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More data centers:<\/strong> Indian software firm Zoho tapped US-based digital infrastructure player Equinix to build out more data centers in the UAE, after rolling one out in Dubai and another in Abu Dhabi at the start of this year<\/a>, the company\u2019s Middle East and Africa head Hyther Nizam told Bloomberg<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The company will fund the expansion \u2014 which will also see it build data centers in Saudi Arabia and South Africa \u2014 from its existing operations in the UAE. <\/strong>Its facilities in the UAE host over 100 solutions from the company\u2019s flagship brands \u2014 Zoho for cloud solutions, and ManageEngine for IT management. The company had earlier earmarked AED 100 mn for its UAE expansion.<\/p>\n

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Why this matters<\/p>\n

The Emirates is set to see a surge in data center development in the next few years.<\/strong> The UAE\u2019s data center capacity is expected to climb<\/a> 165% to around 950 MW by 2028, according to Emirates NBD. Zoho\u2019s joining a roster of firms that includes Microsoft, which plans to invest over USD 7.9 bn<\/a> in data centers in the UAE, and Du, with its planned 500k sqm 1 GW AI Park<\/a> in Dubai, as well as the planned 1 GW Stargate cluster<\/a> in Abu Dhabi. Khazna is also working on a pipeline of projects in the UAE, including new sites in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and the country\u2019s first AI-enabled data center in Ajman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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