Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, is hosting the next edition of its AI Innovation Roadshow for Africa in a fully digital format. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, 15 April at 11:00 SAST.
Wotjek Piorko, MD for Africa, Vertiv.
Under the theme ‘AI-Ready Data Centres for Africa: Building Infrastructure for What’s Next’, the webinar will examine what it means to prepare African facilities for AI workloads, emphasising how data centres can support high-density computing driven by AI, cloud, and digital transformation.
The session will explore the vital importance of power, cooling, and modular infrastructure solutions in the development of data centres for operational efficiency and future expansion. Vertiv experts Wojtek Piorko, managing director for Africa; Jon Abbott, technology director; Andrew Carikas, senior manager: technical sales, thermal; and Haroun De-Almeida, senior manager: technical sales, AC power, will discuss key topics including:
- AI workloads and their impact on African data centre strategies;
- Power and energy efficiency requirements for high-density workloads;
- Cooling evolution, including precision cooling, chilled-water systems and high-density/liquid cooling readiness;
- Modular and scalable approaches for future expansion; and
- Resilient, future-ready facilities to support long-term growth in Africa.
A panel discussion on the topic ‘Powering AI in Africa: Exploring readiness, infrastructure challenges and scalable growth’ will feature insights from Piorko and other industry leaders, including Ayotunde Coker, CEO of Open Access Data Centres (OADC).
Piorko states: “Africa represents a strategically important market in the global AI landscape, with increasing investment in digital infrastructure. This upcoming phase of Vertiv’s AI Innovation Roadshow combines regional expertise and global insight in a format that enables us to engage a wider audience at once, exploring the practical realities of preparing data centres for AI workloads and the infrastructure strategies required to support efficient, environmentally responsible growth,” he comments.
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To learn more about Vertiv’s infrastructure solutions for AI, visit the Vertiv AI Hub.