Uptime Institute 16th Annual 2026 Global Data Center Survey: Deployment of High Density Racks Rising Fast, Operators Face Continued Recruiting and Retention Pressures

Uptime Institute 16th Annual 2026 Global Data Center Survey: Deployment of High Density Racks Rising Fast, Operators Face Continued Recruiting and Retention Pressures

Uptime Institute today released the findings of its 16th Annual Global Data Center Survey, the most comprehensive study of the digital infrastructure sector. The 2026 results reveal an industry navigating workforce constraints, escalating outage expenses, even as rising costs remain the top concern for management teams. Financial Pressure and Resource Constraints Intensify: While high costs…

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HOSTAFRICA acquires zanode.co.za, bringing the AI deployment toolset to SA developers

HOSTAFRICA acquires zanode.co.za, bringing the AI deployment toolset to SA developers

AI-assisted development is reshaping how software gets built. HOSTAFRICA today announced the acquisition of zanode.co.za, a South African application hosting platform built around GitHub-based deployments, managed PostgreSQL and ZAR-denominated pricing. The acquisition extends HOSTAFRICA’s hosting offering beyond traditional shared, reseller and VPS products into a developer-first app platform aimed at agencies, software development companies and…

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Africa: Basigo Gets Funding From Proparco to Scale Ev Deployment Across Africa

Africa: Basigo Gets Funding From Proparco to Scale Ev Deployment Across Africa

Kenya’s electric bus company BasiGo has received funding from Proparco, the French development finance institution, to support its expansion in East Africa. The investment follows BasiGo’s $41.5 million Series A round completed last year and comes as the company accelerates deployment of electric buses in Kenya and Rwanda. BasiGo provides electric buses, charging infrastructure and…

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Argility MultiTRAX deployment provides control, management of deliveries for one of SA’s leading furniture retailers

Argility MultiTRAX deployment provides control, management of deliveries for one of SA’s leading furniture retailers

Argility MultiTRAX deployment provides control and management of deliveries for one of SA’s leading furniture retailers. Argility, which positions itself as a leading innovator and implementer of software and data analytics solutions for retailers, part of the Data and Technology cluster of global enterprise Smollan, has implemented the MultiTRAX delivery management and scheduling solution to…

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