3 April 2024 – The Gulf Data Centre Association (GDCA), a trade organisation propelling the growth of the data centre industry across the GCC, today announced that Knight Frank, a global real estate consultancy, has joined the association as a Platinum Sponsor.
About Knight Frank
Knight Frank Data Centres are a globally recognised data centre consultancy business that provide market leading advice to owners, occupiers and investors in the data centre industry. The business is led by Stephen Beard who has over 10 years experience in the sector and serves as the global head based out of Dubai.
Within the last 24 months, Knight Frank Data Centres have confidentially sold development land, standing data centre assets or leases to a number of cloud, colocation providers and institutional investors across the globe. In addition, the team have helped transact over 2MW of fitted colocation space on behalf of its global data centre customer base ranging across the finance, telco and CDN sector.
Knight Frank Data Centres additionally offer: colocation acquisition services; lease renewal and re-gears; valuation & consultancy services; and produce tailored research reports. Additional offices are located in London, Singapore and Los Angeles.
For more information please visit knightfrank.ae/datacentres
About the Gulf Data Centre Association (GDCA)
The GDCA is a trade organisation designed to promote the data centre sector for associated businesses operating in countries comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the Middle East. The GDCA provides a platform for those involved in operating, servicing, or investing in data centres across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to promote growth within the industry and to develop Middle Eastern digital infrastructure. Through a regular cadence of events across the region, including the annual Touchdown Middle East conference, and a series of market intelligence reports for every GDCA data centre market, the GDCA enables members from the public and private sector to share knowledge, best practice, and market intelligence.
The GDCA is supported by its knowledge partner, leading data centre specialist consultancy, TechRE Consulting, and by its sponsors from across the region.
For more information please visit https://gulfdca.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn.