By Benson Daniel
Analytics Intelligence and Open Access Data Centres have entered into a strategic partnership to develop sovereign artificial intelligence and cloud solutions designed to help Nigerian and other African businesses deploy secure, scalable and locally hosted AI infrastructure.
The partnership combines Analytics Intelligence’s enterprise AI and advanced analytics capabilities with OADC’s expanding network of data centres across Africa. The initiative is aimed at helping organisations adopt AI while maintaining greater control over sensitive business data and meeting local regulatory requirements.
Under the arrangement, the companies will provide integrated cloud solutions that give businesses access to high performance computing infrastructure for training and running demanding AI applications locally.
The offering will include AI Processing Units hosted within OADC’s data centres, providing the computing capacity required by enterprises seeking to deploy advanced artificial intelligence systems without relying entirely on infrastructure located outside the continent.
The partnership is particularly relevant to businesses handling sensitive financial, customer and operational information, as data sovereignty and privacy concerns continue to grow alongside the adoption of artificial intelligence.
Analytics Intelligence will lead the development of industry specific AI applications tailored to enterprise needs. For financial institutions, the solutions will include secure private analytics environments designed to support data sovereignty, regulatory compliance and the protection of sensitive information.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Analytics Intelligence, David Edoja, said Africa’s AI ambitions required more than access to advanced technology, stressing the importance of secure and resilient infrastructure designed around the realities of African markets.
He said the collaboration would make enterprise grade AI capabilities and the computing infrastructure needed to operate them more accessible to African organisations while allowing businesses to keep their data on the continent and under their control.
OADC Chief Executive Officer, Ayotunde Coker, said the partnership aligned with the company’s objective of bringing high quality digital infrastructure closer to businesses and communities.
According to him, combining OADC’s infrastructure with advanced AI capabilities would enable organisations to accelerate innovation while meeting performance, security and compliance requirements.
The initiative comes as businesses across Nigeria and Africa increasingly explore artificial intelligence for areas such as data analysis, automation, customer service, financial decision making and operational management.
However, the adoption of advanced AI systems requires significant computing power, secure data infrastructure and reliable connectivity. The availability of locally hosted infrastructure could therefore help reduce some of the barriers facing organisations that need to process sensitive data.
For Nigerian businesses, local hosting could also provide greater flexibility in meeting emerging data residency and regulatory requirements while reducing dependence on overseas infrastructure for critical workloads.
The partnership is expected to contribute to the development of Nigeria’s broader digital economy by creating greater access to AI computing resources and supporting businesses seeking to integrate artificial intelligence into their operations.
As demand for AI driven transformation continues to rise, the two companies are expected to develop solutions focused on data residency, security, compliance and operational efficiency.
The collaboration also highlights the growing importance of data centres and high performance computing infrastructure to Nigeria’s AI ambitions, as businesses increasingly require local capacity to train, deploy and operate sophisticated AI applications.
Ultimately, the initiative could strengthen the country’s position in Africa’s emerging AI ecosystem by bringing together enterprise software, advanced analytics and locally hosted computing infrastructure.
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