PROJECT FOCUS
1 . UK
Kester Capital , a UK-based lower midmarket private equity specialist , has announced its investment in DC Byte , a leading global market intelligence and analytics provider for data centre operators , developers , investors , advisers and suppliers . The investment represents Kester ’ s third investment in the information and data sector and the fifth investment out of its latest fund , Kester Capital II , which closed at its hard cap in 2020 . Kester will work alongside DC Byte ’ s management team to develop new markets and products aimed at capitalising on the strong organic growth being driven by underlying demand for and investment in , digital infrastructure .
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2 . SOUTH AFRICA
NTT , a leading IT infrastructure and services company , has announced the opening of its latest data centre in Johannesburg , South Africa . Johannesburg 1 Data Centre is part of NTT ’ s expansion into the African continent with a capacity of 12MW covering 6,000m ² of IT space once fully built out . The technical infrastructure is supported by N + 1 uninterruptible power supply systems ( UPS ), N + 1 generator backup and highly redundant cooling systems . This will provide clients with dedicated sustainable infrastructure , operational control and the design flexibility required to support their high-performance needs .
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