Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has entered a strategic partnership with CSSi SA, a leading cloud and VM provider and distributor of data storage, servers and data centre equipment. Under the agreement, CSSi SA have structured an alliance to deploy racks and provide data sovereignty for South African customers, with up to three tiers of redundancy between three different data centre footprints.
Located at Africa Data Centres’ facilities in Cape Town (CPT1) and Johannesburg (JHB1) and connected with 100GB links to CipherVault in Midrand, the availability of these racks will meet the growing local demand for redundant, reliable and next-generation data storage and colocation services.
“CSSi SA’s expansion into our South African facilities underscores the critical need for secure, high-performance data storage solutions in an era of rapid Digital Transformation,” said Adil El Youssefi, Chief Executive Officer of Africa Data Centres.
CSSi SA’s data centre – CipherVault in Midrand, Johannesburg – will connect to Africa Data Centres’ JHB1 facility, providing seamless connectivity and redundant solutions to enhance operational efficiency and ensure business continuity.
“The ability to leverage scalability, partner with the best data centre provider today in South Africa and use economies of scale which allow us to reduce the cost of data centre operations for our customers was always the key reason for this partnership, we are honoured to have a partner such as ADC,” said James Grcic, CEO of CSSi SA.
Through this partnership, CSSi SA strengthens its ability to deliver high-performance, scalable solutions and significantly reduces barriers to entry for clients. “We see this partnership as unique, providing it right here in SA for South Africa,” said Adil.
