Data Centre

As IoT devices proliferate in stores across the Middle East, retailers are turning to distributed, cloud-enabled data centre networks to manage rising data volumes, enhance security, and deliver personalised customer experiences

The new facilities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi will host more than 100 cloud‑based solutions from Zoho’s two main brands, ManageEngine and Zoho

The Hexagon Data Center serves as the foundation for a future network of centres that will be established across the kingdom

The chief business officer – International explains how the company is positioning itself as the foundational layer of the AI era and what sovereignty means in the context of hyperscale infrastructure

AIP, founded by BlackRock, GIP, MGX, Microsoft, and NVIDIA, aims to expand the capacity of AI infrastructure to support the growth of AI-driven economies

The Middle East is uniquely positioned to become a global AI DC powerhouse, combining strategic geography, low costs, policy momentum, and geopolitical alignment

The UAE currently hosts over 250MW of live data centre capacity, with an additional 500MW in active development, the report said

The UAE’s public cloud spending reached $2.95bn in 2024 and is forecasted to soar to $6.47bn by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 21.7 per cent

The company is positioning itself as a customer-first provider of scalable, replicable infrastructure tailored to the complex and evolving needs of hyperscale clients

The UAE and US will work together to regulate access to the compute resources, which are reserved for US hyperscalers and approved cloud service providers