MCIT looks towards massive data center expansion in Saudi Arabia The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) in Saudi Arabia has announced large-scale data center development plans across the country. Included within these plans is the building of a hyperscale data center. By 2030, it is expected that an injection of $18 billion will be... July 04, 2021 Saudi Arabia
MIS's data center fund to start within six months Al Moammar Information Systems Co. (MIS) announced that it expects its data fund to commence development within the next six months. The fund will go towards the development, ownership and operation of data centers across Saudi Arabia. This follows MIS signing a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo... June 10, 2021 Saudi Arabia
39 human rights groups call on Google to cancel Saudi Arabian data center Thirty-nine human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have called on Google to stop building data centers in Saudi Arabia. They also said Google should stop its plans to open a cloud region in the country in partnership with Saudi Aramco. These groups noted that Google should at le... May 26, 2021 Saudi Arabia