Microsoft and the UAE "G42" separates from a sustainable data center in Kenya

Microsoft works with G42 (the largest Emirati Artificial Intelligence Company) to build an electricity -generating data center in Kenya, where the project will be one billion dollars, forming the primary core to implement a major plan aimed at increasing the cloud computing capacity in the Eastern Africa. G42 will lead the first investment steps by building the required facility in the city of Oultkiah, which has abundant thermal energy sources. This energy is a great advantage on African continent, suffering from regular power cuts, and can support Microsoft’s efforts to achieve its climate goals. The capacity of the first phase of the project is 100 megawatts, and it is expected to operate in about two years from now. After completing it, the entire center will only need about one gagoat of electricity that comes in via networks, G42 CEO Ping Xiao said in an interview. The businesses did not mention the period that the project would be completed in all its phases or expected costs. The improvement of cloud computing in Africa, intends to use the primary cloud computer power to create an area in East Africa for its “Azur” cloud products, which improve the company’s ability to sell its services there. Currently, the closest data center for “Microsoft”, which provides its services to Kenyan clients, is a thousand kilometers away in South Africa. Under the agreement, the Kenyan government agreed to transfer more services to the digital cloud, which is Microsoft to feed the total demand. Eventually, the data center complex will deal with artificial intelligence services and can provide woolly computing service for neighboring countries such as Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. Microsoft and G42 announced the initiative when US President Joe Biden prepared to receive Kenyan President William Roto in Washington during a visit to the diabetes aimed at deepening US relations with Africa. The African continent stands out as a new arena for the United States worldwide competition in its quest to achieve the successes of China and Russia there. Chinese businesses such as “Huawei Technologies” have also invested in Africa as they have built data centers, internet services, monitoring systems and smart electricity networks. On Friday, Kenya Microsoft and G42 officials will sign on Friday, an intention to help US and Emirati governments place its clauses. “I think it’s the biggest step of its kind to improve the availability of digital technology in the country’s history,” said Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, who has almost 15 years 500 software developers. Microsoft and G42 worked together, Smith added: “This step explains what (G 42) and Microsoft, to do it together, and none of us can achieve it separately. In April, Microsoft agreed to invest $ 1.5 billion in G42, a deal sponsored by the Biden Administration to limit China to the agreement. Commercial relationships including Chinese to include. One of the efforts of the United Arab Emirates to get geopolitical influence in Africa. The United Arab Emirates also compete with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to become the regional -en -arts with artificial intelligence, and G42 plays an important role in the plan. Xiao said that “G42” will work in Kenya to produce major linguistic models in Swahili and English and will add other African languages ​​in the future. The company will also create artificial intelligence models for agriculture and other fields. Smith said the cyber security department of Microsoft Regional Customers will provide against pirate protection, and it helps to provide broader internet services for 20 million people, or about 40% of Kenya, by the end of next year. He concluded: “It takes a few years to achieve a positive financial return. We will not invest there to achieve returns in the short term, but we believe that our presence on this continent must be strengthened.”