INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres
MainOne
targets Ghana
enterprises,
SMBs with new
data centre
colocation
offering
M
ainOne has launched a new
colocation service, in addition
to its connectivity solutions,
to address the needs of businesses in
Ghana seeking reduced IT infrastructure
costs and improved efficiency via a
shared services platform. The new
colocation product offers sub and full
rack services and enables businesses with
less than a full rack to deploy their IT
infrastructure, including servers and other
equipment, at MainOne’s data centre
facility with guaranteed power, cooling,
security, connectivity and fire prevention.
Shedding light on the new product at
the opening of its corporate offices
in Accra, MainOne Ghana’s General
Manager, Angelo Govina, explained that
MainOne continues to recognise the
challenges businesses face with setting
up IT infrastructure in-house, which is not
only costly, but fraught with operational
challenges, thus affecting their ability
to focus on their core competencies.
According to him, MainOne is able to
eliminate these challenges though
its shared data centre model, which
optimises cost and improves performance
by enabling enterprises, including startup
companies, to subscribe to colocation
services as low as two sub-rack units (2U),
with half and full rack options available to
address larger requirements.
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Angelo Govina, General Manager, MainOne Ghana
“Our new sub-rack colocation offering
is perfect for businesses who run critical
applications and business processes
from small infrastructure footprints.
Unlike standard half and full-rack
colocation services, sub-rack colocation
is delivered to 2U, 4U, 8U and 10U
footprints. Key benefits of these data
centre solutions include reduced capex
and opex costs, enhanced access to the
Internet via a multiplicity of telecom
“This new offering
assures data centre
customers of
greater operational
efficiency and
profitability, as
they no longer have
to worry about the
challenges and
overhead costs
of managing IT
infrastructure.”
operators in the collocation facility,
ability to scale as required, carrier-grade
security and technical expertise from
our team. This new offering assures
data centre customers of greater
operational efficiency and profitability,
as they no longer have to worry about
the challenges and overhead costs of
managing IT infrastructure.”
Unveiling the company’s new office
at Capital Place Office Park, 11, Patrice
Lumumba Road, Airport Residential
Area, Accra, Govina observed that
the company recognises the need to
operate from a location that is centrally
located while guaranteeing a modern
and productive workspace for staff.
He equally shed light on other recent
developments, including the launch of
the company’s Ghanaian website (www.
mainone.net/ghana) and its ‘Switch
to the Internet that works’ campaign,
focused on supporting enterprises to
take advantage of the superior quality
of its connectivity services in Ghana.
He added that MainOne will continue to
develop innovative products and services
that enable small, medium and large
organisations to effectively scale their
businesses and enhance the overall socio-
economic advancement of Ghana and
the West Africa region as a whole. n
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