Data Center

Khazna Data Centers, a data centre provider in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) with GDS IDC Services Ptc. Ltd. (GDS), to discuss how to collaborate on the cooperation and development of wholesale data centres across Greater China, Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the Middle East regions

Juniper Networks, a provider of secure, AI-driven networks, has announced the release of Apstra Freeform, the latest addition to its multivendor data center automation and assurance platform. This feature enables Juniper's enterprise, service provider, and cloud provider customers to manage and automate data center operations regardless of topology or protocols used.

Khazna Data Centers, the Middle East and North Africa's wholesale data center provider, and BEEAH Digital, BEEAH Group's digital transformation and future technology business, have formed a joint venture that will bring Sharjah its first Tier 3 data center. Data centers are quickly becoming the building blocks of smart cities, ensuring business continuity, key operations, and data sovereignty.

PubMatic, an independent technology company that provides the future supply chain for digital advertising, announced that all of its global data centers are now powered by 100% renewable energy. This significant milestone was achieved as the company embarks on a comprehensive, multi-pronged sustainability plan by the end of 2022.

AMD Pensando Distributed Services Card, powered by the industry's most advanced data processing unit (DPU), will be one of the first DPU solutions to support VMware vSphere® 8 and will be available from leading server vendors such as Dell Technologies, HPE, and Lenovo.

Arab Financial Services (AFS), the Middle East and Africa's digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler, has relocated its UAE data center operations to Equinix Dubai International Business Exchange (IBX) facilities known as DX1. AFS currently operates data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

Eaton, a power management company, has announced the release of its xModular system. This is the company's most recent addition to its critical systems portfolio, which adds innovation, integration, and a digital dimension to the design, deployment, and operation of data center facilities.

Fortinet®, a global provider of broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced the FortiGate 4800F series of hyperscale firewalls, which set new security, scale, performance, and innovation standards to meet the needs of hyperscale customers and 5G mobile network operators (MNOs).

The company also began construction on its second data center in Masdar, Abu Dhabi – a new 31.8 megawatts (MW) IT power capacity facility that will contribute to the company's continued expansion in the UAE.

Following a binding agreement late last year between e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) and G42 to merge their data center offering, Khazna Data Centers is now operating the twelve new joint data center network.