Teraco News
Teraco Steps Up Global Best Practice With Top International Facilities Management Expert
Date: August 23, 2010
Former Credit Suisse UK data centre engineering manager joins Teraco as national facilities head to bring no-compromise planning and management expertise to expanding operations
Teraco Powers up Loot.co.za Online Retail Growth
Date: August 11, 2010
Vendor neutral data centre offers pioneering SA e-retailer peace of mind,
lower costs and freedom to choose service providers and partners
Get Real: The real-world value of a vendor-neutral data centre is the avoidance of conflicts of interest.
Date: August 2, 2010
The concept of 'vendor neutrality' initially within the parameters of the corporate network and now within confines of the data centre has, over the past two years, been refined to the point where, today, it is a clearly defined business model.
Cheap Until the Bills Arrive: The Hidden Costs of DIY Data Centres
Date: July 27, 2010
Building and running a data centre in-house has appeal: keep control of sensitive data, utilise in-house space and resources, and avoid last mile costs by locating applications and data in the building. However, the cost and complexity of self-build has been driven up by users’ expectations over the past few years. There are some unpleasant surprises that can affect CIOs’
Services giant EOH partners with Teraco for colocation and service delivery
Date: July 19, 2010
Local tech services companies move with the global trend to shared vendor neutral facilities as EOH joins international T-Systems in Teraco’s data centre.
Metrofile chooses rock solid home for Data Protection with Teraco
Date: July 6, 2010
SA’s trusted archival and document management company for enterprises
puts its faith in Teraco to host its online data protection service – a
critical part of its information management offering.
Teraco lands Broadband Infraco as its latest major carrier
Date: June 14, 2010
Teraco Data Environments, South Africa’s first provider of
vendor neutral data centres, has announced that Broadband Infraco
will offer Tier 1 backbone services from within two of its national
facilities, establishing a presence for South Africa’s largest
longhaul carrier in the Teraco ‘meet me’ rooms.
Telehouse Celebrates Opening of Docklands Data Center
Date: May 31, 2010
WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- UK IT infrastructure services provider Telehouse (www.telehouse.com) announced on Friday it celebrated the opening of its new Telehouse West data center in Docklands, London, UK.
Teraco to build more data centres
Date: March 23, 2010
Carrier-neutral data centre operator Teraco plans to expand its new Johannesburg facility to 1 250sq m because of growing demand. At the same time, it is about to begin work on its first data centre in Durban.
MyBroadband discusses NAPAfrica
Date: March 8, 2010
Teraco joined by Telkom, Neotel, Vodacom, Cell C and DFA; plans to establish a local Content Distribution Network.
Brainstorm - Neutral is the new black
Date: March 8, 2010
The deregulation of the local telecommunications sector, in as much as
operators can now provide their own infrastructure, has been a
game-changing move, as expected. Thanks to Altech, some 400 value-added
network service providers (VANS) can build and roll out network to
their hearts’ content, provided they have a licence.
MyBroadband writes about Teraco
Date: February 9, 2010
Teraco DC: Telkom, Neotel, Vodacom, Cell C in one place
Teraco plans to spend another R250-million on top of its already R100-million data centre investment; offers free peering point
Cell C is coming to Teraco
Date: February 4, 2010
SA's third mobile operator, Cell C, has appointed a data centre provider as it moves ahead with its plans to roll out a 4G network.
Tier1 Research
Date: February 2, 2010
Tier1 Research believes that carrier-neutral datacentre facilities such as Teraco's datacentres in Johannesburg and Cape Town will provide customers with some of the first opportunities to see the lower prices that result from the new competition between telecommunications providers in South Africa.
Teraco brings another experienced global datacentre operator to the country
Date: February 2, 2010
The entrance of Telehouse into the South Africa market in its partnership with Teraco brings another experienced global datacentre operator to the country.
Teraco`s second vendor neutral data centre goes live
Date: January 18, 2010
Teraco's second vendor neutral data centre goes live
Telehouse enters South African colocation market
Date: December 2, 2009
In a move demonstrating that the liberalisation of the South African telecommunications market has piqued international interest, KDDI-owned Telehouse is establishing its carrier neutral data centre facilities in the country.
