Big Data

Saudi Arabia attracts $10 billion to build data centers

Amazon Web Services will pour more than $5.3 billion into the kingdom

Crowds at LEAP24, the tech exhibition underway in Riyadh (Photo: LEAP)

Crowds at LEAP24, the tech exhibition underway in Riyadh (Photo: LEAP)

Ten billion. That was the figure that caught everybody’s attention at Day 1 of LEAP24, the buzzing tech exhibition now underway in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it has attracted over $10 billion in investment from Amazon...