Cloud Computing

BARQ Systems presented its unified enterprise technology strategy at LEAP 2026, displaying over 50 practical artificial intelligence use cases.

Etihad Salam Telecom Company has signed a reseller agreement with Zoom at LEAP 2026 to deliver locally hosted AI collaboration software in Saudi Arabia.

Amazon has made OpenAI GPT-6 Astra generally available on Bedrock, allowing Saudi and GCC enterprises to deploy the model on AWS infrastructure.

Meta has released Muse, an autonomous personal assistant built to handle tasks like booking travel and managing purchases within secure cloud containers.

Nutanix and Saudi Arabia’s MEWA signed an MoU at LEAP 2026 to modernize digital infrastructure, expand hybrid cloud capabilities, and build technical skills.

Huawei introduced its Agentic AI infrastructure and cloud disaster recovery systems at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, detailing implementations across enterprise sectors.

Nutanix launched NC2 on Google Cloud in the Dammam region, allowing Saudi enterprises to extend on-premises workloads without rearchitecting applications.

Day three of LEAP 2026 in Riyadh secured billions in tech funding, including the SAR 3.3B Khuzam Digital Valley project and a $20M regional AI fund.

Saudi Arabia is advancing sovereign AI infrastructure with major cloud expansions and technical training programs unveiled during LEAP 2026.

Amazon confirms its $5.3 billion cloud region in Saudi Arabia is on track for December 2026, featuring three availability zones and expanded AI programs.

Day two of LEAP 2026 secured over $2.5 billion in funding for data center capacity, cloud solutions, and localized technology research across Saudi Arabia.

Microsoft will launch its Saudi Arabia East cloud region in November 2026, delivering local Azure services and projected economic gains.

AWS will launch its first cloud infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia by December 2026, backing a $5.3 billion investment and a 50MW AI Zone with HUMAIN.

TruKKer will migrate its digital freight platform to Tencent Cloud’s Saudi data centers and deploy CodeBuddy AI tools ahead of LEAP 2026.

OpenAI has reduced input and output token pricing for the GPT-5.6 Sol API, lowering operational costs for developers and enterprise software applications.

Saudi Arabia’s digital economy accounts for 15 percent of GDP, driving enterprises to prioritise operational resilience and hybrid cloud systems.

Oracle will present its sovereign AI and cloud technologies at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, highlighting national digital skills training and enterprise adoption.

Saudi Arabia has expanded its data center capacity to over 467 megawatts and attracted major cloud providers, driving national digital economy goals.

Q and Margolis Healy Architecture have partnered to develop advanced data centers in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, and Europe to meet growing AI demands.

Tencent has expanded global access to its Hy3 model, offering integration with WorkBuddy, Miora, and TokenHub alongside open-source availability.

Microsoft and AMD have expanded their strategic partnership to deploy the AMD Helios rackscale solution and new EPYC processors on Azure.

NASA utilized AWS cloud infrastructure to stream real-time 4K video from the Moon during the historic Artemis II mission.