Welcome to the GDCA’s Weekly News Blast email. Every Thursday we’ll be bringing you a curated round-up of all the trending Middle Eastern data centre news from the week, including any news from our Sponsors. We’ll also be posting a Weekly News Blast on our LinkedIn, so stay tuned.
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Sponsor News
Datalec Precision Installations
DPI Expands Managed Services Team
DPI announces the expansion of its Managed Service Team with the appointment of new members of the management team, the expansion of its services in Europe and the Middle East and the deepening of its expertise in Technical Cleaning through its Technivo Division. DPI’s Managed Services enables clients to reduce energy consumption, minimise their carbon footprint and contribute to a greener future. Read more…
Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls and Emirates Green Building Council Join Forces to Study Indoor Air Quality in UAE Educational Institutes
A MoU has been signed between Johnson Controls and Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), a council dedicated to advancing green building principles for environmental protection and sustainability in the UAE. Utilising its OpenBlue ecosystem of smart IOT and AI-driven solutions Johnson Controls will measure a range of indoor environmental parameters.The MoU outlines a joint commitment to the research and development of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessment. The executive summary of the IAQ assessment will be announced during COP28. Read more…
stc Bahrain
Kaleyra appointed by stc Bahrain as exclusive omnichannel partner
Stc Bahrain has appointed US-omnichannel business communications platform, Kaleyra, as its partner for delivering personalised, flexible communication to its customers. Read more…
Industry News
Middle East
Toshiba Gulf launches ‘Build your own data centre’ initiative
Toshiba Gulf has announced the launch of its ‘Build Your Own Data Centre’ initiative across the Middle East and Africa. This initiative will support channel partners, including System Integrators, VARs, and VAD, to help their enterprise clients enhance business-critical enterprise server storage systems and cloud storage capabilities while leveraging high-capacity hard drives. Read more…
Israel: Abandoned copper mine proposed as potential data centre site
The Israeli government is inviting data center developers to place a facility in a former copper mine. The tender is for 520 acres of land at Timna Park, in the south of the country, with an estimated cost of around $15-39 million) – but low land price could be offset by high site clean-up costs. Read more…
Egypt: Knight Frank opens office in Cairo, launches Destination Egypt report
Alongside the opening of its Cairo office, Knight Frank also unveiled its exclusive signature report, Destination Egypt, which showcases Egypt as an emerging real estate leader, with 16% of the country’s GDP driven by real estate and construction activities. Read more…
Bahrain
Al Khaleej subsea cable to be manufactured in the US; online by 2026
Connecting Bahrain to the 21,700km-long subsea telecoms data cable system SEA-ME-WE 6, the 1,400KM Al Khaleej Cable will be manufactured in the US by SubCom. The Al Khaleej Cable will be 100% owned and operated by Batelco, part of the Beyon Group. Read more…
Oman
Blockchain growth in Oman with entry of BITMAIN, Exahertz, and Moonwalk Systems parter up
Exahertz to hoste upwards of 10,000 state-of-the-art BITMAIN machines in the new Exahertz Technology Park, in Salalah, Oman. It also marks BITMAIN ‘s first-ever hosting venture in the Middle East and a groundbreaking initiative for hydro computers worldwide. Read more…
Kuwait
stc Kuwait receives Uptime Insistute’s seal of approval for data centres
stc Kuwait’s data centre team received the Management & Operations Stamp of Approval award from the Uptime Institute. This shows that stc’s data centres are in line with the highest international standards within the industry and enables stc to participate in both private and government tenders that require providers to hold a valid and reputable certification. Read more…
UAE
103 MW wind farm project launched in UAE
The UAE Wind Program, a 103 MW landmark project developed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) was launched on 5th October. The project is expected to power over 23,000 UAE homes and will displace 120,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. Read more…