Africa is about to realize its economic potential, as IT investment explodes across the continent, that is, according to organizers of Africa Data Centers, an event that will take place next November in AfricaTech.
AfricaTech 2020 is the largest virtual gathering of individuals and organizations that use business technology to accelerate digital transformation and lead the journey from Africa to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and will take place from 10 to 13 November this year.
Data Center Africa organizers will explore the enormous opportunity that Africa represents for Big Data - locally on the continent and in the world at large. AND claim that the massive development of continental capital is driving the continent's digital revolution as it seeks to realize its economic potential.
With a viewto capitalize on interests, Microsoft recently opened two data centers in Africa, while Oracle is scheduled to launch additional facilities later this year. These data centers are part of a technological movement that is fueling economic growth across the continent, as Africa is seizing the opportunity to skip outdated technology to get closer to the forefront of digital innovation.
Discussions that will take place during Africa Data Center panels at the Africa Tech virtual festival, include the critical role of data centers for telecommunications and financial services. This is a discussion of the role played by data centers in the FinTech d'Africa revolution, which includes the ways in which data centers can help companies meet the growing challenges of regulatory compliance, changing customer demands, privacy and data security.
Discussions will also address the fact that remote monitoring and management is revolutionizing African data centers. This includes a presentation that profiles the effect of increasingly sophisticated remote monitoring in terms of improving efficiency and cost management, including the operational changes that the COVID-19 outbreak has made in data centers across the continent.
The other topic will explore what the COVID-19 crisis taught us about the role of data centers in Africa. This presentation will examine how industry in Africa has accelerated in the COVID-19 battle, with a particular focus on how the shift to remote work has impacted data centers across the continent.
