G42 and Microsoft to invest $1bn in Kenya data centre

G42 and Microsoft to invest $1bn in Kenya data centre

Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) company G42 has partnered with US tech giant Microsoft to invest $1 billion in a green data centre in Kenya. The data centre, which will be built by G42 and its partners, will provide access to Azure – a computing platform developed by Microsoft – through a new East Africa cloud region. […]Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) company G42 has partnered with US tech giant Microsoft to invest $1 billion in a green data centre in Kenya.

The data centre, which will be built by G42 and its partners, will provide access to Azure – a computing platform developed by Microsoft – through a new East Africa cloud region.

The data centre in Olkaria, Kenya, will run entirely on geothermal energy and is designed with water conservation technology.

The cloud region will provide customers access to scalable, secure, high-speed cloud and AI services to accelerate cloud adoption and digital transformation across Kenya and East Africa.

“This partnership between two companies and three countries (the US, Kenya and the UAE) highlights a real opportunity to bring digital technology to the Global South in a safe and secure manner,” said Brad Smith, vice chair and president of Microsoft. 

G42 has begun using its data infrastructure in