Google announces plans for first African cloud facility
Later that year , Google also revealed its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa , its first cloud facility on the continent . According to research by AlphaBeta Economics for Google Cloud , this South African 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 .
Predictions for future market growth
According to Balancing Act ’ s Africa Interconnection Report , somewhere between $ 5-6bn will be invested in carrierneutral data centres in Africa during this period . The last few years have seen international data centre operators make major investments in Africa for the first time , and this trend is set to continue , at speed .
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