Data centers in South Africa
82 data centers are listed in South Africa. The cities with the most listings are Johannesburg (17), Midrand (15), Isando (10), Cape Town (4) and Benoni (3); together they hold 60% of them. The operators with the most listings are MTN (10), Teraco (6) and Digital Realty (6), out of 26 named operators.
By type, the listings in South Africa are 45% colocation, 26% unclassified and 22% enterprise. Across all listed countries the colocation share is 39%. By published utility power, the largest single buildings are Digital Realty data center, Birkenhead St (Digital Realty, 80 MW) and Digital Realty data center, Brackenfell Data Center 57 Tiber Road (Digital Realty, 30 MW).
Worldwide, South Africa ranks 19th of 152 countries by number of listings, with under 1% of all listed facilities. It has the most listings in Southern Africa, ahead of Botswana (6).
The three operators with the most listings hold 27% of them; 12 of the 26 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 12 MW of IT load across 1 building and 141 MW of utility power across 5 buildings; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 11 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (7 Tier III and 4 Tier IV). Tier IV: ADC JHB 2, NDC 2, NDC 1, South Africa and Bellville 2 Data Centre.
About South Africa
The directory lists 82 data centers in South Africa, 19th among the 152 countries it covers, run by 26 operators in 18 towns and cities. Johannesburg has the most with 17, followed by Midrand with 15 and Isando with 10; Cape Town has 4. The directory's Johannesburg market takes in 66 of the South African records.
MTN has the most listings, 10, followed by Digital Realty and Teraco with 6 each, and Africa Data Centres, Open Access Data Centres and Telkom with 4 each. Colocation is the largest named type, with 37 records, ahead of 18 enterprise sites.
Capacity is published in two measures that should not be added together. 1 building publishes an IT load: NTT Global Data Centers Johannesburg 1 at 12 MW. 5 publish a utility supply, all of them Digital Realty sites, led by a building in Glenmarais at 80 MW. That building is also the largest listed building by floor area, at 436,000 square feet.
11 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, 7 at Tier III and 4 at Tier IV: ADC JHB 2, Bellville 2 Data Centre, NDC 1 and NDC 2. Only 3 listed facilities are recorded as operational and the other 79 carry no status in the data; none is listed as under construction or planned.
80 of 82 facilities have coordinates.
Cities
Johannesburg (17) · Midrand (15) · Isando (10) · Cape Town (4) · Benoni (3) · Centurion (3) · Glenmarais (2) · Randburg (2) · Rondebosch (2)
Markets
Johannesburg (66)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| MTN | 10 |
| Digital Realty | 6 |
| Teraco | 6 |
| Africa Data Centres | 4 |
| Open Access Data Centres | 4 |
| Telkom | 4 |
| Amazon Web Services | 3 |
| NTT Global Data Centers | 3 |
| Vantage | 3 |
| BCX | 2 |
| Business Connexion | 2 |
| Equinix | 2 |
| Vodacom | 2 |
| Xneelo | 2 |
| Apple | 1 |
| Cool Ideas | 1 |
| Digital Parks SA (Pty) Ltd | 1 |
| Green Mountain | 1 |
| Microsoft | 1 |
| Mobile Telephone Networks (MTN) | 1 |
| NexAxis | Harlequin Duck Properties | 1 |
| Old Mutual | 1 |
| Oracle | 1 |
| Sentech | 1 |
| T-Systems | 1 |
Top 25 of 26 operators.
Largest data centers in South Africa by power
| Facility | Operator | MW of utility power |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty data center, Birkenhead St | Digital Realty | 80 |
| Digital Realty data center, Brackenfell Data Center 57 Tiber Road | Digital Realty | 30 |
| Digital Realty data center, Bredell Data Center 1st Road | Digital Realty | 24 |
| Digital Realty data center, Great Westerford Building | Digital Realty | 5 |
| Digital Realty data center, Riverhorse Close | Digital Realty | 1.6 |
Top 10 of 5 buildings that publish their utility power in MW. Figures of other kinds (campus totals, or power without a stated measure) are not ranked with them.
Uptime Institute certified data centers in South Africa
| Facility | Operator | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| ADC JHB 2 | Africa Data Centres | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| Bellville 2 Data Centre | Telkom | Tier IV (Certification of Design Documents) |
| NDC 1, South Africa | Business Connexion | Tier IV (Certification of Design Documents) |
| NDC 2 | Business Connexion | Tier IV (Certification of Design Documents) |
| 141 Sivewright Data Center | T-Systems | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Digital Parks Africa Samrand Phase 1, Floor 1, Customer Areas 1-3 | Digital Parks SA (Pty) Ltd | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Midrand Data Park, Phase 1 | Vodacom | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| MTN SA Centurion Data Centre , Ground Floor Phase 1 | Mobile Telephone Networks (MTN) | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| NBSC 2 Data Centre | Telkom | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Open Access Data Centers Isando JNB1, Phase 1 | Open Access Data Centres | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Pinelands Block-III Data Centre | Old Mutual | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Ermelo Remote Hub | MTN | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Gallo Manor | MTN | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Klerksdorp Remote Hub | MTN | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| MTN Fairlands Data Centre and MTN Test Switch | MTN | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Nelspruit Remote Hub | MTN | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Newlands Data & Switch | MTN | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Randburg Switch | MTN | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Rustenburg Remote Hub | MTN | M&O Stamp of Approval |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty data center, Birkenhead St | Digital Realty | 436,000 |
| Digital Realty data center, Brackenfell Data Center 57 Tiber Road | Digital Realty | 319,500 |
| Digital Realty data center, Bredell Data Center 1st Road | Digital Realty | 168,500 |
| NTT Global Data Centers Johannesburg 1 Data Center | NTT Global Data Centers | 66,736 |
| Digital Realty data center, Great Westerford Building | Digital Realty | 63,000 |
| Digital Realty data center, Riverhorse Close | Digital Realty | 58,500 |