World Class Data Centres In Nigeria
Nigeria hosts several world-class, Uptime Institute-certified data centres meeting global standards. These facilities ensure uninterrupted power, reliability, and economies of scale, underscoring Nigeria’s growing digital infrastructure and enterprise technology maturity.
It might be a surprise to some that there are several world-class data centres in Nigeria.
The term world class is used to indicate the fact that these data centres meet international standards and are as good as any other data centre in the world.
It is important to point out what a data centre is and what a data centre is not.
Wikipedia defines a data centre as a building or a group of buildings or dedicated space within a building used to house computer systems and associated components such as telecommunications and storage systems. Since IT operations are crucial for business continuity, it generally includes redundant or backup components and infrastructure for power supply, data communications, connections, environmental controls, (e.g., air conditioning, fire suppression), and various security devices. A large data centre is an industrial-scale operation using as much electricity as a small town.
A data centre provides accommodation, power, cooling, networking, and security for IT equipment.
A data centre offers greater security for housing corporate IT infrastructure and more important an economy of scale for all the other components, especially power.
A key component of a data centre is that it must provide uninterrupted power to the…
Create an account to continue reading
Create AccountAlready have an account? Sign in
Need an expert in this space?
Talk to an Industry Expert
Knowledge Ridge connects decision-makers with carefully vetted subject matter experts for one-on-one calls, research sprints, and advisory engagements — across 11 sectors and 163 sub-industries globally.
Comments
No comments yet. Be the first to comment!