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Eaton
Eaton named on CRN’s Data Center 50 list
Eaton has been named on CRN’s Data Center 50 list, alongside tech giants, colocation specialists, and edge providers. This list spotlights key data centre suppliers helping to nurture innovation and shape the future of the data centre industry…Read more
Vertiv
Vertiv records record highs in net sale profits
Vertiv, a digital infrastructure manufacturer, has reported US$6.8 million in net sales for 2023, a significant increase from its US$5.6 number in 2022. The CEO, Giordano Albertazzi, comments that ‘’this strong performance positions [VERTIV] well for continued momentum in 2024 as we continue to grow, further enhance operational excellence, and build a cultural DNA across our organisation to ensure continued market leadership in a dynamic industry’’…Read more
Industry News
UAE
e& pledge to advance ‘affordable’ connectivity
e&, formerly known as UAE’s Etisalat, has committed to an investment of US$6 billion to improve network connectivity and digital services across its 16 operating countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The investment plan will enhance affordability and accessibility, further facilitating the widespread adoption of digital services, ensuring essential services like mobile finance, telehealth, and education reach underserved regions…Read more
Saudi Arabia
AWS announce the launch of a new Cloud Region
At LEAP Riyadh this week, Amazon announced the launch of their new Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia, due to be completed in 2026. Comprising of 3 Availability Zones as well as 2 innovation centres, AWS has pledged to deploy upwards of US$5.3 billion towards the project as part of the company’s broader plan to expand its global footprint and solidify its position as a key player in the Middle Eastern DC market…Read more
PIF poises Saudi as the next global AI epicentre
The Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund’s governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, has recently announced their aspirations for the Kingdom to emerge as an epicentre for AI – outside of the US. It was disclosed that PIF has allocated upwards of 70% of the fund towards projects centred around technological advancements, both in Saudi Arabia and overseas; currently, PIF has invested between $40 to $50 billion annually, which is due to increase to $70 billion a year between 2025-2030…Read more
HPE starts production on ProLiant Gen11 servers at their new ‘majority female’ facility
In support of the Saudi Vision 2030 goals for economic diversification, HPE has received funding from MCIT and CST to start production on their new ProLiant Gen11 server. This next-generation model has been specially engineered for hybrid environments and optimised for AI workloads, and perhaps more significantly, will be built by a majority female workforce…Read more
Oman
Omantel and AWS sign strategic agreement
With a special focus on addressing data residency and security requirements, especially for government and regulated Omani Industries, AWS and Omantel have partnered to expand Sovereign Cloud capabilities in the country. This collaboration will see the creation of a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), providing training and support to help Omani organisations migrate to the Cloud…Read more
Middle East
Huawei and Du partner to build out 5G in the Middle East
A year on from Du and Huawei’s initial MoU signing, at MWC Barcelona last week, a new agreement has been entered, establishing a demonstration benchmark for 5G-advanced commercial networks across the Middle East. Along this journey, the two major players will continue to evolve the 5G-advanced network capabilities and incubate new 5G-advanced services…Read more
Interesting News
Saudi Arabia turn their focus to the space debris threat
At LEAP Riyadh last week, Mishaal Ashemimry, the GCC’s first aerospace engineer and first woman of Saudi origin to work with NASA, spoke about the real threat of space debris that the world is rapidly encountering. As a result, the Kingdom are targeting this very lucrative and environmentally critical opportunity in the rubbish removal sector. Over 27,000 man-made objects currently are in the earth’s orbit, putting billions of dollars of assets such as spacecraft and satellites (which support modern communication and security systems), at stake. As such this issue has become mission-critical, and with the global market for space debris removal/monitoring projected to expand at a growth rate of 8% annually from $940Mn (2022) to surplus of $2Bn by 2032, this is an industry that the Kingdom are keen to explore…Read more