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2025
November
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October
- 16. Starting with Nigeria, the collaboration is a first step in Nxtra’s objective of establishing one of the largest high-capacity data centre networks in Africa.
- 6. Manufacturers across the continent are beginning to embrace digitalisation, automation and data intelligence, says Wojtek Piorko, MD, Africa at Vertiv.
August
- 15. Vertiv BESS solutions are able to charge from the grid or other forms of local generation, including wind, hydro, solar and generators, says Henry Myburgh, strategic account manager at Vertiv Africa.
- 6. The solution will accelerate the deployment of scalable prefabricated infrastructure for AI, HPC and high-density 5+ MW data centres.
July
- 18. The company has entered into an agreement to buy the Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets family of companies for $200 million.
June
- 13. The platform is available as SimReady assets in the NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for AI factory design and operations.
April
- 30. Immersion cooling is a highly efficient cooling method that should significantly reduce energy consumption when compared to traditional air-cooling systems, says Wojtek Piorko, MD – Africa at Vertiv.
- 23. Colosseum is one of the world’s largest NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputers with NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Superchips.
- 15. The company has announced a strategic restructuring of its operations across Africa to enhance and expand its market presence and customer engagement.
- 11. Collaboration is needed between infrastructure providers, software platforms and governments to ensure advanced AI data centres align with national priorities.by Tracy Burrows
- 10. AI is driving advances in liquid cooling technology and bringing new complexity to managing data centres, says Vertiv.by Tracy Burrows
March
- 11. Vertiv’s AI Solutions Innovation Roadshow, on 25 March, will showcase the company’s ability to support businesses around AI adoption.by Tracy Burrows
February
- 7. Vertiv's AI Imperatives framework gives African companies a roadmap to align their data centre infrastructure with the realities of AI’s requirements, says Wojtek Piorko, MD for Africa at Vertiv.