Microsoft plans $10 billion-plus Gulf investment with focus on resilience
The company is also adding more than $400 million for subsea and terrestrial connectivity across the Middle East.
- On Wednesday, Microsoft announced plans to invest more than $10 billion across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait through 2030, including cloud and AI infrastructure.
- Gulf nations are pouring billions into AI to diversify economies away from oil and gas while attracting hyperscalers seeking abundant land and cheap energy access.
- Microsoft's commitment includes roughly $2B in new funding alongside $7.9B previously pledged for the UAE last year, plus more than $400 million in subsea and terrestrial connectivity across the Middle East.
- Microsoft is sustaining investments despite regional security challenges, including drone strikes on data centers in the UAE and Bahrain that disrupted cloud providers like Amazon this month.
- Europe is considering the Cloud and AI Development Act, which could restrict US providers from sensitive public sector data, while Brussels aims to triple data center capacity within five to seven years.
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Microsoft plans to invest more than $10 billion in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait by 2030, including in cloud computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI), said a senior executive on Wednesday (23). The American technological giant is making digital resilience a key part of its strategy for the region, as the war with Iran continues. Microsoft's investment reflects both its ongoing infrastructure constructi…
Microsoft adds $2B to its Gulf spending through 2030
Microsoft has committed $10B through 2030 across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, of which roughly $2B is new and the rest was pledged for the UAE last year. Europe is meanwhile legislating to keep American cloud providers away from sensitive public sector data. Microsoft will spend $10B through 2030 across Saudi […] This story continues at The Next Web
Microsoft plans $10 billion-plus Gulf investment with focus on resilience
DUBAI, Sept 23 : Microsoft is planning to invest more than $10 billion across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait between now and 2030, including in cloud and AI infrastructure, a senior executive said on Wednesday.The US tech giant is making digital resilience a key part of its strateg
Microsoft committed USD $15.2 billion to the United Arab Emirates between 2023 and 2029, with a bet that combines data centers, advanced Nvidia chips, job training and a $1.5 billion share in G42. The plan puts the Emirates at the center of the Middle East technology career.
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