Intelligent Data Centres Issue 08 | Page 27

PROJECT FOCUS UK Digital Realty, a leading global provider of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced the official opening of Cloud House, the latest facility in its Digital Docklands campus of highly-connected data centres in London’s Docklands area. The investment will support the growth of London’s technology ecosystem, with the city set to experience a multibillion-pound technology boom, according to a new study conducted by Development Economics. The Digital Docklands campus is highly connected, offering the high-speed global connectivity required to deliver on the promise of AI, IoT, 5G and Blockchain. AFRICA Africa Data Centres Nairobi (formally known as East Africa Data Centre) has announced that it is officially Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliant. In its announcement, the company said it was the first neutral data centre to be certified PCI DSS in Nairobi, and this, together with Uptime Institute Tier III and ISO 27001 certification, is an industry-first edge in East Africa. “Our Nairobi Africa Data Centre facility now meets all of the necessary security requirements prescribed by the PCI DSS,” Stephane Duproz, CEO of Africa Data Centres. “This means that over and above the access controls for our actual facility, we are PCI compliant and able to offer our customers trusted and secure support for all credit card transactions processed online.” www.intelligentdatacentres.com Issue 08 0 27