#Data centres

EMIRATI WOMEN'S DAY

Fatma Ashkanani on the role of Emirati women in UAE’s digital transformation

As the UAE celebrates Emirati Women’s Day, Fatma Ashkanani of Khazna discusses the challenges of breaking barriers in male-dominated sectors

What the region's data centres can learn from UAE's Olympics swim team Image: Getty Images/ for illustrative purposes

What the region’s data centres can learn from UAE’s Olympic swim team

On average, a single large data centre generates enough heat energy to warm approximately 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools for an entire month

DAMAC to invest $1bn in data centres, expand in Saudi

DAMAC Group ramps up AI investments with $50m Anthropic deal

The investments are part of the conglomerate’s broader strategy to advance digital infrastructure and support the tech transitions

Amazon Web Services' Kevin Miller talks about the company's growth in the region

AWS’ Kevin Miller on AI, sustainability and plans for the region

In an interview with Gulf Business, Kevin Miller, VP – Global Data Centres at Amazon Web Services (AWS), delves into the company’s significant expansions and strategic initiatives in the MENAT region

Saudi Arabia reportedly plans $40bn push into AI

Saudi Arabia “plans” $40bn push into artificial intelligence

Public Investment Fund’s representatives have discussed a potential partnership with US venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz

Vodafone, DAMAC to build $100m data centre in this city

Scheduled for completion in 2025, the new facility will feature a capacity of 6 megawatts

Saudi data centre market to ‘double’ in size by 2028

The kingdom’s data centre market is expected to dramatically increase in size over the next four years as demand for 5G and edge computing ramps up.

Data centres and sustainability Kevin Hagen is the VP - Environmental Social & Governance Strategy, Iron Mountain

Clean Energy: The key to economic and environmental resilience

As businesses face both mounting energy costs and pressure to conduct more sustainable operations, renewable energy should take centre stage as we fight to conserve our resources and economies

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UAE’s Mubadala buys minority stake in EQT Infrastructure’s GlobalConnect

With Mubadala as a minority investor in GlobalConnect, EQT Infrastructure aims to broaden the company’s long-term shareholder base

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How outsourcing data centre operations can drive the growth of Middle East companies

The rapid increase in generation and consumption of data has meant an exponential rise in the demand for data centres

The need to build low-carbon, energy-saving data centres in the Middle East

Energy conservation and sustainable development are now key drivers of the data centre industry’s development, says Huawei’s Sanjay Kumar Sainani

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How technology providers can address data centre cooling challenges

Advanced computational fluid dynamics software is increasingly deployed to predict the air speed and temperature field of UPS components, boards, and systems

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Moro Hub partners with Huawei to build Middle East’s largest solar-powered data centre

Located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, it will be the largest solar-powered Uptime TIER III-Certified Data Centre in the Middle East and Africa

Khazna to increase data centre capacity five-fold in UAE by 2023

Announced expansion plan will increase capacity to 200 megawatts of IT load capacity

Equinix demystifies cloud

Connecting private, hybrid and public clouds into single architecture is daunting

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Lenovo tops UAE x86 server market, IDC data shows

Lenovo market share in UAE x86 server space grows to 25.1% by revenue

How adaptive data centres have risen through the ranks

With rapid growth in data volumes, data centres have also evolved to offer flexible options to a wide range of customers and industries

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Planning for the data centres of tomorrow in the Middle East

Ensuring data centers are fully prepared to meet the future demand is a critical endeavour to support the new digital economy