Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
A fire at a key AWS data centre in Dubai disrupted cloud services in the UAE after objects struck the facility during regional military escalation. Two other availability zones remained operational, limiting broader impact. The incident highlights cloud resilience and geopolitical infrastructure risks.
Microsoft will enable customers to run cloud workloads locally in Saudi Arabia from Q4 2026, strengthening the Kingdom’s AI and digital infrastructure ecosystem while supporting Vision 2030 goals around sovereign cloud, innovation, and large-scale AI adoption.
Rakez has partnered with Zoho to provide UAE-based businesses access to cloud-based digital tools and up to $1,000 in credits, helping companies improve operational efficiency, strengthen digital capabilities, and support growth aligned with the country’s broader digital economy objectives.
Qatar’s MCIT and Oracle have signed an agreement to expand dedicated government cloud infrastructure and renew technical support services, strengthening digital service continuity, cybersecurity readiness and AI capabilities as part of the country’s ongoing public-sector digital transformation strategy.
Ooredoo signed multiple strategic partnerships at Web Summit Qatar 2026 to advance AI, cloud, cybersecurity and smart city initiatives, reinforcing its role as a digital transformation enabler while supporting innovation, enterprise growth and Qatar’s ambition to strengthen its position as a regional technology hub.
Tencent Cloud plans to expand its Middle East data centre footprint over the next 12–18 months, capitalising on surging regional demand for cloud, AI, and digital infrastructure driven by government-led transformation agendas.
Bangladesh has launched its first public-sector shared GPU cloud, integrating over 20 NVIDIA GPUs to support AI research, higher education, and machine learning. The platform offers supercomputing-scale performance for universities and institutions, enabling model training, simulations, and inference without private infrastructure.
Summit Group plans to enter Bangladesh’s data centre market by leveraging its gas-based power assets and nationwide fibre network. The group aims to deliver capacity within 18 months, despite sustainability concerns and political risks, as rising data demand and new data protection rules drive local infrastructure growth.
Big Tech firms are signing record multi-billion-dollar deals across chips, cloud, and data centres to secure AI capacity amid surging demand. Major players including OpenAI, Nvidia, Meta, Google, and Amazon are locking in long-term infrastructure to protect competitiveness and reduce future supply risks.
Amazon Web Services has launched Amazon Bedrock in Bahrain with iGA, enabling secure generative AI capabilities for government and private entities. Integrated into the government AWS cloud, the platform supports Arabic AI use cases, boosts operational efficiency, strengthens innovation, and reinforces Bahrain’s position as a regional leader in digital transformation.