DATA DELUGE

Du, Microsoft team up on $545M ‘hyperscale’ data center in Dubai

The facility will be used to meet the emirate's growing data and storage demands for artificial intelligence and cloud computing services

Dubai Media Office

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed at announcement event in Dubai for data center

Dubai’s telecom company, du, is collaborating with Microsoft to build a $545 million “hyperscale” data center.

Microsoft will be the primary tenant of the center, which will be built in stages.

Hyperscale centers are facilities...