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 to invest $10bn in AI and cloud infrastructure across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait
Microsoft is allocating over $10bn to build out cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait through 2030.
On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it intended to invest more than $10 billion in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait until 2030, including cloud services infrastructure and artificial intelligence.
Microsoft plans to invest over $10 billion in the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait until 2030, to expand artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure.
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 plans over $10bn Gulf investment with focus on resilience
DUBAI: 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...
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