Telco provider Internet Solutions has broken ground on a prefabricated extension to its Parklands data centre.<\/p>\n
The extension is the first of its kind at this scale in sub-Saharan Africa, with the design accommodating flexible modules, tailored to specific market requirements, contained within a modern exterior structure.<\/p>\n
Phase One, due to come online in July 2018, will contain 130 racks while subsequent modules will be ordered in configurations best suited to client demands. On completion, at a total cost of approximately half a billion Rand, the data centre will provide a total capacity of 572 racks and 2.2 megawatts of IT power.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn completion of the Parklands expansion project, Internet Solutions will boast the most ideally-located, carrier-neutral data centre in South Africa,\u201d said Matthew Ashe, executive: Data Centres at Internet Solutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt hosts the Johannesburg Internet Exchange, and is in close proximity to some of the continent\u2019s most important business centres, which makes this data centre the obvious choice for local and multinational enterprises alike.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both Sandton and Johannesburg CBD business districts are within a 10km radius of Parklands, which is situated in the burgeoning area of Rosebank – currently in the midst of a multi-billion Rand redevelopment<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to its location, the existing Parklands facility already delivers minimal latency with capacity set to double on expansion,\u201d said Ashe.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we install future modules, we can scale density up or down, decrease racks or increase cooling, offering existing and prospective clients a flexible data centre service that remains at the forefront of industry standards.\u201d<\/p>\n Traditional brick-and-mortar facilities require substantial initial capital outlay and typically take at least 24 months to build and bring online, with the risk that design and equipment is no longer as state-of-the-art as when it was procured.<\/p>\n The Parklands extension will open its doors in well under a year.<\/p>\n \u201cThe civil works are underway in Johannesburg while the prefabricated modules are built, tested, dismantled and then shipped from Europe in parallel,\u201d explained Ashe.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is a four- to six-month lead time for additional modules, which arrive with flooring, cooling and Uninterrupted Power Systems already in place.\u201d<\/p>\n
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