Posts Tagged ‘Middle East’

Microsoft to open Azure region in Kuwait

March 28, 2025
Sacha Kavanagh

Microsoft confirmed plans to open an Azure cloud region in Kuwait. ...

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MENA Digital Hub rebranded as Syntys

March 27, 2025
Sacha Kavanagh

Qatar-based telco Ooredoo re-launched MENA Digital Hub under the Syntys brand, soon after Iron Mount...

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Modon to develop data centres across Saudi Arabia

February 27, 2025
Swapna Subramani

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities & Technology Zones (Modon) signed agreements to develo...

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Ooredoo behind new Middle East-Europe subsea cable

February 13, 2025
Sacha Kavanagh

Ooredoo Group contracted Alcatel Submarine Networks to build a new subsea cable. ...

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KKR commits $5b investment to Gulf Data Hub for Middle East data centre expansion

January 30, 2025
Swapna Subramani

KKR partnered and acquired an undisclosed stake in Gulf Data Hub (GDH), an independent data centre p...

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Israel’s Keystone plans data centres located with power plant

January 30, 2025
Sacha Kavanagh

Local media reports Israeli infrastructure investment firm Keystone filed plans to build two 20MW (I...

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NVIDIA to build new Israel data centre

January 30, 2025
Sacha Kavanagh

NVIDIA pledged to invest over $500m in Israel, including a data centre close to its HQ near Haifa. ...

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Abu Dhabi to consolidate public sector data centres, cloud platforms

January 29, 2025
Sacha Kavanagh

The government of Abu Dhabi issued a request for qualifications for a partner to build what it is ca...

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NetActuate upgrades Dubai data centre

January 17, 2025
Sacha Kavanagh

NetActuate, based in Raleigh, NC, completed upgrades to its Dubai data centre to enhance capacity. ...

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Microsoft shares progress on Saudi Arabia region, to launch in 2026

December 12, 2024
Sacha Kavanagh

Microsoft confirmed that construction had been completed on three sites in Saudi Arabia that will be...

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Pure Data Centres sets its sights on Saudi Arabia

December 4, 2024
Sacha Kavanagh

UK-based Pure Data Centres Group struck a JV with Dune Vaults to develop multiple 100MW+ campuses in...

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AWS, e& strike deal for Middle East sovereign cloud services

October 30, 2024
Sacha Kavanagh

AWS and e& (formerly Etisalat) signed a $1b six-year agreement to combine AWS cloud infrastructu...

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