Middle East
Why Qatar is the ideal home for data centre investment
Brendan Press, Chief Commercial Officer at Gulf Bridge International, emphasises the country’s position as a leading location for data centre operations. He discusses the investment in digital infrastructure, dominant s...
Piecing the sustainable puzzle for social responsibility in the Middle East
Bjorn Viedge, General Manager at ALEC Data Center Solutions, focuses on global green goals and how these will affect Middle Eastern data centres regarding facility design, cooling and compliance. Across the Middle East,...
Navigating the future of data centres in the UAE
Considering Digital Transformation in the region, data centres capture the essence of this evolution. Innovation has been encouraged by moving towards climate-conscious practices and responding to data demands. Tambi...
Veeam: embracing digital transformation to meet the needs of the always-on...
A hot topic for organisations in the Middle East, digital transformation. It is signalling big changes for how the modern, always-on enterprise runs their business. It promises to bring with it opportunities to...
Analysing the role of data centres in the Middle East’s Digital T...
Nick Roudev, Counsel – TMT, Dubai, Linklaters, explores the latest developments in the region’s data centre landscape and some expected future trends. The Middle East is emerging as a major data centre hub of global sig...
How to optimise data centre piping systems for sustainable and future-ready...
Grooved mechanical pipe joining, combined with virtual design, prefabrication and BIM, holds exciting potential to overcome the challenges of data centre construction and sustainability in the Middle East, says Zeyd...
What’s driving the surge in the Middle East’s data centre market?
Sean Christie, Projects Director at Datalec Precision Installations, shares frontline insights into the evolving Middle Eastern data centre landscape and its future trajectory. The Middle East data centre market is...
Deep Dive with Brendan Press, CCO Gulf Bridge International
What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the data centre industry? Having worked in the telecoms for over 20 years, I have witnessed a dramatic change in the industry, due to the year-on-year...
Data centre commissioning increasingly important to defeating digital...
We often tend to focus on the specific technology and infrastructure that makes up a data centre, paying less attention to the design and build of the data centre itself. Martin Williamson, Head of Commissioning...
The democratisation of the workplace through Edge Computing
Digital Transformation of traditional business processes is taking place across the data centre sector and Edge Computing is a fundamental contributor to this overhaul. Rick Vanover, Senior Director of Product Strategy...
Cisco CX: Bringing human and digital connections to life at Expo 2020 Dubai
Expo 2020 Dubai is set to welcome millions of visitors from around the globe, with the event said to be the largest ever held in the Arab world. The event needed to deliver an end-to-end network architecture capable...
Rackspace Technology leads Aramex’s migration to public cloud
As digitisation takes hold, companies are discovering new ways to become more innovative and cloud technology is therefore becoming increasingly utilised. Mohammed Sleeq, Chief Digital Officer at Aramex, tells us how...
Emirates Steel accelerates digital roadmap with Commvault
Commvault, a global enterprise software leader in the management of data for cloud and on-premises environments, has announced that Emirates Steel has implemented Commvault HyperScale to support its digitalisation ...
flydubai optimises passenger experience with Equinix infrastructure
flydubai deployed its global booking platform on Platform Equinix, placing the Dubai-based airline in a stronger position to drive Digital Transformation. The customer From its home in Dubai, flydubai has created a network ...
MDC BMS increases efficiencies with Pure Storage solution
UAE-based MDC Business Management Services, a Mubadala company, deployed Pure Storage’s FlashArray//X which now serves as the backbone of the company’s data centre infrastructure. It has enabled Mubadala’s MDC BMS to make ...
Bank Audi adds business agility through VMware’s virtual machines
Based in Beirut, Bank Audi is a commercial bank in Lebanon and one of the fastest growing banks in the region. With a sizable presence in Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, France, and Switzerland, Bank Audi...
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