Background
Data centre operators in Africa are balancing traditional colocation demand with emerging AI workloads, requiring new infrastructure designs and scalable solutions. By collaborating with Vertiv to standardise rack and power distribution infrastructure across multiple facilities, a major African data centre operator has achieved the consistency, deployment speed and operational excellence essential for serving the full spectrum of customer requirements.
Results
- Achieved measurable improvements by standardising on Vertiv solutions, including faster, repeatable deployments across sites, streamlined procurement processes, improved time-to-revenue, and reduced deployment time by two thirds.
- Better positioned to meet customer support requirements through reliable, real-time power monitoring across its sites.
- Improved operational efficiencies through standardised equipment and more effective maintenance procedures.
- Tailored rack and PDU configurations implemented within short lead times, improving power distribution, optimising space utilisation, and supporting scalability for future growth.
Location: Multiple locations across Africa
Critical Need: The company needed to standardise data centre racks and rack power distribution units (rPDUs) across multiple sites to simplify new deployments, reduce time-to-market and improve planning predictability.
Vertiv Solution:
- Vertiv™ Rack Power Distribution Units (rPDUs)
