The data center was delivered through an 18-month transformation project, modernizing NBB's legacy IT systems across eight phased migrations with support from the Central Bank of Bahrain. Built and operated in-house rather than outsourced, the facility carries a Tier III design certification from the Uptime Institute and is described by the bank as incorporating energy-optimized technology as part of its broader ESG commitments. The project followed NBB's earlier move to host core IT operations at a Batelco facility in 2021, and it's not publicly confirmed whether that arrangement continues alongside the new in-house center.
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| 2.26 miles | Center3: Al Qurain |
Center3, a digital infrastructure provider and subsidiary of Saudi's stc Group, is partnering with stc Bahrain to develop a new, state-of-the-art data center in Bahrain.
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Incorporated by Amiri decree in January 1957, NBB has grown into Bahrain's leading retail and commercial bank, regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain and majority-owned by the state through Mumtalakat Holding Company. The bank is led by Group CEO Usman Ahmed and Chairperson Hala Ali Hussain Yateem, and operates from its headquarters at NBB Tower on Government Avenue in Manama, with additional branches in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh supporting its regional corporate and trade finance clients.
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The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has launched a new data center, a result of an 18-month effort to transform the bank's infrastructure, with support from the Central Bank of Bahrain. The data center is Tier III design certified by Uptime Institute and located on the 6th floor of NBB's...
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Batelco, Beyon Group's telecoms unit, has announced that one of its facilities is now Bahrain's first 100 percent green-energy-powered data center.This news follows the completion of Phase 2 of the Solar Park at the Beyon Data Oasis at Hamala. The facility in Bahrain is now entirely powered by...
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The Bahraini technology company Beyon Group intends to invest $250 million in two undersea cables and a new data center. The company announced this week that its telecommunications subsidiary Batelco had joined the SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium (Southeast Asia – Middle East – Western Europe). Batelco...
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Bahrain recently announced its plans to establish the region's largest technology park, which will include the region's first data center to meet the needs of those in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This vision will come into fruition through STC Bahrain partnering with the...
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