Facing an overwhelming demand for cost effective and flexible access – and with its Phase One data centre in Isando over 90% full after just one year of operation – Open Access Data Centres (OADC) is preparing to launch its Phase Two.
According to Darren Bedford, Group Chief Business Development Officer at WIOCC Group, the company’s Phase Two data centre is expected to go live some time in Q1 of 2024.
“It has been an incredible year, and the traction we have obtained in the initial phase of this development has been such that the majority of the data centre is already occupied,” said Bedford. “Such has been the massive demand from customers of all sizes for additional access, that we have rapidly progressed the development of the second phase.”
Design work for Phase Two has been completed and the required mechanical and electrical equipment has been ordered. “Physical work is due to begin onsite in December 2023, with the project – which is a larger deployment than the first phase, comprising an additional 4MW of IT load and a further 600 racks – due to be completed within the first quarter of next year,” Bedford added.
Furthermore, the Isando area is a key location as it is an area that is evolving into a genuine ICT hub. The launch of Phase Two will thus provide an additional boost to the region. Bedford points out that OADC also has measures in place to deal with that typically South African threat to business – loadshedding.
