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LEAP 24 : SERVICENOW EXPANDS IN KSA WITH REGIONAL HQ AND PLANS FOR DATA CENTER PAIR
ServiceNow has announced its commitment to invest in innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA ), including two dedicated in-country data centres to support the company ’ s next generation cloud platform .
As ServiceNow grows its existing presence within KSA to meet customer and partner demand across the Kingdom , the company has announced plans to invest US $ 500 million to support regional business and government transformation , job creation and digital skills development .
In addition , ServiceNow announced new partnerships with The Garage and Saudi Digital Academy , plus plans for a new ServiceNow Regional Headquarters for MENA in Riyadh .
His Excellency Khalid Al-Falih , Minister of Investment of KSA , said : “ These investments are key to enable future growth in the industry and to enable the broader transformation of the Kingdom ’ s economy . We welcome the role of leading private sector investors in enabling Saudi Arabia to thrive in the global technological transition . The agreement by ServiceNow to increase investment and set up an RHQ in the Kingdom is testament to Saudi Arabia ’ s success in developing world-class
ICT infrastructure and to the value of cross-government cooperation between MISA , the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and others .”
The new data centre pair , to be launched by ServiceNow in the Kingdom , will meet the country ’ s data residency and high-speed latency standards , while adhering to ServiceNow ’ s Data Privacy Framework Policy for the protection of customer privacy . The ServiceNow platform for end-to-end business transformation will offer businesses operating in KSA real-time business intelligence for decision-making and heightened resilience in fast-changing markets .
Eskom and will commence construction of a 120MW utility-scale solar PV energy facility in the Free State province of South Africa .
The grid capacity allocation from Eskom enables Teraco to connect its planned 120MW solar facility to the national electrical grid . The power generated will be wheeled across Eskom and municipal power networks to Teraco ’ s facilities across South Africa .
When fully operational , the 120MW solar PV plant is expected to produce more than 338,000MWh annually .
Teraco , a Digital Realty company , and Africa ’ s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider , has announced it has secured its first grid capacity allocation from
TERACO SECURES GRID CAPACITY ALLOCATION FOR 120MW UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
Teraco has partnered with JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa and Subsolar to develop the 120MW solar PV plant , with JUWI appointed to design and manage the procurement , construction and commissioning . In a first for Teraco , a green loan has been raised to finance the building of the plant . Choosing the right partners has been crucial to delivering on Teraco ’ s renewable energy strategy and vision .
Wheeling renewable energy across electrical grids enables power to be moved from a renewable energy producer in outlying areas via existing transmission and distribution systems to end-users located in urban areas . It also enables the deployment of renewable energy projects to areas with high energy yield to maximise renewable energy generation potential .
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