has largely been lacking and this has become a limiting factor to the continued digital transformation ,” he explains .
To put into perspective just how far Africa ’ s data centre sector has to come , the amount of capacity currently live in Paris or Amsterdam is roughly the same as there is on the entire African continent .
The pandemic , Mullins adds , “ has further exacerbated the issue , by compressing nearly a decade ’ s worth of digital change into
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just 18 months . As a result , companies , their customers and consumers have a greater appetite for digital products and services .”
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