Permianchain and Vertical Data have partnered to offer GPU-as-a-Service in the MENA region, providing modular data centers for faster, secure AI-driven computing.
Permianchain, a subsidiary of UAE-based investment firm Hodler Investments, has formed a partnership with Vertical Data to advance modular and portable data center solutions by utilizing the latter’s GPU-as-a-service.
Permianchain andVertical Data collaboration
The “solution in a box” or GPU-as-a-service facilitates faster, more secure, and highly efficient artificial intelligence (AI)-driven computation.
This solution will be available in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to a statement.
The goal is to introduce AI processing that is high-performance and low-latency closer to the point at which critical data is generated. This, in turn, improves real-time decision-making capabilities and reduces latency.
Vertical Data’s chief of technology, Hamid Djam, stated:
Partnering with Hodler Investments is in line with our mission to offer our solutions in the Middle East region and in UAE in particular, especially given the investments UAE, KSA and other countries are making in AI datacenters. Our solutions will ensure faster processing and improved efficiencies, while Hodler will ensure powering these hosting and datacenters with sustainable mobile power.
Hodler Investment has announced its second collaboration with Vertical Data since announcing its intention to establish a $500 million digital energy infrastructure fund. According to reports, the fund has received in-kind contributions and soft commitments from primary investors.
In early November, Bitcoin.com News reported that Hodler Investment had formed a partnership with the Chinese company Golden Concord Group to establish energy infrastructure that would enable Ethiopia to monetize its underutilized electricity.
The UAE investment firm’s dedication to “supporting and strengthening regional AI connectivity and other data center operations” is further illustrated by the collaboration with Vertical Data, according to Mohamed El Masri, the managing director of Hodler Investments.
Under the agreement, Vertical Data will provide its infrastructure solutions, which include Nvidia GPUs, to GPU-powered enterprises and data centers in the Middle East and North Africa region.
