{"id":20318,"date":"2025-08-27T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=20318"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:45:18","slug":"our-data-centre-has-moved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/20318","title":{"rendered":"Our data centre has moved!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20318\" class=\"elementor elementor-20318\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cd7c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09cd7c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13db96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13db96f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The AfroCentric and Sanlam IT teams have successfully relocated our two data centres from Johannesburg to Cape Town. This is a significant achievement that highlights the strength in our partnership with Sanlam. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f341de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f341de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Data-Centre-move-002-1.jpg\" title=\"Data Centre move (002)\" alt=\"Data Centre move (002)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc20c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc20c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The relocation gives AfroCentric the opportunity to leverage off world-class data centres that have ample power capacity, secondary power sources and optimal cooling facilities. These data centres have state-of-the-art monitoring solutions, 24\/7 support, and the capacity for additional high-availability solutions where needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c7fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0c7fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overcoming challenges <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa196ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa196ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tackling a project of this size and complexity was not without challenges, but the teams addressed these obstacles through effective communication and collaboration with various stakeholders, ensuring that everyone was aligned and informed throughout the process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a1ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68a1ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Data-centre-move-4-1.jpg\" title=\"Data centre move 4\" alt=\"Data centre move 4\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e682991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e682991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The essential lessons gained from relocating the Louwlardia data centre to Cape Town were invaluable in the transition of the Roodepoort data centre to Bellville, resulting in a move that was more streamlined and manageable, reflecting our IT team\u2019s growth and adaptability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0b130 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1e0b130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWe recognise and applaud all involved: the IT teams from AfroCentric and Sanlam, our business partners, as well as the stakeholders who worked diligently to achieve this successful outcome. 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