Volume 59, Issue 326, February 2023

Effect of national internet data center colocation service on digital transformation in Tanzania

Lilian H Mungure¹, Juma Mshana²

¹Masters student of Information Security at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha
²Lecturer in Informatics at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA) - Tanzania, P.O Box 69007, Dar es Salaam

ABSTRACT

The study assessed the effect of NIDC (National Internet Data center) colocation service on digital transformation in Tanzania. The study specifically focused on the effect of NIDC colocation on digital infrastructure and it was guided by six predictors tested towards digital transformation namely cost, power, uptime, reliability, support services and connectivity. Explanatory design was applied using relationship testing between study variables with data collected using questionnaire from a sample of 80 respondents who were employees of the mentioned entity. The collected results were computed in SPSS data sheet version 24.0 to generate statistical tests to present the results. The relationship testing between study variable was facilitated using multiple regression analysis. Findings indicated that five of the tested predictors with the exception of cost had significant effect on advancing digital transformation. The implication of the results is that digital transformation through data center colocation is affected by power, uptime, reliability, support services and connectivity.

Keywords: Data Centre Colocation, Power, Cost, Uptime, Reliability, Support Services and Connectivity

Discovery, 2023, 59, e22d1021

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Published: February 2023