center3, a regional data center and data services provider, has unveiled a new collaboration with tech giant Oracle, which is aimed at bolstering cloud infrastructure and services in Saudi Arabia.
The partnership seeks to provide hosting and data solutions for the forthcoming Oracle Cloud Riyadh Region while also supporting the expansion of the existing Oracle Cloud Jeddah Region.
The move comes following the high demand for cloud computing services from both public and private sector entities across the kingdom.
The Oracle Cloud Riyadh Region forms a vital component of Oracle’s substantial $1.5 billion investment earmarked for expanding cloud infrastructure capabilities within Saudi Arabia.
This new cloud region, the sixth of its kind in the Middle East, will supplement the existing four Oracle Cloud regions and will join another upcoming cloud region set to be situated in the futuristic city of NEOM.
“This strategic collaboration will allow us to grow our business and support the digital economy of the region. We are confident that this long-term partnership will empower both center3 and Oracle to achieve new heights of success,” Fahad A. Alhajeri, the CEO of center3, a subsidiary of the stc Group said.
Echoing the sentiment, Nick Redshaw, Senior Vice President for Middle East and Africa, Cloud Tech Oracle, stressed on Oracle’s commitment to expanding cloud services within Saudi Arabia.
“Oracle is driving one of the fastest expansions of cloud services offered by any major cloud vendor in Saudi Arabia to help boost cloud computing capacity in the kingdom.
“We are well positioned to deliver powerful generative AI services planned that will help organisations solve today’s most complex challenges. These unique capabilities and our collaboration with center3 will further support the growth of the country’s digital economy,” he added.
The collaboration aligns with center3’s dedication to Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision and the digital transformation sweeping the region, interconnecting Asia, Africa, and Europe.
This initiative is anticipated to not only benefit the economic landscape of Saudi Arabia but also contribute to the advancement of the Middle East as a whole.
As part of the stc Group’s broader focus on digital enablement, center3 is rapidly establishing itself as a key player in the global digital ecosystem.
Through its diverse portfolio of data center and data services, center3 positions itself as a comprehensive hub for digital solutions across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Africa.
Oracle’s multi-cloud regions in the Middle East align with its distributed cloud strategy, offering customers various deployment options to accommodate differing needs, such as regulatory requirements, data residency, and latency reduction.
Customers of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) can also address strict data residency, security, and sovereignty demands by using OCI Dedicated Regions, which ensure that all hosted data remains local and private under customer control.
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