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Keynote Panel: How is the industry uniting to deliver the continent’s cloud?

10 Sep 2024
Radisson Blu - Mount Kenya Ballroom, Floor 1
Datacloud Africa

Building and operating in the era of cloud computing is a constantly changing task. Ramping up of hyperscale presence and expansion of colocation facilities around the continent mean there are new opportunities for partnership to meet increased consumer demands, but the race is on to deliver. Big questions remain around the reality of capacity requirements, which companies will be building at scale, and how. This panel will discuss the following:

  • What does cloud development look like in 2024; what do the panel expect to see in 2025?
  • Will there be a shift to more wholesale-oriented markets?
  • How will edge node and unified edge zone expansion play out?
  • Who is investing in cloud? Will funding appetite change in the next 12-18 months?
Chairperson
Sam Evans, Senior MD - FTI Delta
Speakers
Angus Hay, Regional Executive, Southern Africa - AFRICA DATA CENTRES
Jasper Lankhorst, Group CEO - RACK CENTRE
Judith Gardiner, Vice President, Growth and Emerging Markets - Equinix
Amos Siwoi, Founder & CEO - OLKARIA ECOCLOUD DATA CENTRE
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