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NEXTDC Brings Edge To Australia’s Pilbara Desert With Vertiv
Australian ASX 100-listed data centre operator uses Vertiv prefabricated modular infrastructure to speed Port Hedland facility build time and strengthen data centre performance in the Pilbara region. Vertiv has helped NEXTDC unlock new digital opportunities for Australia’s Pilbara region, delivering power and cooling infrastructure to its Port Hedland data centre. The new deployment support...
Yondr Group To Develop Its First Canadian Data Center In Toronto
Yondr Group has secured a 4.5-acre site in Toronto to develop its first Canadian data center. The three-storey 27MW data center is planned to bring its first megawatts online in mid-2026. The development sits strategically within an emerging Canadian corridor for data center infrastructure. Yondr’s entry into the Canadian market bolsters the business’ presence in North America and follows the s...
Databricks Launches In Saudi Arabia
Databricks has announced it has launched in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). By opening a new office, and forming strategic partnerships, Databricks will invest in the future of KSA and enable its growing local customer base to combine data, analytics, and AI with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Data-forward organizations in KSA are already innovating with the Databricks Data Intellig...
Schneider Electric Research Forecasts AI’s Impact On Energy Consumption
Schneider Electric has released two reports from its Sustainability Research Institute (SRI). These reports fill key knowledge gaps regarding AI’s impact on sustainability, particularly in energy use. The first research, Artificial Intelligence and Electricity: A System Dynamics Approach, examines four possible scenarios for AI’s electricity consumption over the next decade. Considering the ...
Kyndryl And Microsoft Unveil New Services To Enhance Cyber Resilience For Customers
Kyndryl has introduced a new suite of services, co-developed with Microsoft, to enhance cyber resilience for businesses globally. Kyndryl and Microsoft have built upon their successful, long-standing partnership to develop differentiated, scalable security and resiliency services. The new services are integrated into Kyndryl Bridge, the industry-leading, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, open ...
Africa50 Invests USD15 million In Raya Holding For Tier III Data Centre In Egypt
Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investor and asset manager, has announced a USD15m investment in Raya Data Center (RDC). The investment, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will strengthen RDC’s existing operations and fund the development of a greenfield tier III data center in Egypt, driving the country’s digital economy and startup ecosystem. The data center industry in Egypt req...
CoreWeave And Dell Technologies Extend Relationship To Deliver AI At Scale
Dell Technologies is expanding its strategic relationship with AI hyperscaler, CoreWeave, as the first to ship Dell PowerEdge XE9712 server racks with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 to support CoreWeave’s Cloud Services Platform. CoreWeave will receive liquid-cooled, fully-integrated Dell IR7000 racks with Dell PowerEdge XE9712 servers, supported by Dell’s AI professional services to optimize Core...
Ooredoo Qatar, Infobip & Microsoft Introduce AI Hub
Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecommunications and ICT services provider, has partnered with Infobip, a global cloud communications platform, and Microsoft to bring a revolutionary tool in conversational Artificial intelligence—AI Hub—to the Qatar market. A recent industry event brought together key leaders from Qatar’s private and government sectors to explore how AI Hub can upgrade customer e...
Wesco International Acquires Data Center Management Services Provider Ascent
Wesco International has completed its purchase of Ascent, a privately held company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and a premier provider of data center facility management services. Wesco previously announced its plan to acquire Ascent on October 31. Ascent, known for its specialized data center facility and property management services, has $115 million in trailing twelve-month sales as of ...
UAE Headquartered EDGNEX And Siam.AI To Advance AI-driven Cloud Computing In Thailand
EDGNEX, a Dubai-based leading global data center operator, and Siam.AI, a prominent NVIDIA cloud service provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance AI-driven cloud computing solutions in Thailand. This strategic partnership marks a significant step forward in accelerating the region’s adoption of cutting-edge AI technologies. Combining EDGNEX’s expertise in scalable...
CyrusOne Enters Italian Market With First Data Centre In Milan
CyrusOne has announced plans to enter the Italian data center market with its latest development in Milan, named MIL1. The announcement follows its acquisition of an 18.5 acre site, strategically located in the Municipality of Segrate, East Milan, at the gateway between Italy, the rest of Europe and the Mediterranean basin. The MIL1 data center will deliver 27 megawatts of IT capacity across 9,000...
Microsoft Shares Updates On Its Datacentre Region In Saudi Arabia
Microsoft has shared updates on the progress of its datacenter region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, following a recent site visit by a delegation of government officials from the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) as well as Microsoft executives from the company’s headquarters and Saudi Arabia. The global technology company announced the completion of construction...