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Eaton
Launch of new ‘Innovation in the age of AI’ e-book
Eaton has released a comprehensive guide, titled ‘Innovation in the age of AI’, covering a range of essential topics, such as power, sustainability, and the future of energy landscapes, with the influence of AI. Including expert interviews and insightful articles that will help you to power and scale up your data centre sustainably, don’t miss out on this data centre ‘handbook’…Read more
Datalec Precision Installations
DPI speaks to Intelligent Data Centres on ‘What’s driving the surge in the Middle East’s data centre market?’
In his article, DPI’s Sean Christie offers key insights into the market’s current trends and future innovations. Exploring how factors like AI-driven growth, the rise of hyperscalers, and advanced cooling solutions are shaping the region’s data centre landscape…Read more
Industry News
Saudi Arabia
Aramco Digital and Groq team up to build an Inference AI data centre
The digital arm of Saudi Aramco, Aramco Digital, and US AI company Groq has announced plans to develop what they claim will be the world’s largest AI inference data centre in Saudi Arabia. Expected to be operational by the end of 2024, the data centre aims to handle millions of data points per second and increase its capacity tenfold by 2025; helping to attract more global tech companies to the Kingdom, in line with its Saudi Vision 2030 goals…Read more
Global cloud platforms rush to enter Saudi market, offering data protection promises
Saudi Arabia’s cloud computing market is heating up as global players rush to enter, with promises to secure government information. With aspirations to become a regional leader in cloud computing, the Saudi Data and AI Authority (by proxy of the Government) has announced the allocation of $18Bn to achieve this goal as well as the easing of restrictions on foreign companies who want to open data centres. The Kingdom now has eight cloud regions including Alibaba (set to invest $500Mn by 2027) and Oracle (investing $1.5Bn in three cloud regions)…Read more
Saudi launch the Tamkeen Initiative to support tech MSMEs
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has partnered with the National Technology Development Program (NTDP) to launch the Tamkeen Initiative. This resource aims to empower local Saudi tech professionals working in MSME’s, providing them with the resources and skills needed to succeed in the industry; while simultaneously fostering growth within the digital economy and helping reach the Saudi Vision 2030 goals…Read more
Aramco Digital to buy chips from Abu Dhabi-backed Cerebras
Aramco Digital is to buy advanced semiconductor chips from Cerebras Systems, the Abu Dhabi-backed chipmaker, as part of a series of deals to boost AI in the Kingdom and challenge Nvidia’s dominance in the AI industry. The company will use Cerebras’ chips to build and deploy Large Language Models (LLMs) essential for building AI programmes and accelerating AI development…Read more
UAE
BlackRock and Microsoft plan $30Bn fund to invest in AI infrastructure
Tech giant Microsoft has joined forces with BlackRock to launch the ‘Global AI Investment Partnership’, valued at $30Bn. This investment vehicle addresses the staggering power and digital infrastructure demands of building AI products that are expected to face severe capacity bottlenecks in the coming years. In other words, the fund will build data centres and energy projects to meet the growing demands exacerbated by AI. The Abu Dhabi-backed investment company, MGX, is partnered with Microsoft on this deal. MGX was created earlier this year with the backing of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala to advance the country’s progress in AI…Read more