– stc Group subsidiary center3 collaborates with Oracle to expand cloud services in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — center3 by stc, a regional data center and data service provider, has announced a strategic collaboration with Oracle to provide data and hosting services for the planned region of Oracle Cloud Riyadh, as well as to support the expansion of the existing Oracle Cloud Jeddah region. This will help accelerate the deployment of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services to support the growing cloud computing demands of public and private sector organizations in Saudi Arabia.

The planned Oracle Cloud Riyadh Region is part of a US$1.5 billion investment by Oracle to expand cloud infrastructure capabilities in the Kingdom. Oracle Cloud Riyadh Region will be the sixth Oracle Cloud region to operate in the Middle East, joining another planned cloud region to be located in the futuristic city of NEOM. Oracle currently operates four cloud regions in the Middle East and is currently one of the few major cloud providers to offer a cloud region in the Kingdom with the existing Oracle Cloud Jeddah region.

This collaboration represents an important milestone for center3, aligning with the company’s commitment to the 2030 vision of Saudi Arabia and the digital transformation of the region that connects Asia, Africa and Europe. The initiative is expected to bring significant economic benefits to Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

Fahad A. Alhajeri, CEO of center3, a subsidiary of stc Group, stated: “This strategic collaboration will allow us to grow our business and support the region’s digital economy. We are confident that this long-term partnership will empower both center3 and Oracle to reach new heights of success.

Nick Redshaw, Senior Vice President, Middle East and Africa at Cloud Tech Oracle, explained: “Oracle is driving one of the fastest expansions of cloud services offered by any major cloud provider in Saudi Arabia to help drive computing capacity in the cloud in the kingdom.We are delivering unmatched cloud innovation with comprehensive AI and machine learning capabilities already built into our infrastructure and applications for HR, finance, supply chain and sales teams.We are well positioned to deliver powerful generative AI services planned that will help organizations 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.”

As part of stc Group’s broader focus on digital enablement, center3 is quickly establishing itself as a leading player in the regional and global digital ecosystem. With its comprehensive portfolio of data centers and data services, center3 positions itself as a one-stop shop for digital services in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa.

OCI’s multiple cloud regions in the Middle East are one component of its distributed cloud strategy, offering multiple deployment options to address different customer needs for regulatory requirements, data residency, or latency reduction. For example, OCI customers can also address demanding data sovereignty, security, and residency requirements by running their applications in a dedicated, self-contained OCI region where all hosted data remains local and private with a customer-controlled data center. .

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