Huawei Technologies opens cloud data centre in Riyadh

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China’s Huawei Technologies has opened a cloud data centre in Saudi Arabia to promote digital-led economic growth in the kingdom.

The cloud data centre in Riyadh, which is set to go live immediately, will provide secure cloud services, ensuring the stable operations of various services.

The cloud region will offer full-stack cloud services, including infrastructure, databases, containers, big data and AI services to meet the requirements of various industries.

The Riyadh cloud region will allow Huawei to provide its products and services across the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, delivering innovative, reliable, secure, and sustainable cloud services. cloud

“This achievement underscores Huawei Cloud’s unwavering dedication to supporting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, aligned with the nation’s ambitious technological advancement, leadership, and innovation goals,” the Chinese tech giant said in a statement. data centre

Through a 3AZ architecture, Huawei Cloud Saudi Region provides highly available and secure cloud services, ensuring the stable operations of various services. It offers low latency, covering all existing carriers’ networks powered by stc Group, Zain, and Mobily.

The local data centre will store data locally in line with local data regulations. The technology giant said it will launch 68 cloud services in three categories – data, artificial intelligence and cloud-native. Saudi Arabia cloud

“Huawei is a proud partner in our country’s technological progress having worked with the ministry, service providers, enterprises and universities in various collective efforts towards digital transformation,” said Eng. Haitham bin Abdul Rahman Al-Ohali, vice minister at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Saudi Arabia.

“We look forward to the transformative impact the Huawei Cloud Riyadh Region will have on our digital ecosystem, creating new avenues for innovation and growth.”

Huawei supports Vision 2030

Huawei said the Riyadh cloud region will leverage several industry-leading technologies to advance intelligence for Saudi Arabia, including the Pangu 3.0 model.

Pangu 3.0 model addresses AI adoption challenges, leveraging industry insights to enhance AI capabilities across sectors such as finance, government and manufacturing sector.

The AI model will usher in a new era of innovation in the kingdom while accelerating economic diversification in line with Vision 2030.

“Towards 2030, we are dedicated to continuously providing ubiquitous connectivity, green energy, pervasive cloud computing and AI capabilities for Saudi Arabia to unlock unlimited opportunities of the new digital era,” said Eric Yang, CEO of Huawei Saudi Arabia.

The Chinese tech company also unveiled the ‘Saudi Arabia Go Cloud Go Global’ plan to connect Chinese and Saudi enterprises internationally while fostering growth and innovation.

It will leverage its strong experience of working in more than 170 countries and regions to help Chinese enterprises enter Saudi Arabia and enhance partnerships with local stakeholders.

The company also plans to train 200,000 developers in Saudi Arabia in the next five years. It will also build joint solutions with 1,000 local partners and launch the Huawei Cloud Entrepreneurship Program to support 2,000 startups.

Founded in 2002, Huawei Saudi Arabia has played a pivotal role in the digital transformation of the kingdom.

Earlier this year, Huawei said it would invest $400m in cloud infrastructure for its services in Saudi Arabia and another cloud region in partnership with oil giant Saudi Aramco.

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