Weekly News Blast – 25th Jan 2024

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’d like to share? Email yours to pr@gulfdca.com with NEWS in the subject line.

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STC 

Stc recognised in top 150 most valuable brands

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 …. Read more

 

Industry News

Dubai

Oracle and Du enter a partnership to develop a sovereign cloud platform

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 ‘’partners and customers more choice in how they build, deploy and operate cloud services’’ comments Nick Redshaw, Oracle’s SVP of cloud technology …. Read more

UAE enter agreement with Malaysia to develop their data centre profile

Malaysia’s Investment, Trade and Industry ministry have announced their new strategic partnership with the UAE, planning to expand Malaysia’s 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? ….Read more

 

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia launches $18Bn data centre strategy plan

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has launched an ambitious plan to build a vast network of data centres across Saudi – 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 …Read more

 

 

Global DC News

Google and Danfoss collaborate on sustainable DC cooling systems

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 – and Danfoss plans to help Google with this … Read more

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