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This tag covers johannesburg data centers in the context of Microsoft Azure connectivity and site resilience. Recent coverage focuses on Africa Data Centres’ JHB1 facility becoming an Azure ExpressRoute Metro peering location, alongside Teraco’s JT1 in the Johannesburg metro. Together, the two endpoints support a single ExpressRoute circuit across separate local sites, helping organizations maintain private connectivity to Azure if one location experiences an outage or isolation event. The reports also identify the South Africa North Azure region and highlight the significance of Johannesburg’s first ExpressRoute Metro deployment in Africa. Readers will find news about this local infrastructure designation and its redundancy implications.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Azure ExpressRoute Metro Adds Johannesburg Site Resilience

    Cassava Technologies says its Africa Data Centres JHB1 facility in Johannesburg has been designated a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro peering location, making Johannesburg the first metro deployment of the higher-resiliency ExpressRoute option in Africa. The designation adds JHB1 as the...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Azure ExpressRoute Metro Adds JHB1 for Johannesburg Redundancy

    Cassava Technologies says its Africa Data Centres JHB1 facility in Johannesburg has been designated a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro peering location, giving South African organizations a second local site for redundant private connectivity into Azure. The announcement, published by Zawya on...