centre3, a provider of hosting and data services in the MENA region, is pleased to announce the signing of a strategic commercial deal with Huawei, a global provider of cloud service, information, communications technology, ICT infrastructure, and smart devices. Under this agreement, centre3 will provide hosting and data services to Huawei to help it expand its cloud footprint in the region and meet the growing demand for cloud services.
centre3 is excited to partner with Huawei to create a strong digital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East region. The agreement represents a major step forward for centre3’s mission to provide digital infrastructure and data centre solutions to businesses in the region. The agreement with Huawei is expected to open up new avenues of growth for centre3 and its partners as well as creating a positive economic impact in the region.
“We are thrilled to partner with Huawei to provide them with the cutting-edge digital infrastructure in the MENA region,” said Fahad AlHajeri, CEO of centre3. Huawei shares centre3’s enthusiasm for the partnership. “This collaboration is a significant step forward for both companies, and we are looking forward to a successful future together,” said the Alan Qi, CEO of Huawei Cloud, Saudi Arabia.
In February this year, Huawei Cloud announced it would launch a cloud region in Saudi Arabia to boost the country’s digital economy and enable access to more advanced and secure cloud services for government, corporate and individuals. Huawei Cloud followed this with a recent announcement to bolster digital transformation in the Kingdom by investing $400 million in the next five years.
With years of steady investment in AI, Huawei Cloud has launched a range of leading AI products, such as the AI development pipeline ModelArts, large pre-trained Pangu models, digital human, and spatiotemporal computing services. ModelArts is a one-stop AI development platform that covers every phase of developing an AI application, including data processing, algorithm development, model training, model management, and model deployment. Pangu Drug Molecule Model, one of Huawei’s large model practices, accelerated the discovery of lead compounds from several years to just one month and slashed R&D costs by 70%.
Huawei Cloud also provides a data governance pipeline, DataArts, a one-stop data development and governance platform where big data and AI converge. This platform includes GaussDB – a cloud database service and data warehouse, and FusionInsight – an intelligent data lake solution. It helps enterprises to build a data foundation and maximize the value of data.
Huawei Cloud, with 29 regions and 240+ innovative cloud services, now serves more than 170 countries. The recent investment commits Huawei to promote the adoption and implementation of cloud and AI technologies in Saudi Arabia for all industries, serving customers in government and public service, finance, telecom, utility, Oil and Gas, transportation, retail, manufacture, entertainment and startups to accelerate their digital transformation and intelligent upgrade.
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