THE BRIEF

We found the purpose element that ESG brings particularly helpful when acquiring talent , and , more and more , I think that ' s where it starts to pay back

Roger Sueess CEO Green

When I look at JK five years from now , I ' m confident that we will double the current size of our organisation

Chuck Kuhn CEO JK Moving Services

GOOGLE TO CREATE CLOUD DATA CENTRE REGION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Google has announced its intent to establish a Google Cloud region in South Africa .

The first on the continent , it will be joining Google Cloud ’ s global network of 35 cloud regions .

The cloud region will bring Google ’ s services closer to its local customers , enabling them to innovate and securely deliver faster , more reliable experiences to their own customers , helping to accelerate their growth .

According to research by AlphaBeta Economics for Google Cloud , the South Africa cloud region will contribute more than a cumulative US $ 2.1bn to the country ’ s GDP and will support the creation of more than 40,000 jobs by 2030 .

Data Centre Magazine December 2022 | Page 12

THE BRIEF

We found the purpose element that ESG brings particularly helpful when acquiring talent , and , more and more , I think that ' s where it starts to pay back

When I look at JK five years from now , I ' m confident that we will double the current size of our organisation

GOOGLE TO CREATE CLOUD DATA CENTRE REGION IN SOUTH AFRICA