New Industrial Data Centre developed with local technology provider Scientechnic
Emirates Global Aluminium recently announced the groundbreaking for the region’s first 100 per cent renewable energy powered industrial data centres at its Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah sites.
The new data centres will enable EGA to further deploy artificial intelligence and automation solutions at the heart of the company’s industrial operations, while reducing EGA’s total IT energy consumption by 50 per cent through real-time Artificial Intelligence-optimised power, cooling management and latest generation computer infrastructure.
EGA is developing the new data centres with local technology provider, Scientechnic. The construction is a key part of EGA’s digital roadmap, which is transforming EGA’s operations through Industry 4.0 adoption and broader digital transformation.
Important milestone
“The construction of EGA’s new on-site data centres is an important milestone in our goal to establish a thriving manufacturing innovation ecosystem in the UAE,” stated Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO, Emirates Global Aluminium.
“Our new data centres will optimise the resilience and sustainability of EGA’s digital manufacturing platform which supports data-heavy artificial intelligence and advanced automation solutions,” remarked Carlo K Nizam, Chief Digital Officer, Emirates Global Aluminium.
Last year, EGA announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft UAE to progress the company’s digital roadmap, shifting two thirds of EGA’s server and applications infrastructure to Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud. The hybrid cloud combines computing resources both on-site at EGA and in Microsoft’s data centres.