SA telecoms liberalisation
Date: November 9, 2009
Balancing Act discusses new opportunities in SA telecoms including DFA, AfricaINX and Teraco
BCSgroup brings Seacom to Teraco
Date: November 5, 2009
Major national converged telecoms solutions companies chooses vendor neutral data centres to ensure total network independence with the best global interconnect
AfricaINX selects Teraco for colocation
Date: October 23, 2009
SA’s first independent network exchange, AfricaINX, launched this month to provide low cost wholesale local and international services to SA licensed ISPs. AfricaINX is building a fibre ring around Johannesburg and Cape Town with redundant fibre links to London.
Teraco appoints top data centre expert as infrastructure grows
Date: October 20, 2009
Highly respected senior figure in SA data centre market brings added expertise in large-scale operations to SA’s only provider of vendor neutral data centres.
Will we see you at Capacity Africa?
Date: October 13, 2009
Teraco will be at Capacity Africa, taking place in Cape Town on October 13-14th
Network access point launches in Teraco Data Environments
Date: October 13, 2009
NAPAfrica Internet exchange point creates high-volume interconnect facility to become the natural home for major international carriers.
T-Systems embraces tele-housing concept in South Africa through an additional node in Teraco’s Cape Town data centre
Date: October 7, 2009
The introduction of a seventh carrier to Teraco’s vendor neutral data centre ensures companies of ever-greater flexibility and freedom of choice in how they connect.
Teraco Brings the South Africa Opportunity to UK Hi-Tech Business Leaders
Date: September 23, 2009
Presentations from top SA telecoms players to British business heralds a new dawn of opportunities in this market as choices widen.
Teraco sets sail for EMEA customers
Date: September 14, 2009
Teraco to participate in a global IT sailing event in the UK, joining some of the world’s major IT and software companies.
Teraco and Dark Fibre Africa beam local companies into new telecoms era
Date: August 20, 2009
Access to Dark Fibre Africa’s infrastructure from Teraco’s data centre ensures mutual customers have easier, faster connectivity for high-speed voice, data and video services.
Fibre growth and data centres
Date: July 25, 2009
Tim Parsonson believes that the industry is “ready for a neutral data centre player”
Teraco closes Series-B financing round
Date: July 13, 2009
Second vendor neutral colocation facility funded and well under way.
Guy Willner joins Teraco board
Date: June 5, 2009
Vendor neutral data centre operator Teraco has appointed Guy Willner, an industry “top gun”, as a non-executive director.
Teraco on Summit TV
Date: April 16, 2009
Tim Parsonson discusses the Teraco business and what it means for the South African ICT market on Summit TV on the 30th March.
Web Africa discusses Teraco
Date: April 16, 2009
Web Africa believes it has become the first traditional Internet service provider (ISP) to move into a vendor-neutral data centre, having opted for the hosting facility at Teraco.
Launch event feedback and photos
Date: March 26, 2009
Teraco's first party! 7 carriers, 20 ISPs and many more gathered for cocktails
Tier1 Research extends vote of confidence in Teraco
Date: February 26, 2009
Tier1 Research extends vote of confidence in Teraco
Teraco opens South Africa’s first vendor neutral data centre
Date: February 19, 2009
Teraco opened the doors of its vendor neutral data centre in Cape Town this month.
Teraco opens doors ten days ahead of schedule
Date: January 21, 2009
Teraco Data Environments, the first provider of vendor neutral colocation facilities in South Africa, has opened its Cape Town data centre ten days ahead of schedule.
Teraco expands data centre space in Johannesburg
Date: September 1, 2008
Teraco expands data centre space in Johannesburg
Teraco secures R47.5M in first round funding
Date: July 24, 2008
Teraco Data Environments, the first provider of vendor neutral data centres in South Africa, announces the completion of a R47.5-million ‘Series A’ financing round in which both new and existing investors participated.
