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Google’s first Africa cloud region now operational
The cloud region is expected to contribute over $2.1B to South Africa’s GDP, and support the creation of more than 40,000 jobs by 2030.
Google says the Johannesburg region will play an important role in providing the resources that businesses “need to scale, innovate and compete in the global marketplace.” Today’s announcement follows the 2022 proclamation where Google also confirmed building Dedicated Cloud Interconnect sites, which link users’ on-premises networks with Google’s grid, in Nairobi (Kenya), Lagos (Nigeria) and South Africa (Capetown and Johannesburg), to provide full-scale cloud capabilities for its customers and partners in Africa. It said it would tap its now completed private subsea cable, Equiano, which connects Africa and Europe to power the sites.
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