Aleria, a provider of sovereign AI infrastructure, has announced a significant expansion of its AI capabilities in collaboration with NVIDIA technology. The initiative will introduce 8,640 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GPUs into the United States, with plans to scale up to 16,000. In parallel, 28 racks of NVIDIA DGX Vera Rubin NVL72 systems will be deployed in the UAE, marking one of the earliest implementations of this advanced system class in the region.

Aleria has already demonstrated that sovereign AI factories can be successfully deployed and managed at a national scale. This latest expansion underscores the growing trust among governments and national enterprises in that established model, as well as their commitment to strengthening AI capabilities on infrastructure they fully own and control. Both the US and UAE deployments are built on NVIDIA accelerated computing, combined with DDN high-performance storage architecture, which also supports Aleria’s existing live environments. The rollout incorporates NVIDIA’s extensive AI software stack, enabling advanced capabilities with full data sovereignty, including access to libraries such as NVIDIA cuDF and cuVS.

“We did not enter the market with a promise, but with operational infrastructure. Our sovereign AI setup is already live in the UAE, supporting national workloads, and these results are driving further expansion. Deploying NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra in the United States, along with DGX Vera Rubin in the UAE, represents the next phase of a proven approach.” Eric Leandri, CEO, Aleria

Scaling What Works

Aleria’s sovereign AI factory infrastructure is currently operational across both the United States and the UAE, supporting government entities, critical infrastructure operators, and national enterprises. The expansion will scale up to 16,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs in the US, reflecting strong demand from Aleria’s existing customers. Integrated with NVIDIA Quantum-X800 InfiniBand and Spectrum-X Ethernet networking, and supported by a 25-megawatt data center designed for secure sovereign AI operations, the deployment is built to address current national workload requirements while allowing for future growth.

In the UAE, Aleria plans to roll out 28 racks of DGX Vera Rubin NVL72 systems, representing one of the first deployments of this technology in the region. This move directly addresses rising demand from governments and enterprises seeking to establish sovereign AI capabilities within their own jurisdictions.

Collectively, these developments highlight a scalable and repeatable model for national-level sovereign AI, enabling governments and enterprises to confidently own, operate, and expand their AI infrastructure.

“Sovereign AI infrastructure equips nations and regions with the essential resources needed to manage their most valuable asset, data. Aleria’s NVIDIA-powered sovereign AI factories deliver efficient, full-stack computing to support the AI-driven industrial transformation.” Marc Domenech, Vice President Enterprise META and CIS Region, NVIDIA

Proven at National Scale

Aleria’s infrastructure is designed to move AI adoption beyond pilot stages into full-scale operational deployment. Key sectors supported include government, financial services, healthcare, energy, utilities, and telecommunications, where data residency requirements and regulatory frameworks make sovereign deployment critical.

This expansion reflects the success of existing implementations. Aleria’s clients are not merely assessing sovereign AI capabilities, they are actively using and scaling them.

Beyond infrastructure deployment, Aleria positions itself as a sovereign intelligence layer built on NVIDIA accelerated computing and DDN storage. The platform transforms raw compute power into production-ready AI solutions, encompassing data management, enterprise applications, and video AI. These components are pre-integrated and designed for use by governments and national enterprises without the need for in-house machine learning expertise. Rather than simply providing GPUs, Aleria delivers a comprehensive sovereign AI capability, from infrastructure to actionable intelligence, fully contained within the customer’s jurisdiction.

The Aleria platform is structured across five layers, all accelerated by NVIDIA: cloud and GPU orchestration, including NVIDIA Dynamo and NVIDIA NIM microservices; big data fusion, powered by NVIDIA cuDF and cuVS; an agentic platform built on NVIDIA NeMo; and industry and consumer super applications that bring AI directly to end users.

“The expansion combines NVIDIA accelerated computing with DDN high-performance storage. NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure supports large-scale training and inference across both locations, while DDN provides multi-petabyte storage systems designed for data-intensive AI factory environments,” Ankur Arora, Senior Regional Director, Middle East and Africa, DDN.

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