ONIX launches first-ever Tier IV data centre in Accra to serve ECOWAS countries

Ghana’s first-ever tier IV data centre, ONIX Data Centre has officially been launched in Accra by the Vice President, HE Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

The new ONIX Tier IV data centre which will provide colocation services as well as Cloud and Content Distribution services is expected to serve customers both in Ghana and within the West Africa Sub-Region.

Speaking during the launch, Vice President Bawumia noted the government’s passion and drive to ensure that the country has adequate data upon which its digitalization will thrive.

Data centres such as ONIX 12-megawatt facility according to Dr. Bawumia, provide the launch pad for a wave of transformation at the organization and business process level.

“Local CEOs can now adopt and implement world-class solutions and be hosted in-country without having to invest in on-premise equipment and infrastructure which is costly and is frankly not economically viable,” he stated.

He mentioned the smooth implementation of the property address system, unique identification through the Ghana Card, and the mobile money interoperability as some of the government’s ongoing projects within its digitalization agenda.

With the launch of a Tier IV facility in Accra, ONIX in partnership with Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) aims to establish a Pan Africa digital platform that will deliver high-speed and secure data services to the enterprise, consumers, and public sector in key territories in the ECOWAS Sub-Region.

By: Kanto Okanta