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.

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Azure Availability Zones, which will be provided through its UAE data centers in Dubai. The investment, which aims to improve the competitiveness of UAE businesses by providing critical business continuity and disaster recovery solutions.

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).