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ECL introduces hydrogen-powered, off-grid data centre

  • February 14, 2023
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Data Center-as-a-Service pioneer ECL has announced the world’s first modular, sustainable, off-grid data center that uses green hydrogen as its primary power source. ECL will deliver data centers in 1MW blocks with 99.9999 percent uptime. The company also announced $7M in seed financing co-led by Molex Ventures and Hyperwise Ventures. Lily Yeung, Vice President at […]

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Airtel Partners with Vultr to Deliver Cloud Solutions

  • February 13, 2023
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Airtel and Vultr have announced a strategic partnership to offer cloud solutions to enterprises in India. Airtel will offer Vultr’s extensive suite of cloud solutions to its enterprise customers, especially those in the digital space and help them gain unrivaled global reach and cost-performance advantage to build, test, and run demanding cloud workloads. The cloud […]

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Schneider Electric Releases New White Paper and TradeOff Tool

  • February 13, 2023
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  Schneider Electric has released White Paper 281, “How Modern DCIM Addresses CIO Management Challenges within Distributed, Hybrid IT Environments” and a supporting TradeOff Tool, both available for immediate use. The new White Paper focuses on Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software and takes a close look at the rapidly-changing role of the Chief Information […]

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Damac’s Saudi data centre units to go live by 2023-end

  • February 10, 2023
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The facilities offer hyperscalers, cloud service providers, content companies, over the top (OTT) players and enterprises, diverse and highly connected hubs for serving local and international customers. Damac Data Centres, a global digital infrastructure provider owned by the DAMAC Group, will go live with facilities in Riyadh and Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) before […]

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Saudi Foreign Affairs Ministry taps Oracle to boost international workforce presence

  • February 10, 2023
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Oracle has announced that the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) will implement Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM), to streamline and simplify the process for Saudi nationals to apply for positions in international organisations and agencies, thus further increasing their participation in the world body. As a member of the G20 countries, […]

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TAWAL reaps benefits of Ericsson energy infrastructure operations in Saudi Arabia

  • February 9, 2023
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TAWAL and Ericsson acknowledge the impact of deploying Ericsson’s Energy Infrastructure Operations solution on TAWAL’s network. The solution offers an innovative approach to operate energy infrastructure for mobile operators and tower companies. Under the terms of the ongoing agreement with TAWAL, Ericsson assumes responsibility for managed services of TAWAL’s tower infrastructure and provides energy management […]

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AVEVA to showcase digital solutions at EGYPS 2023

  • February 9, 2023
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AVEVA will highlight world-leading digital solutions to help oil and gas companies in Egypt, North Africa and the Mediterranean achieve decarbonization and value-chain innovation on the path to net-zero AVEVA returns to the Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS) 2023 with the latest digital solutions for responsible use of the world’s resources. Alongside Schneider Electric, AVEVA will […]

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Tech Mahindra to establish Data & AI and Cloud CoE in Saudi Arabia

  • February 8, 2023
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Tech Mahindra has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), Saudi Arabia to establish a Data & AI and a Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) in Riyadh. The CoE will combine academic and socio-economic goals to build national Hi-tech talent capacity, create high quality jobs, promote digital […]

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Red Hat and Oracle expand cloud alliance

  • February 7, 2023
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Red Hat and Oracle have announced a multi-stage alliance to offer customers a greater choice of operating systems to run on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The strategic collaboration starts with Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on OCI as a supported operating system, improving the experience for organizations that rely on both OCI and Red Hat […]

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KACST and Lenovo to inaugurate innovation centre in Saudi Arabia

  • February 7, 2023
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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Lenovo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to inaugurate the Lenovo Innovation and Creativity Centre in the Kingdom. The facility is set to become the first innovation center in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to accelerate digital transformation and enhance cooperation in the […]