Where on earth is Africa’s internet? For a long time, there was little content hosted in the African continent. Almost all the popular websites were hosted in Data Centers in Europe and North America, making Africa a data desert. Accessing the internet from Africa depended on the state of international cable providers who would route…
Data Centers are known to consume a lot of energy. This is necessary to keep all the components buzzing and to provide the computing power that the world needs, but can be also a problem due to the high carbon footprint. The army of CPU’s running at all times also dissipates a lot of heat,…
What would be the ideal source for cheap energy for data centers in Kenya? The Seven Forks Dams along Tana River derives its name from a section of the river where it branches into seven tributaries. This is Kenya’s hydro electric powerhouse and for a long period, it was the primary source of electrical power…
Green Mountain is one of the most revolutionary companies that designs, builds and operates Data Centers. Their three Data Centers in Norway have achieved remarkable success in terms of their carbon footprint and operational efficiency, making Green Mountains an outlier when it comes to Data Centers. Norway is one of the greenest countries in terms…