Kenya Nairobi, NB01
The heartbeat of your business
We are Africa’s largest network of interconnected,
carrier and cloud neutral data centre facilities. The [IT] place to be
Choosing where to put your business critical data is one
of the most important decisions your company will make. • Pan-African
Bringing global skills to the local market, we are your
trusted partner for rapid and secure data centre services
• International expertise
and interconnection across the African continent. • Uncompromised
Africa Data Centres are designed, built and operated to
Security
the highest standards demanded by today’s leading cloud • Operational
providers, carriers and enterprises providing your business
excellence
with peace-of-mind, regardless of the scale of requirement.
Our facilities are purpose-built and entirely owned and
• Carrier Neutral
operated by us. This means the physical and digital security • Cloud Neutral
of your data and transactional computer processing remain
front-of-mind from the physical layer up. • Interconnected
3 Data Halls certified uptime tier 3 design facility which is unique in East Africa Data Centre Nairobi
and 500 m2 (square meters of planned expansion in 2022
Client IT load of 2.7 MW (Megawatt), with an additional 900 KW planned for expansion in 2022
Access to Africa Data Centres’ Pan African footprint
Hot aisle and Cold aisle Containment done to maintain cooling efficiencies
Connected to a 24/7 Security Operations Centre and Service Control Centre
Low pressure gas system installed in data halls triggered by double knock detection of fire alarm
Colocation: Private Cage, Secured Racks, Cross Connects and Power Metering
All critical infrastructure and security systems are managed and monitored 24/7
ISO27001, ISO9001, ISO4500, ISO14001, PCI DSS
Facility Cooling
• 3 Data halls certified uptime Institute Tier 3 design • Cooling system to Data Halls is concurrently
facility which is unique in East Africa Data Centre maintainable
Nairobi, Kenya
• Environmentally friendly and efficient cooling system
• Located in Nairobi, in close proximity to Jama Kenyatta • Hot aisle and Cold aisle Containment done to maintain
International Airport cooling efficiencies
• Campus capacity secured from utility 37.5 MW • CRAC (Computer Room Air Conditioning) N+2 cooling
design
• 2N Incoming utility supply topology
• Concurrently maintainable data centre designs with Security
high availability elements for fault tolerance built to
asset levels • Connected to 24/7 Security Operations Centre and
Service Control Centre
• Flexible colocation deployments: Single Rack, Cages,
Suites, turnkey built to suites, Shell and Core Solutions • Redundant monitoring of all critical functions
underpinned by standardised security processes
• Ancillary spaces (offices, storage, seating facilities and
pre installation rooms available) • Multilevel security zone principle secures the rental
area and the technical operation
• Shared areas such as meeting rooms and catering area
• Multiple barrier security system deployed across
the facility
• Enhanced biometric security availability, built to
Power client requirements and CCTV surveillance with
90-day-video retention and motion detection
• Client it load of 3.6 MW once fully built out
• 1500 m2 (square meters) of white space
Fire Detection and Suppression
• Rack density up to 20 KW • Low pressure gas system installed in the data halls
triggered by double knock detection of fire alarm
• 2N Electrical topology at rack level
• High sensitivity smoke detection system deployed in
• Concurrently maintainable electrical system distribution the data halls
for electrical shutdowns
• Fireproofed walls
• UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) Battery autonomy
time 15 minutes at full load
Monitoring
• Generator backup fuelled to provide a minimum of
96 hours supported by service delivery agreements
• All critical infrastructure and security systems are
with diesel vendors
managed and monitored 24/7
Connectivity Products and Services
• Carrier and Cloud Neutral • Colocation: Private Cage, Secured Racks, Cross
Connects and Power Metering
• Access to Africa Data Centres’ Pan-African footprint
• Remote Hands available to assist with any client’s
• Redundant meet me rooms requirements
• Free peering offered with KIXP (Kenya Internet
• Redundant cabling infrastructure with diverse paths eXchange Point)
• Pre cabling to support fast cross connect deployments
Certifications
• Multi Cloud interconnection platform to connect
clients directly to major service providers such as
Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Amazon Web • ISO27001
Services and others • ISO9001
• ISO4500
• Connectivity to major hubs and Dark Fibre • ISO14001
Infrastructure
• PCI DSS
www.africadatacentres.com
Nairobi | [email protected]
