• Can we visit your datacenters?

  || Yes, it's possible in certain cases. It depends on the datacenter and the country in question. We can always pass on your request, some sites accept supervised visits. It depends on the site and the country The datacenters we use are partner sites, each with its own access rules. Depending on the country and the operator, a supervised visit may be possible, subject to conditions. So there's no single answer. Tell us which site you're interested in, and we'll let you know what's feasible.Few readers

• Which countries do you have servers in?

  We host your data as close as possible to your users, with the same quality of service everywhere. Our coverage spans the African continent, French overseas territories, and Europe for certain uses. Here are the countries and territories where we currently have servers. Africa South Africa Algeria Angola Benin Cameroon Congo-Brazzaville Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Mauritius Kenya Madagascar Morocco Mayotte Nigeria Uganda DRC RéunionFew readers

• What is a Tier III datacenter, in practical terms?

  At Hodi, we only host your data in Africa in Tier III datacenters, never below. But what does this level actually cover, and what does it change for you? Here's the explanation. | Tier III is a datacenter classification level defined by the Uptime Institute, the reference body on the subject. Its main characteristic: concurrent maintainability. In other words, any component (power, cooling, network) can be worked on without ever cutting the service you host.Few readers

• Do you own the datacenters?

  || No. We don't build or own the datacenters where we host your data. We work with partner datacenters, selected country by country. And that's a deliberate choice. Our business is managed services, not buildings Building and operating a datacenter is a business in its own right, demanding and capital-intensive, that others do very well. Ours is what runs on top of the infrastructure: 24/7 monitoring, automation, backups, the disaster recovery plan (DRP), security, and human support. We focFew readers

• How do I choose where to host my project in Africa?

  || It all depends on your project. The question "which country, which datacenter" doesn't have a single answer: it depends on who your users are and your constraints. This is precisely the role of managed hosting consulting, and we look at this with you. Two main scenarios. Is your project targeting a single country? This is the simple case. If your website or business application serves users in a single country, there's no hesitation: **we host in that country, as close as possible to yFew readers