IHS Nigeria goes solar with Jaza Energy partnership
IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of IHS Towers—one of the world’s largest tower companies—has announced a partnership with Canadian energy company Jaza Energy to install solar hubs at 250 telecom towers…
Africa can become a secondary market for hyperscale data centers – Kleyman
Bill Kleyman, Chief Executive Officer of Apolo and Program Chair of AFCOM and Data Center World, believes Africa is primed to become a key secondary market for data centers, presenting…
US DOE explores clean energy to meet rising energy, AI data center demand
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a range of resources and incentives to accelerate the development of AI data centers. Key initiatives include establishing a dedicated AI data…
Orange Business completes first phase for Grifols Egypt’s data center
Orange Business has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its data center infrastructure project in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. The data center is designed to support Grifols…
Real estate stampede to data centers
By Osvaldo Coelho, Business Development Manager, Eastern and Southern Africa, Senmarck Energy Ltd The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has drawn attention to a critical issue in the commercial…
Obsidian and GitLab showcase cloud solutions at AWS summit
Obsidian Systems, a provider of open-source solutions, recently highlighted its partnership with GitLab at the AWS Summit in Johannesburg. This collaboration combines GitLab’s comprehensive DevOps platform, fully integrated with AWS…
US adds 11GW renewable energy to power grid in Q2 2024
The US power grid saw an addition of 11,015 MW of renewable energy in the second quarter of 2024, according to a report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP).…
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo in provide testimony at the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 24 Budget Request: Investing in US Security, Competitiveness, and the Path Ahead for the U.S.-China Relationship," Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2023. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
US government to vet reports from AI developers, cloud providers
The US Department of Commerce has unveiled new proposed regulations aimed at increasing oversight of cloud providers and artificial intelligence (AI) developers. The rule mandates that entities engaged in developing…
Oracle tops cloud-infrastructure providers with 162 data centers
Oracle currently operates or is building 162 public and private cloud data centers globally, ranging from 45 kilowatts to 800 megawatts, according to Chairman and founder Larry Ellison. The company…
Data centers may collapse over naira woes, operators warn
The Nigerian data center ecosystem is facing an unprecedented threat of collapse, operators have warned. They said the continued decline of the naira against the dollar, combined with a severe lack…