Data centers in the Johannesburg market
The Johannesburg market, as defined here, takes in every listed facility within 50 km of Johannesburg: 66 data centers in 11 towns and cities, led by Johannesburg (17), Midrand (15), Isando (10) and Benoni (3). That is 80% of the listings in South Africa.
The operators with the most listings are MTN (10), Teraco (6) and Africa Data Centres (4), out of 23 named operators.
The three operators with the most listings hold 30% of them; 10 of the 23 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 104 MW of utility power across 2 buildings; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 10 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (7 Tier III and 3 Tier IV). Tier IV: ADC JHB 2, NDC 2 and NDC 1, South Africa.
About the Johannesburg market
The directory lists 66 data centers in the Johannesburg market, 21st among the 64 markets it covers and 80 percent of all listings in South Africa. They are run by 23 operators in 11 towns and cities. Johannesburg itself holds 17 of them, 26 percent of the market, followed closely by Midrand with 15 and Isando with 10, then Benoni and Centurion with 3 each.
MTN has the most listings, 10, followed by Teraco with 6 and Africa Data Centres with 4. Digital Realty, NTT Global Data Centers, Telkom and Vantage have 3 each. Colocation sites account for 28 of the records and enterprise facilities for 17.
Few buildings publish capacity, and in two measures that should not be added together. The one building with a published IT load is NTT's Johannesburg 1 at 12 MW. 2 buildings publish a utility supply, both Digital Realty sites in Glenmarais; the larger is listed at 80 MW. That building is also the largest listed building by floor area, at 436,000 square feet.
Only 2 listed facilities are recorded as operational; the other 64 carry no status in the data. 10 hold an Uptime Institute certification, 7 at Tier III and 3 at Tier IV.
65 of 66 facilities have coordinates.
Towns and cities
Johannesburg (17) · Midrand (15) · Isando (10) · Benoni (3) · Centurion (3) · Glenmarais (2) · Randburg (2) · Dunkeld West (1) · Kempton Park (1) · Roodepoort (1) · Samrand (1)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| MTN | 10 |
| Teraco | 6 |
| Africa Data Centres | 4 |
| Digital Realty | 3 |
| NTT Global Data Centers | 3 |
| Telkom | 3 |
| Vantage | 3 |
| BCX | 2 |
| Business Connexion | 2 |
| Equinix | 2 |
| Open Access Data Centres | 2 |
| Vodacom | 2 |
| Xneelo | 2 |
| Apple | 1 |
| Cool Ideas | 1 |
| Digital Parks SA (Pty) Ltd | 1 |
| Microsoft | 1 |
| Mobile Telephone Networks (MTN) | 1 |
| NexAxis | Harlequin Duck Properties | 1 |
| Old Mutual | 1 |
| Oracle | 1 |
| T-Systems | 1 |
| Terao Data Environments | 1 |
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, Bredell Data Center 1st Road | Digital Realty | 168,500 |
| NTT Global Data Centers Johannesburg 1 Data Center | NTT Global Data Centers | 66,736 |