Software as a Service (SaaS) providers and enterprises are increasingly drawn to densely interconnected data centre providers due to the large ecosystems, lower latency, high-performance networking capabilities, enhanced security, and compliance being provided.
By deploying in these types of colocation facilities, SaaS providers and enterprises can optimise their data operations, achieve faster and more efficient connectivity, and ultimately support their expansion and growth strategies in a reliable and scalable manner.
These specialist colocation environments, referred to as carrier-neutral data centres, provide a multitude of benefits for SaaS providers and enterprises. By hosting critical infrastructure within these colocation facilities, SaaS providers and enterprises can take advantage of the interconnection ecosystems bringing together a diverse range of network service providers, cloud platforms, and content delivery networks (CDNs).
Cape Town is fast becoming a hotspot for enterprises looking to move to connectivity-rich environments that allow for direct and efficient interconnection between different partners and stakeholders, facilitating seamless data exchange, collaboration, and improved performance.
Cape Town is one of Africa’s most digitally connected cities and Teraco continues to invest in data centre infrastructure in the city due to its strategic position on the continent. Cape Town benefits from its location at the southern tip of Africa and serves as a landing site for major subsea cable systems including ACE, WACS, SAT-3, and SAFE. The city’s connectivity will further expand with the recent launch of Google’s Equiano and the 2Africa cable system.
Equiano and the 2Africa subsea cable system are poised to transform South Africa’s fibre connectivity landscape. These new cable systems are deployed along the West coast of Africa and circumvent the continent, interconnecting Europe, Asia, and Africa. With multiple landing sites in South Africa, these cable systems will significantly enhance the country’s appeal for SaaS deployments.
Teraco offers the lowest latency interconnection points in South Africa. With direct private connections to all major global cloud on-ramps and SaaS providers, enterprises can deploy their IT infrastructure in a secure and resilient environment. Teraco facilitates the scaling of IT infrastructure, adoption of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, and interconnection with strategic business partners within its ecosystem.
Organisations committed to reducing their carbon footprints should be partnering with like-minded data centres that play a significant role in achieving this goal. Initiatives such as using renewable construction materials, and AI-assisted workload management are being implemented to lessen the environmental impact. Enterprises moving to the cloud understand this fundamental business imperative to meet their sustainability commitments, and thus partnering with data centre providers like Teraco improves sustainability outcomes.
