Dubai, UAE, 30th August 2021 – DAMAC Digital, a global digital infrastructure provider, has launched to identify and invest in the next digital hubs and disrupt the local data center market. Over the coming months, DAMAC Digital will be announcing acquisitions, building projects and partnerships focused on developing local data center facilities in emerging or underserved markets globally. Its mission is to bring new speed and agility to the data center market so that more local and regional economies, enterprises and end users can benefit from digital infrastructure.

With the backing of a multi-billion dollar Dubai conglomerate, DAMAC Digital will identify markets where new investment in digital infrastructure can have maximum impact on local economies, enterprises, and end users. Rather than taking the traditional ‘wait and see’ approach, DAMAC Digital is proactively building, buying, or partnering to serve the next wave of demand for data center services.

“There is a tremendous opportunity in developing the next digital hubs and moving with greater speed and agility when developing local digital infrastructure. Rather than taking a traditional ‘wait and see’ approach, we proactively build, buy or partner to serve the next wave demand for data center services. The market is moving too fast to take a traditional approach to data center development,” said Thierry Leleu, Senior Vice President at DAMAC Digital. “We are committed to accelerating the development of data center facilities in local markets globally. Where DAMAC Digital goes, others will follow.”

DAMAC Digital enables hyperscalers, cloud service providers, content companies, over the top (OTT) players and enterprises to rapidly scale-up presence in emerging digital hubs. It supports growing demand for optimised application performance and user experience while enabling organisations to meet regulatory compliance by keeping data in-country.

“While digital hubs have been established in key crossroads and interconnection points across the globe, it is the next digital hubs that have been underserved and overlooked that need digital infrastructure investment. Markets in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and CIS need new levels of data center investment. They are experiencing booming demand driven by rapid digital transformation, accelerating digital economies, and growing internet users. Our goal is to provide a foundation for local innovation across the globe,” said Leleu.