SOUTH AFRICA DATA CENTER MARKET INSIGHTS

South Africa data center market was valued at USD 1316 million in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 3071 million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 15.17% during 2021-2026.

• In 2020 the South Africa data center market investment was valued at USD 1316 million.
• Cloud adoption to grow up to 25% annually in South Africa and generate revenue up to USD 1.5 billion by 2024.
• M&A activities will continue in South Africa. In 2020, Africa Data Centres acquired Standard Bank's Samrand data center in Johannesburg.
• In 2020, Hybrid cloud services were gaining increased traction in South Africa. Hence, enterprises use private and public cloud environments to improve information sharing and manage the data efficiently.
• In South Africa, big data analytics is used in different sectors such as healthcare, telecommunication, the civil sector, etc.
• South Africa has multiple smart city projects. For Instance, The Lanseria Smart City will be built near the Lanseria International Airport, near Johannesburg, and will take around 25 years to complete.
• In South Africa, colocation service providers are the major contributors to data center area growth.

COMPARISON BETWEEN EXISTING AND UPCOMING FACILITIES

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

• Market size available in the investment, area, power capacity, and colocation revenue.
• An assessment of the investment in South Africa by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
• Data center investments in terms of area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
• A detailed study of the existing market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about the South Africa data center market size during the forecast period.
• Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party facilities in South Africa
  • Facilities Covered (Existing): 22
  • Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 3
  • Coverage: 2+ Locations
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (Data Center Area)
  • Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
• Datacenter colocation market in South Africa
  • Market Revenue & Forecast (2020-2026)
  • Retail Colocation Pricing
  • Wholesale Colocation Pricing
• Classification of the South Africa data center market investments into multiple segments and sub-segments (IT, power, cooling, and general construction services) with sizing and forecast.
• A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, and growth restraints, and prospects for the industry.
• Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the industry.
• A transparent research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspect of the market.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT

• Microsoft and AWS will procure renewable energy since these companies are looking to operate carbon-neutral data centers.
• The development of hyperscale and cloud data centers in the country will increase the demand for ethernet switches with higher ports such as 25 GbE to 100 GbE in the South Africa data centre market.
• Adopting 42U, 45U, 47U, and 48U rack units is likely to increase among data center investors in South Africa during the forecast period.
• The use of smart security systems such as high-definition cameras and dual authentication access is likely to increase, security investments in data centers will grow significantly in South Africa.
• Submarine cable projects such as Equiano is a submarine cable deployed by Google, with landing points across Nigeria, South Africa, Namibia, and Portugal, and is expected to be operational from 2022. 

 DATA CENTER MARKET BY WHITE FLOOR AREA

SOUTH AFRICA DATA CENTER MARKET VENDOR LANDSCAPE

Atos, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Huawei Technologies, IBM, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, NetApp, and ZTE are the IT infrastructure providers in the South African data center market. Vendors such as IBM, Cisco, and Dell Technologies have a strong presence in the market. In 2019, Microsoft opened its cloud region in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and in 2020 Amazon web Services (AWS) opened its cloud region in Cape Town. The increasing use of internet facilities is aiding the growth opportunities for the vendors across data center facilities in South Africa.

REPORT COVERAGE:                        

This report analyzes the South Africa data center market share. It elaboratively analyzes the existing and upcoming facilities and data center investments in terms of IT, electrical, mechanical infrastructure, general construction, tier standards, and geography. It discusses market sizing and investment estimation for different segments. The segmentation includes:

• EXISTING VS. UPCOMING DATA CENTERS
  • Existing Facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)
    • Johannesburg
    • Cape Town
    • Other Locations
  • List of Upcoming Facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)

SOUTH AFRICA DATA CENTER INVESTMENT COVERAGE

• Infrastructure Type
• IT Infrastructure
• Electrical Infrastructure
• Mechanical Infrastructure
• General Construction
• IT Infrastructure
• Server
• Storage Systems
• Network Infrastructure
• Electrical Infrastructure
• UPS Systems
• Generators
• Transfer Switches and Switchgears
• PDUs
• Other Electrical Infrastructure
• Mechanical Infrastructure
• Cooling Systems
• Rack Cabinets
• Other Mechanical Infrastructure
• Cooling Systems
• CRAC & CRAH Units
• Chillers
• Cooling Towers, Condensers, and Dry Coolers
• Other Cooling Units
• General Construction
• Building Development
• Installation and Commissioning Services
• Building Design
• Physical Security
• Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
• Tier Segments
• Tier I & Tier II
• Tier III
• Tier IV
• Geography

• Johannesburg
• Cape Town
• Other Locations

VENDOR LANDSCAPE

IT Infrastructure Providers – Atos, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Huawei Technologies, IBM, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, NetApp, and ZTE

Construction Contractors & Sub-Contractors - Abbeydale Projects, b2 Architects, EDS Engineers, H&MV Engineering, Ingenium Engineers, ISG, ISF Group, LYT Architecture, MWK Engineering, Royal HaskoningDHV, and Tri-Star Construction

Support Infrastructure Providers – ABB, Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, EVAPCO, Enlogic, Legrand, Master Power Technologies, Rittal, Rolls-Royce Power Systems, Schneider Electric, STULZ, and Vertiv

Key Investors – Africa Data Centres, NTT Global Data Centers, and Teraco Data Environments

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Datacenter Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
• Datacenter Construction Contractors
• Datacenter Infrastructure Providers
• New Entrants
• Consultants/Consultancies/Advisory Firms
• Corporate and Governments Agencies