With more of South Africa’s economy going digital-only, the need for robust data centre capacity has never been more critical. This artile looks at the drivers of the modern digital revolution in South Africa, noting that a diversity of infrastructure is needed to ensure that all South Africans have equitable access to cloud digital services. Digitalisation across numerous South African industries has long been ongoing but looming digital only systems in various areas are speeding this up. Broadcasting has already indicated it will be switching off analogue signals, and the South African Revenue Service is moving entirely from paper-based processes to…