreenDataCentreRoadmap #ATxSummit

🐣 Are the temperature monitoring requirements for a data centre the same as those for an egg incubator? 🐣 We were once approached by the procurement department of a leading financial institution to send a "quotation" for a temperature sensor for use in the data centre which was experiencing temperature fluctuations. Our quotation was rejected as unresponsive and the organisation proceeded to procure a sensor that cost a tenth of what we were offering. If this isn't how your organisation procures IT services then the link below will be useful to you otherwise it will just stress you out some more. Complete the quiz to get a scorecard or baseline of how well your data centre is performing https://buff.ly/40bOlUs

In this issue Jorlan Peeters of HyTEPS identifies the smart route to optimising data centre Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). https://lnkd.in/evJRvbwx

What is the current state of data center infrastructure in Kenya and Africa compared to global standards? We look forward to having Emmanuel Makina, Head of Sales & Marketing from PAIX Data Centres share his insights on this. Register here: https://forum.kenic.or.ke/ #KenyaInternetSummit2024