Middle East
Ecoblox and Tenstorrent team up for AI and HPC in the Middle East
Chip designer Tenstorrent and modular data centre firm Ecoblox have entered an agreement to help expand their AI and HPC offerings in the MENA region. The two companies will collaborate to bring AI and HPC compute capacity to MENA, responding to increased demand, and aim to accelerate growth…Read more
Eviden and Supermicro partner to offer Nvidia access in the Middle East
Eviden and Supermicro have entered a strategic partnership to distribute Supermicro’s Nvidia GB200 NVL72 AI SuperCluster offering across Europe, India, South America, and the Middle East, with Eviden providing customers in those geographies access to the servers as part of a larger infrastructure offering. Charles Liang, Supermicro’s President and CEO, comments that ‘’Supermicro’s AI SuperCluster with Nvidia GB200 NVL72 is quickly gaining market traction, and together with Eviden, we are poised to deliver unparalleled AI systems and service’’…Read more
Ooredoo and Iraq’s ITPC partner to land FIG subsea cable in Iraq
Qatari telco Ooredoo Group has entered a deal with Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company (ITPC) to land the Fibre in Gulf (FIG) subsea cable in Iraq. The FIG subsea cable (announced last month) will connect the GCC countries and Iraq, providing 720Tbps of capacity across 24 fibre pairs. The ITPC also signed an agreement with Kuwaiti telco Zajil Telecom last year to build a communications route from the Gulf region to Europe…Read more
Saudi Arabia
Alfanar invests $1.4bn in KSA data centres
Alfanar Global Development has announced plans to invest $1.4 billion in developing data centers in Saudi Arabia, strategically located across Riyadh and Dammam. While details on expected capacity and timelines remain limited, Alfanar aims to support cloud computing and AI-driven solutions for both the public and private sectors, with a focus on sustainability and efficiency. The company is currently working on developments across the Middle East and hopes that by creating a secure and scalable digital infrastructure, it will not only advance the Kingdom’s digital economy but also attract global businesses. This will help position Saudi Arabia as a leader in data storage and technology-driven innovation, according to Alfanar Executive VP Amer Al Ajmi…Read more
UAE
Pure Data Centres completes construction on its Yas Island data centre
Pure Data Centre’s new data centre campus, located in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, has become operational – with the first data hall complete and transitioned over to the hyperscale customer. This is Pure’s first venture in the Middle East, and the site, which will provide 45MW of capability overall, is an important moment for the company and the first stage in Pure’s plan to expand its footprint across the region due to high demand for digital infrastructure…Read more
Abu Dhabi gov’t accelerates digital strategy with Microsoft and G42 partnership
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Government Enablement (DGE) has announced a strategic agreement with Core42 (part of G42) and Microsoft to implement a sovereign cloud system that streamlines efficiency and unlocks innovations in the provision of government services. The agreement will create a unified, high-performance cloud computing environment capable of processing more than half a million daily digital interactions between Abu Dhabi government entities, residents, and businesses. This partnership underscores the Emirates’ goal to create the world’s first fully AI-native government by 2027…Read more