Dubai is advancing its digital transformation with the announcement of a new AED 2 billion hyperscale data centre. The project will be developed by telecom operator du, which is collaborating with Microsoft, the facility’s main tenant. The data centre will be constructed in phases to address the increasing demand for cloud services and artificial intelligence...
During the state visit of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, Eni’s Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi, signed three collaboration agreements with Emirati companies. These agreements focus on the development of data centres, renewable energy capacity transmission through a cross-border interconnection...
Oracle has announced a major expansion of its investment in Abu Dhabi, increasing its commitment fivefold to meet the rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services in the UAE. Nick Redshaw, Oracle’s senior vice president for technology cloud and UAE country leader, shared the news during Oracle CloudWorld in Dubai, according to The...
Global private equity firm KKR has joined forces with Dubai-based Gulf Data Hub (GDH) to invest over $5 billion in expanding data centre capacity across the Gulf region. This collaboration comes as the demand for digital infrastructure rises, driven by the growing adoption of cloud services and artificial intelligence in the region. As The National...