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Jonathan Duncan being interviewed at Africa Tech Festival 2024
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Jonathan Duncan, Vertiv Africa's technical director, spoke to Connecting Africa at Africa Tech Festival 2024 about how the company is driving digital transformation across the continent, from artificial intelligence enabled liquid cooling solutions to overcoming Africa's data center challenges.

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Airtel Africa CEO Segun Ogunsanya.
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Data center racks with blue lights.
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Data center racks
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