South Africa Data Center Market Size by Investment to Reach USD 3,071 Million by 2026 - Arizton - Seite 2

South Africa Data Center Market – Segmentation

• The server Infrastructure market in South Africa expects to grow due to increased investments in data center infrastructure. Big data and IoT-based applications are growing in the market, which will increase the demand for high-performance computing infrastructure.
• Diesel generators are widely adopted among data center operators in South Africa, with a few operators installing Diesel Rotary Uninterruptible Power Supply (DRUPS) systems. NTT Global Data Centers Johannesburg 1 data center facility is equipped with N+1 redundant diesel generator.
• NTT Global Data Centers Johannesburg 1 data center facility is equipped with chilled water data suite cooling with air-cooled free-cooling chiller systems with N+1 redundancy. Africa Data Centres JHB1 and JHB2 data center facilities are equipped with CRAC units, with N+20 redundancy and N+2 redundancy, respectively.

Market Segmentation by IT Infrastructure

• Servers
• Storage Systems
• Network Infrastructure

Market Segmentation by Electrical Infrastructure

• UPS Systems
• Generators
• Transfer, Switches & Switchgears
• Rack PDUs
• Other Electrical Infrastructure

Market Segmentation by Mechanical Infrastructure

• Cooling Systems
• Rack Cabinets
• Other Mechanical Infrastructure

Market Segmentation by General Construction

• Building Development
• Installation & Commissioning Services
• Building Design
• Physical Security
• Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)

Market Segmentation by Tier Standard

• Tier I & Tier II
• Tier III
• Tier IV

South Africa Data Center Market – Dynamics

In 2021, the Internet penetration rate in South Africa stands at around 65%, the number of internet users increased by 4.5% between January 2020 and January 2021. In January 2021, the number of social media users in South Africa was around 25 million, which constituted 41.90% of the total population in the country. There were over 100 million mobile connections in South Africa, which increased by 0.8 % between January 2020 and January 2021. WhatsApp and YouTube are the leading social media platforms in the country. Around 93% of internet users use these platforms, followed by Facebook, with over 27 million users. Instagram has witnessed significant growth in its user base, however, TikTok is the fastest growing social media platform in South Africa. The increasing penetration of the internet is aiding the growth of data center development in South Africa. Also, data centers in South Africa support enterprises across Africa, especially in neighboring countries such as Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.