Agility launches data centre sites across Middle East and Africa
NEWS gility Logistics Parks ( ALP ), a leading developer of industrial and logistics real estate in the Middle East ,
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Africa and South Asia , has announced the launch of tailored , master-planned data centre campus sites in Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , Egypt and Ghana , with more to come .
The sites are being readied at ultra-modern ALP warehousing complexes in fast-growing markets and mega-cities that are looking to add hyperscale data centre capacity and resolve data latency , security and compliance challenges to speed their growth and improve competitiveness .
ALP is a market leader in industrial real estate in the Middle East , South Asia and Africa with 1.5 million sqm . of warehousing and 12 million sqm . of industrial land across 12 emerging markets countries .
ALP has readied data centre campuses in its existing parks with power allocation , fibre connectivity , building permits , strong sustainability features and high security . The first set of campuses is in ALP parks in Riyadh ( Saudi Arabia ), Kuwait , Cairo ( Egypt ) and Accra-Tema ( Ghana ). ALP expects to add sites in other rapidly growing data centre markets , including Nairobi , Casablanca , Lagos and more .
Ronald Philip , Senior Director at ALP , said : “ ALP is uniquely poised with a portfolio of ideal sites across the Middle East and Africa . We have a strong track record of development in challenging markets , a healthy balance sheet and the in-house engineering capability to meet the technical specifications of hyperscale data centre operators .”
Stephen Beard , Global Head of Data Centres at Knight Frank , said : “ We have strong feedback from our global clients that Agility ’ s value proposition in challenging emerging markets will help them with faster speed to market with a credible , institutional developer as a partner .”
Stellium Datacentres selects Schneider Electric Galaxy VM UPS for resilience and efficiency
tellium Datacentres , one of the UK ’ s fastest-growing colocation and network data centre providers in the
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North of England , has partnered with Schneider Electric , a leader in Digital Transformation of energy management and automation , to help it drive data centre resilience and efficiency . Stellium selected Schneider Electric ’ s Galaxy VM uninterruptible power supply ( UPS ) with Lithium-ion ( Li-ion ) batteries to provide energy-efficient , resilient and sustainable power protection at its data centre in Newcastle .
Stellium ’ s location in Newcastle has emerged as a major UK connectivity hub and the meeting place for high-frequency data transfer across local , national and international borders . CBRE , for example , recently cited its 80MW ( scalable to 180MW ) colocation facility , as the largest in the North of England region – offering hyperscalers and enterprises a viable , alternative wholesale location compared to operators in London and the South of England .
West in data transfer – being the UK ’ s only data centre landing station for the Altibox / NO-UK Nordic subsea cables and Aqua Comms North Sea Connect cable , as well as the home of the UK ’ s newest Internet Exchange Point , NCL-IX .
Stellium selected Schneider Electric ’ s Galaxy VM UPS due to its high levels of reliability , strong technical and energy efficiency capabilities and because the company ’ s sustainable approach to its product strategy matched Stellium ’ s approach to life cycle management .
Powered by REGO certified 100 % renewable energy , Stellium provides Tier 3 + mission-critical infrastructure and diverse connectivity services for a multitude of businesses including FinTech and high-frequency trading , energy , healthcare and pharmaceutical research and public sector . The company also positions itself as the new Data Meridian – where East meets
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