Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses the launch of a new data center in the UAE at a cost of 2 billion dirhams

Dubai April 22 / WAM / His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Foundation for the Future, during the work of the “Dubai AI Week” announced the announcement of the launch of the “du” company project, a huge, high -range data center in the UAE at a cost of about 2 billion dirhams.

The data center is scheduled to be developed so that its capacity and absorptive capacity will increase gradually and through several stages, and the global company “Microsoft” will be the main beneficiary of the center, as it uses a large part of the absorptive capacity that it provides to operate its cloud services, and the availability of digital services that need large and advanced computing capabilities.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that the new center will constitute a distinct addition to advanced digital infrastructure in the UAE to always be the best in adopting and supporting the latest technologies, innovations and digital services.

His Highness added: The data is the wealth of the future and the pillar of technology development, and we will continue to provide the required support to all local and international companies to continue the process of making future and employ technology to serve our societies.

The huge performance data center project represents an important step for “D” and reflects its keenness to support the development of the advanced digital infrastructure of the UAE, and a fundamental axis in its strategy and the business expansion efforts to be further than basic services and products, as the data center exceeds the limits of traditional infrastructure.

The launch of the company “Du” comes a huge -ranging data center project, in order to achieve the goals of the Dubai annual plan to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence “launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2024, in the fields of preparing national competencies, employing artificial intelligence in the government sector and establishing data centers in Dubai, where a qualitative shift in the field of establishing data centers has been achieved since the launch of the plan, and investments have witnessed a significant increase in this The field.

The center will be built to support a wide range of future technologies, reflecting the tremendous potential for the communications and information technology sector in the region, which is reinforced by the increasing demand for the capabilities of artificial intelligence and sovereign cloud services.

Du currently runs a number of different sites for data centers throughout the United Arab Emirates, as these centers provide a safe and viable haven for the development of digital applications and services.

Thanks to the global infrastructure owned by Du, it helps institutions to transfer their systems more effectively to cloud services while providing greater control of operational, location and security processes to enhance digital sovereignty.
Du’s commitment to this project emphasizes the importance of the role played by technological development in drawing the economic scene, enriching the standards of society’s life, and consolidating the position of the United Arab Emirates as a leading global leadership in the fields of technology and sustainability.

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