SOUTH AFRICA
SINGAPORE
TOP 10
09
SOUTH AFRICA
NUMBER OF DATA CENTRES : 55
10
SINGAPORE
NUMBER OF DATA CENTRES : 103
Within the APAC region , Singapore is renowned for the global focus of its data centres .
The world ’ s technology giants – including Google , AWS and Meta ( Facebook ) – have designated Singapore as one of their key APAC hubs , with this tendency showing no sign of slackening .
South Africa is a key hub of the African data centre market , particularly in the wake of recent investment from major global players and the launch of subsea network cables , such as Google ’ s Equiano and A2Africa .
According to Neil Templeton , VP of Marketing at Console Connect , “ 2022 is the year of ‘ big change ’ for the continent ”.
“ Major investment has been made over the last 12 months in new data centre infrastructure , while the arrival of more hyperscale cloud providers on the continent will be a game changer for local businesses .”
136 February 2023