Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC, known as du, announced on April 22, a deal worth 2 billion dirhams (US$544.54 million) with Microsoft to develop a hyperscale data centre in the UAE.
According to Reuters, the data centre, set to be built and operated at an estimated cost of around 2 billion dirhams, will have Microsoft as its principal tenant, with capacity rolled out in stages, du stated.
Hyperscale data centres are expansive facilities designed to offer large scale data storage and cloud computing services to enterprises.
The agreement, unveiled during Dubai AI Week,
“represents a pivotal leap in our strategic goal to revolutionise the digital ecosystem of the UAE,”
said Fahad Al Hassawi, Chief Executive Officer of du.
Currently, du operates five data centres across the UAE, which has been making significant investments to establish itself as a global artificial intelligence hub beyond the US.
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