South Africa: DPA Samrand data center campus outside Johannesburg, South Africa

Digital Parks Africa (DPA) has revealed plans to extend its Samrand data center campus outside Johannesburg, South Africa by  4.5MW, adding 810 sqm and 570 racks as it currently offers more than 1,620 sqm of dedicated whitespace with the potential to expand to more than 9,000 sqm and 24MW.

“The integration of modular and brick-and-mortar facilities within the DPA data center offers customers the flexibility to choose between configurations to suit their diverse needs and preferences, within a single premises,” said Jacques de Jager, COO of DPA.

The facility is designed and constructed by Master Power Technologies, a data center developer and sister company of DPA.Eckart Zollner, head of business development at Digital Parks Africa, added: “We are showing that modular and fixed brick-and-mortar can co-exist and complement each other, reducing initial capital commitment and time to market.”