26 March 2026 - 10:00 (GMT+2)
Rising to the AI imperative in
South Africa and beyond
As AI adoption accelerates, data volumes continue to increase exponentially. Organisations building on-premises infrastructure to meet these demands will find themselves locked into inefficient, carbon-intensive systems for years to come, whereas colocation offers agility to scale sustainably as needs evolve, without the environmental burden of underutilised or inefficient infrastructure.
OADC announced the strategic acquisition of seven NTT data centres across South Africa, concluded on 31 December 2025 following Competition Commission approval, adding seven facilities and increasing total capacity to more than 25MW.
Join Open Access Data Centres (OADC) CEO, Dr Ayotunde Coker, as he breaks down how Africa’s fastest growing hyperscale data centre operator is reinforcing its ‘core-to-edge’ proposition and is uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for digital services across Southern Africa, while strengthening its leadership in Africa’s digital transformation.
This webinar will showcase how this strategic acquisition will provide clients with a wider range of comprehensive resilience solutions, delivering geographically separated primary and disaster recovery data centre infrastructure for their businesses.
This session will unveil
Advantages of colocation vs on-premises data centres in the AI Era
OADC’s long-term vision to enable Africa’s digital ecosystem
OADC’s continuous facility enhancement process
Why should you attend?
Find out why colocation is the sustainable choice for AI-Era data storage
Discover how to achieve more efficient business operations without worrying about wasted electricity, higher carbon emissions, and inflated operational costs.
Learn how OADC’s expansion drive is good for you as a South Africa business.
Agenda
10:05
Designing AI-ready infrastructure in South Africa
Dr Ayotunde Coker, chief executive officer, Open Access Data Centres
Who should attend?
If you are an IT infrastructure and operations leader or professional, seeking practical insights on how to increase efficiency without inflated operational costs, this event is for you! Including:
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CIO/CTO,
- IT Director
- Head of Infrastructure
- IT Operations
- Network/Cloud Architects
- Data Centre Managers
- Financial Services Industry: CISO, Risk/Compliance IT, Business Continuity/DR stakeholders
- Retail/e-commerce: Digital operations and infrastructure leadership
Register Your FREE Attendance TODAY
Event Sponsor
About Open Access Data Centres (OADC)
OADC operates hyperscale data centres in South Africa, Nigeria and the DRC. OADC facilities adhere to Tier-III design practices and principles and meet international information security standards, including ISO 27001 and PCI DSS.
For more information, visit www.wiocc.net
