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Milan Radia, CEO of Connected Compute and partner at Taranis Capital, joined Mark Walker to discuss the fundamental shift in digital infrastructure as AI workloads transform data centre requirements. The Middle East has emerged as a primary destination for these high-density projects, supported by a combination of strategic connectivity and reliable power access.
Radia explained that the industry is moving away from a “powered shell” real estate model toward highly complex environments capable of supporting unprecedented power densities. While traditional racks previously required minuscule amounts of power, the arrival of Nvidia GB300 chips is pushing requirements to 150kW per rack.
“Liquid is a much better conductor of heat,” Radia noted, adding that the shift from air-cooling to direct-to-chip liquid cooling is now a necessity for modern AI factories. This transition creates a distinct risk of obsolescence for legacy facilities that cannot easily be retrofitted to meet these new standards.
The drive for “on-soil” data centres is also accelerating as governments in the UAE and Saudi Arabia prioritise data sovereignty. Radia pointed out that proprietary AI models are becoming essential for confidential government and enterprise data, necessitating
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