Africa’s first GPU-powered Artificial Intelligence (AI) factory built by Atlancis Technologies under its Servernah Cloud brand has been launched and is hosted at iXAfrica Data Centres.
The AI factory brings world-class high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities to East and Central Africa. This gives enterprises, governments and innovators access to powerful GPUs for AI model training and deployment.
According to Atlancis Technologies CEO and Founder Daniel Njuguna, the Servernah AI-as-a-Service platform is more than just another cloud solution. “This is more than HPCs and GPUs, it’s the heart of Africa’s AI revolution. We are proving that world-class innovation can be designed, built, and powered from within Africa,” he said.
Built on Open Compute Project (OCP) design principles and powered by NVIDIA GPUs, the Servernah platform delivers hyperscaler-level compute performance tailored for Africa’s needs. It provides the scalability, energy efficiency and sustainability required for workloads in high-performance computing, machine learning, deep learning, and data analytics.
The infrastructure is hosted at iXAfrica’s NBOX1 campus. With power densities of up to 50 kilowatts per rack, green-powered grid connections and carrier-neutral interconnectivity, the facility is engineered to support the most demanding AI workloads. iXAfrica Data Centre CEO Snehar Shah described the deployment as “a defining step in Africa’s AI infrastructure story,” adding that partnerships like this one will form the foundation of Africa’s intelligent future.
Everse Technology, co-founded by Michael Michie, is working with Atlancis to help customers maximize their AI investments. “AI-ready infrastructure was always going to be the first step to unlocking Africa’s AI opportunity. Through these partnerships, we will see adoption rapidly scale across all sectors,” said Michie.
By providing GPU power locally, Atlancis and its partners are enabling organizations to train and deploy AI models without moving sensitive data outside the continent. This is a critical step in advancing Africa’s data sovereignty and building confidence in local digital ecosystems.
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