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Zawya
09-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
XDS Datacentres and ICS Arabia partner to launch landmark 10MW immersion cooled data center in KSA
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: UK & Dubai based data center company XDS DATACENTRES ('XDS'), a pioneer of Liquid Immersion digital infrastructure, has signed a major agreement with ICS Arabia to deliver an initial state of the art 10-megawatt immersion cooled data centre in Riyadh & Jeddah. This strategic collaboration, developed within ICS Arabia's Desert Dragon technology ecosystem, will bring advanced computing capacity, sustainability, and scalability to support Saudi Arabia's digital transformation. Under the terms of the agreement, ICS Arabia will design, construct, and hand over the facility to XDS by June 2026. The project will utilize Desert Dragon's Tier III certified infrastructure and immersion cooling technology to support high-density workloads such as AI, machine learning, blockchain, and other GPU-intensive applications. The facility will set a new benchmark for energy-efficient, high-performance computing in the region. Ghufran Hamid, CEO of XDS, stated: 'We are pleased to partner with ICS Arabia on this landmark deployment. The kingdom represents a key growth market for XDS, and this initial 10MW facility will showcase the potential of immersion cooled infrastructure to deliver both performance and sustainability.' XDS would like to contribute to vision 2030 supplying sustainable infrastructure meeting global ESG standards. With our roots originating from the United Kingdom, the UAE and KSA are natural growth markets for XDS. No other data center company is providing the services XDS will provide. We are pioneering the inevitable switch from air cooled to liquid immersion. Those companies who are still investing in just air cooled will become the Blockbuster of the data centre market. Abdullah Ayed Al Mazny, General Manager at Desert Dragon (ICS Arabia), added: 'Our partnership with XDS reflects our shared vision to deliver cutting-edge data center capabilities in the Kingdom. Together, we are enabling sovereign digital infrastructure aligned with the ambitions of Saudi Vision 2030.' Immersion Cooling at Scale Both Riyadh & Jeddah facilities will feature full immersion cooling with rack densities up to 368 kilowatts. This makes it ideal for services such as AI, GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), cloud-native compute, and hyperscale edge deployments. The design includes: Redundant N+N power and cooling systems Tier III certification (TCCF and TCDD) High-capacity network interconnectivity Enterprise-Grade Service and SLAs Clients of XDS in Saudi Arabia will benefit from: 99.982 percent uptime guarantees Fully managed colocation services and smart hands Flexible power allocations GPU as a Service, Private Cloud, Server conversion Customer rack migration and engineering support Infrastructure as a Service & Software as a Service Supporting Saudi Arabia's Digital Future This project represents a significant milestone for both XDS and ICS Arabia as they contribute to building the Kingdom's digital infrastructure and sovereign data capabilities. The XDS data center will support national cloud initiatives, artificial intelligence growth, and enterprise workloads that require scalable, low-latency compute infrastructure. Following the successful announcement of XDS's immersion cooled facility in Dubai, this expansion into the kingdom further positions the company as a leading operator deploying immersion cooling at scale for high density compute across the GCC. ABOUT XDS DATACENTRES: XDS DATACENTRES provide next generation facilities offering high density racks, liquid immersion, direct to chip, end to end datacentre migrations, managed services, security & network operations. XDS has been specifically established to meet rising demands of Artificial Intelligence Applications and in addition to provide Data Science, Data Engineering, Virtual Reality, Meta Verse, Augmented Reality, GPU as a Service, Super Computer as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, Software as a Service. About ICS Arabia / Desert Dragon ICS Arabia is a leading engineering and technology company in Saudi Arabia with a focus on mission-critical infrastructure. Through its Desert Dragon initiative, ICS Arabia designs and operates Tier III and Tier IV data centers in collaboration with international and regional technology partners. For further information please email info@
Zawya
09-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
XDS Datacentres signs 15-year deal to host 10MW of AI workloads in Saudi's Desert Dragons facilities
Saudi Arabia - XDS DATACENTRES, a leading provider of advanced data center solutions, has announced a landmark agreement with Desert Dragon Data Centers (DD), a premier Saudi Arabia-based colocation facility designed/built/operated by ICS Arabia. A total of 10MW is required by XDS in the kingdom. Desert Dragon will deliver 3MW of immersion-cooled segment in June 2026 to XDS, and the following year will complete the requirement. The agreement reinforces Desert Dragon's dedication to enabling high-performance AI and hyperscale workloads within the Kingdom, with strategic plans to expand its immersive segment up to 50MW across four cities in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The signing ceremony was held earlier today at Desert Dragon's headquarters in Riyadh, with key executives from both organizations in attendance. "This marks a momentous milestone as XDS enters the Saudi Arabian market for the first time, leveraging Desert Dragon's Saudi-based facilities and cutting-edge U.S. designed technology by ICS Arabia, focused on sustainable solutions for AI and hyperscale workloads," stated Gen. Abdullah AlMazny (Ret.), GM of Desert Dragon Data Centers. Ghufran Hamid, CEO of XDS, highlighted the transformative impact of the partnership with Desert Dragon, stating: 'Our collaboration marks a pivotal milestone in expanding AI infrastructure across the region. As AI workloads evolve, traditional air-cooled facilities are no longer sufficient. DD's immersion cooling technology provides a scalable, efficient, and sustainable solution, tailored to meet the demanding needs of enterprise clients for AI-intensive applications.' Desert Dragon is a leading provider of secure, environmentally responsible digital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, targeting a capacity of approximately 187 MW by 2029. Its innovative data centers support a broad spectrum of workloads, including AI and hyperscale computing, across the Kingdom—with a focus on sustainable growth and resilience. XDS DATACENTRES (XDS) offers advanced and scalable cloud hosting, and AI solutions for large-scale enterprise needs, and digital transformation initiatives with reliable, energy-efficient, and innovative infrastructure. XDS currently operates in the UK, UAE, and expanding into Saudi Arabia from 2026. © Copyright 2022 The Saudi Gazette. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
