Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority has entered into an agreement with Dutch group Volt for setting up an AI-ready data centre facility in Dubai Silicon Oasis. Under this, DIEZ will provide land and core infrastructure, while Volt UAE will be responsible for the development, finance and lead construction of these facilities.
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) delivered a resilient financial performance in the first quarter, with revenue growing by 6.9% to AED4.1 billion ($1.116 billion), a record EBITDA margin of 49.5%, and net profit growing by 15.5% to AED0.8 billion ($217.8 million).
AESG, an engineering and consultancy firm, has announced expansion of its Mission Critical unit, broadening its data centre offering to full multidisciplinary integrated design delivery. Its focus markets will remain UAE and Saudi Arabia where the demand for hyperscale data centres is booming.
Khazna Data Centers, a leading player in the critical AI infrastructure sector, has announced that its facility in Dubai has become the first data centre globally to be awarded the Zero Waste Certification by SCS Global Services, one of the world’s leading third-party sustainability certification bodies.
HFCL has introduced its IO portfolio in Kuwait through Alghanim Engineering, expanding advanced communications solutions to support key sectors such as oil and gas and utilities.
AWS announced Amazon Bio Discovery, a new AI-powered application designed to help scientists design and test novel drugs more quickly and confidently.
Cisco has launched its Sovereign Critical Infrastructure (SCI) portfolio for customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa region. The SCI addresses the needs of organisations to innovate at pace while maintaining even greater control and autonomy over their data and digital infrastructure.
KEO, a leading multidisciplinary consulting firm, and Margulies Hoelzli Architecture (MHA), a leader in data center and mission-critical design, have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver end-to-end data center solutions for developers and investors across the GCC and Europe.
Salesforce, a leading AI CRM, has announced the availability of Agentforce across Salesforce Suites in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), making enterprise-grade artificial intelligence accessible to small and medium businesses at no additional cost and with no technical setup required.
Cumulocity, a global leader in industrial AIoT, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Aramco Digital to expand the deployment of its enterprise-grade platform across the region.
