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Google To Support Sustainability Initiatives In The UAE
Google has announced its support of AI initiatives and solutions in research and sustainability in the UAE in collaboration with Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence’s (MBZUAI) campus, Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi and the Ministry of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications. At an event at the MBZUAI campus, Goo...
Gartner Identifies 12 Actions To Improve Data Quality
Gartner has identified 12 actions to help chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) and other D&A leaders improve data quality (DQ) to avoid high costs and deliver sustainable value to their organization. “Data quality issues cost a lot,” said Jason Medd, Director Analyst at Gartner. “But the issues are not hard to fix and does not have to take a lot of time. If CDAOs don’t have impactful and ...
Public Investment Fund, DigitalBridge To Develop Data Centres In GCC Countries
The US-based DigitalBridge Group, a global asset manager dedicated to investing in the next generation of mobile and internet connectivity, has announced said that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has joined as an investor in its new venture aimed at developing data centres in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The partnership will initially prioritize investment...
Public Cloud’s Contribution To UAE Economy To Reach $181bln By 2033
Amazon Web Services has commissioned a new report quantifying the relationship between public cloud computing adoption, national productivity, and economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The report highlights the potential for the UAE to unlock USD $181 billion in additional economic value over the next decade (2023-2033), or 2.5% of the UAE’s cumulative GDP by acc...
Microsoft Brings Latest Cloud, Data & AI Innovations To COMEX 2023
Microsoft is participating in COMEX as the official Innovation Partner, where it will demonstrate industry-leading technological innovations and highlight the key role artificial intelligence (AI) plays in the successful digital transformation journeys of governments and businesses. Held at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre in Muscat, Microsoft’s booth at COMEX reflects the company’s commi...
New Google Cloud Region Opens In Doha
Google Cloud has announced the opening of its Doha cloud region at an official launch event attended by ministers from the Qatari Cabinet and executives from leading Qatari businesses, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and Qatar Free Zone Authority (QFZ). The new cloud region will meet growing demand for cloud services in Qatar and the Middle ...
Lenovo And Al Hathboor Bikal.ai To Build Sustainable Data Center At SRTIP
Lenovo signed a new agreement with Al Hathboor Bikal.ai, to provide public and private sector customers with cutting-edge high performance cloud computing systems to support advanced digital transformation projects which
Africa Data Centres, LINX To Explore Digital Growth In Africa
Africa Data Centres has formed a strategic partnership with The London Internet Exchange (LINX) to explore growth and opportunities in current and new markets across the continent Africa.
NTT To Spend $11bn On Data Centers Over Five Years
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone will invest 8 trillion yen ($59 billion) over five years in artificial intelligence, data centers and other growth areas under a plan announced Friday. The 8 trillion yen is part of the 12 trillion yen in total spending under this medium-term plan. At least 1.5 trillion yen goes toward expanding and upgrading data centers. The digital business, which includes AI and ...
Nutanix Announces Cloud To Edge Management Solution
Nutanix has announced Nutanix Central, a cloud-delivered solution that provides a single console for visibility, monitoring, and management across public cloud, on-premises, hosted or edge infrastructure. This will extend the universal cloud operating model of the Nutanix Cloud Platform to break down silos and simplify consistently managing apps and data anywhere. Most organizations today are stru...
Four Trends Shaping the Future of Cloud, Data Center and Edge Infrastructure
Gartner has highlighted four trends impacting cloud, data center and edge infrastructure in 2023, as infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams pivot to support new technologies and ways of working during a year of economic uncertainty. Paul Delory, VP Analyst at Gartner says, “In the current economic climate, the biggest problem companies face in 2023 may not be IT infrastructure. I&O team...
Liquid Dataport Connects Mombasa & Johannesburg with Fibre Links
Liquid Dataport, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has announced it has launched the first terrestrial fibre connecting Mombasa to Johannesburg. This new route, including a breakthrough and unique fibre link across DRC between Goma and Kananga, provides multiple landlocked countries with extra redundancy, resilience, connectivity to numerous data centres and cloud...