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Saudi Arabia is a G20 economy and the largest economy in the Arab World and the Middle East. It has made strong progress in transforming its economy away from a dependence on hydrocarbon resources and through this process is attracting strong investment interest into the digital infrastructure to enable its transformation. This investment momentum is driven also by a high standard of living and the support of the country's leaders.
This session will update progress on the Vision 2030 programme and delivery on its objectives of increased economic, social and cultural diversity. What are the key achievements and the key challenges? What is and will be the role of digital infrastructure in achieving the Vision 2030 goals?
As the Data Centre Services Regulations take effect how are they impacting Saudi Data Centres? What extra steps are required to ensure compliance and how effective will the regulations be in meeting their stated objectives of focusing on service quality and safeguarding Data Centre users? How are the extra requirements for Data Centres providing cloud computing or telecommunications services working out? How in the longer term will the regulations shape the industry across Saudi Arabia?
In 2023, it is estimated that the world created around 120 zettabytes of data (where a zettabyte equals 1 byte followed by 21 zeros). Demand is increasing among individuals, among business and organisations, among Governments and, particularly, among machines. Saudi Arabia is very much part of these growth trends so what do they mean locally? How will the country’s changing economic profile impact demand trends? How is it possible to manage growth at the level and speed anticipated?
Artificial intelligence is one of the key drivers of growth in demand for Data Centre services and its impact is already being felt. More Data Centres and higher densities are now required and estimates vary as to how this trend will pan out over the coming years. How will local digital infrastructure manage this growth and how will strategies for housing, processing and distributing data need to adapt?
As global economic growth slows from its rate five years ago, how far do increasing requirements for digital services protect the infrastructure required to house and distribute those services? Will there be sufficient investment to enable the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”? How will what investors are looking for from Data Centres and associated infrastructure change? How particularly will this impact upcoming digital projects and investments in Saudi Arabia?
While the Data Centre industry has long been aware of the carbon cost of the energy it consumes and the need to reduce this, measuring and managing Scope 3 is a more complex undertaking which can involve the evaluation of the whole supply ecosystem of which the Data Centre is a part. This session will look at the means of achieving sound Scope 3 practices, and the benefits that come from that.
Necessity is said to be the mother of invention and some of the environments, conditions and locations in which resource industries operate have led to innovation in adapting computing, networks and their deployment.
What requirements will drive the next wave of innovation in resource sectors in terms of the collection, processing and use of data? What can Data Centres learn from the way resource industries approach challenges of infrastructure and transformation?
The discussion panel will discuss the technologies, methods and the infrastructure that are emerging and their relevance and application beyond resource sectors.
Digital technologies are impacting Data Centres in many ways – what impact are they having on the way Data Centres are designed and built? What are the key stages of the design/build process where technologies are used and why those stages? Which technologies are deployed? What are the challenges of using digital technologies?
How will cloud providers need to adapt to the impact of future demand trends based on increasing Internet use and on the acceleration of digital transformation in its various forms? What will be their investment priorities in order to develop and maintain their services and infrastructure to stay ahead of a rapidly-evolving and changing market?
With recent growth in data center build, Saudi Arabia has become a location of note for data center investors and operators. What will be the key opportunities and challenges for Saudi Arabia’s digital infrastructure going forward? What can be learned from other markets in terms of managing the processes that demand brings?
