Dubai opens world’s largest solar-powered data centre

The data centre has a capacity exceeding 100 megawatts, and spans more than 16,000 square metres

Alibaba

Alibaba plans logistics hub at Istanbul airport, data centre near Ankara

Expanding commerce and cloud-based units are expected to lift the company’s revenue

Amazon

Amazon vows to replenish all the water it uses for data centres

Currently, AWS relies on recycled water for 20 of its data centres

Interview: George Pawlyszyn, general manager – MEA at Rackspace Technology

Interview: George Pawlyszyn, general manager – MEA at Rackspace Technology

Cloud migration is a complex task and IT managers struggle to ensure availability and continuity during the migration process, which is further complicated by multicloud environments

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UAE’s Mubadala buys minority stake in EQT Infrastructure’s GlobalConnect

With Mubadala as a minority investor in GlobalConnect, EQT Infrastructure aims to broaden the company’s long-term shareholder base

Gitex Global 2022 concludes on Oct 14

Gitex Global, the UAE’s annual tech event, began on October 10 and ended on October 14

Aveva to showcase unified operations centre for data centres at Gitex Global

Organisations deploying this solution will realise reductions in project implementation times by up to 60 per cent

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Khazna, Beeah Group to bring Sharjah its first Tier 3 data centre

The joint venture will focus on addressing the growing demand for digital infrastructure in the emirate, while aiming for sustainable operations and net-zero emissions by 2050

RTA approves strategic plan 2023-2030 aligned with Dubai Urban Plan 2040

Dubai’s RTA finalises data investment master plan, aims to sell data to boost revenues

The project includes creating an operational model to maximise return on investment from the use of RTA’s data while protecting the confidentiality of data

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Huawei’s take on how ICT infrastructure can curb energy consumption

In an interview with Gulf Business, David Shi, president, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, Middle East highlights how the need for greener ICT infrastructure is a priority for organisations

Alec

UAE’s Alec launches subsidiary to revamp data centre construction across MENA

The company will employ the group’s in-house civil, MEP, and technological expertise to help corporations

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Equinix to build data centre in Salalah, Oman

Work is underway to establish a new subsea cable interconnection hub linking Asia, Africa and Europe in partnership with Omantel

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Acronis launches first cloud data centre in South Africa

The local service providers will have a location within the country where they can store business-critical data for their clients

DIC, Khazna Data Centers announce two data storage facilities in Dubai

Khazna will play a critical role in catering to the recording, movement and security of increasingly large amounts of information

ADAA becomes the first government entity to migrate its data centre to the cloud

Migration eases environmental risks, delivers capital and operational cost savings and boosts security and compliance

Digital DEWA’s Moro Hub breaks ground for solar-powered data centre in Dubai

The data centre will be implemented by Moro Hub at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai

The growth of data centres in the Middle East

The pandemic has highlighted the critical role of data centres in ensuring that IT companies not only function well, but are also ready to embrace a digital future

Global modular data centre market to maintain robust growth – Frost & Sullivan

Huawei’s smart modular data centre solution has grown rapidly in recent years, increasing from 12.7 per cent in 2017 to 20.5 per cent in 2020

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Saudi Arabia’s STC continues Phase 3 of data centre project across the region

The programme will provide a full range of services and safety measures of assets across key cities such as Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam

Oracle announces second cloud region in the UAE

Emaar, Emirates Post Group chose Oracle Cloud Abu Dhabi Region for strategic business operations

NEOM

Oracle signed on as first tenant of hyperscale data centre in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM

Oracle’s second cloud region in Saudi Arabia will enable support of Vision 2030 technology ambitions

GITEX Future Stars: Meet the innovative startups from UAE, Italy and South Korea

Over 700 companies from more than 60 countries exhibiting at GITEX Future Stars will be able to access to the region’s tech investments

GITEX Global: What’s new in 2021?

The region’s largest IT exhibition has been defining the newest trends, and displaying product developments from across the world for over 40 years

merger and acquisition

Forcepoint acquires Bitglass to strengthen its SASE platform

Over the past five years, Bitglass has delivered 99.99 per cent availability, ensuring users can securely access the resources they need to be productive

Gitex Global x Ai Everything set to drive international transformation

Gitex Future Stars will host over 700 startups from more than 60 countries along with a network of 400+ international investors

Huawei smart modular data centre

Smart modular DC solution: make any room a data centre

Huawei smart modular data centre solution builds next generation data centre intelligence, making full use of their smart lithium battery

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Charging the future

With the increasing use of lithium-ion batteries in data centres, the market is expected to grow significantly by 2025

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Lenovo first to market with VMware’s software solution for the edge

LOC-A helps customers such as T-Systems deploy their edge-to-cloud infrastructure faster

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Dubai FDI supports expansion by Amazon Web Services in UAE

The new AWS Middle East (UAE) region will have three availability zones