{"id":2215,"date":"2024-01-25T17:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2024-01-25T17:36:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:36:14","slug":"weekly-news-blast-25th-jan-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/weekly-news-blast-25th-jan-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News Blast – 25th Jan 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the GDCA Weekly News Blast! Check out the latest industry news from the GCC region below. Have any Middle East data centres news you\u2019d like to share? Email yours to pr@gulfdca.com<\/a> with NEWS<\/strong> in the subject line.<\/div>\n
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Sponsor News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Stc recognised in top 150 most valuable brands<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Brand Finance Global 500 have ranked stc as one of the most valuable brands of 2024. With a brand value increase of 12% to <USD$13Bn, stc is set to become a major player not just within the Middle East but at a global scale \u2026. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Oracle and Du enter a partnership to develop a sovereign cloud platform<\/strong><\/em>\"\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The UAE is one of the most innovative countries when it comes to adopting advanced technologies, and this partnership further proves it. With this new cloud platform, these two telcos are hoping to address the regulatory and data sovereignty requirements within the UAE; aiming to allow \u2018\u2019partners and customers more choice in how they build, deploy and operate cloud services\u2019\u2019 comments Nick Redshaw, Oracle\u2019s SVP of cloud technology \u2026. Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

UAE enter agreement with Malaysia to develop their data centre profile<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Malaysia\u2019s Investment, Trade and Industry ministry have announced their new strategic partnership with the UAE, planning to expand Malaysia\u2019s data centre profile significantly. With projects rumoured to reach a capacity of 500MW, is Malysia set to become a new major player in the data centre market? \u2026.Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Saudi Arabia launches $18Bn data centre strategy plan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has launched an ambitious plan to build a vast network of data centres across Saudi \u2013 with an expected cost of $18Bn. With aspirations to transform the digital landscape of Saudi into a data centre hub and giants like Gulf Data Huib already invested, the gap between Saudi and the UAE is rapidly shrinking \u2026Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Google and Danfoss collaborate on sustainable DC cooling systems<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now more than ever, sustainability is at the heart of every new data centre project. As demand for data exponentially grows, it is vital for companies to implement newer, faster, and more effective cooling systems \u2013 and Danfoss plans to help Google with this \u2026 Read more <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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