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HPE announces availability of Saudi Made HPE servers from Riyadh facility
Hewlett Packard Enterprise , HPE announced availability of Saudi Made HPE servers , following the opening of its new Riyadh production facility . In partnership with alfanar , HPE will produce thousands of servers per year from its market HPE ProLiant compute portfolio . The site employs a majority female workforce , enhancing HPE ’ s existing commitment to Saudization and Vision 2030 . Having already invested millions of dollars , HPE and alfanar are in discussions about significantly growing the output from the facility , as well as adding additional product lines .
With sponsorship , support and participation from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology , the Ministry of Investment , Saudi Exports Development Authority and the Communications , Space and Technology Commission , the new production facility will meet the growing demand from customers in Saudi Arabia and further strengthen and diversify HPE ’ s global supply chain . As part of the Saudi Made programme , HPE ’ s servers will carry the Saudi Tech logo .
Made programme , and advance AI and supercomputing technologies .
HPE and alfanar are already exploring further investments to increase the volume of output from the facility , including new production lines dedicated to servers optimised for telecoms and Cloud Service Providers .
In addition to supporting the Saudi Vision 2030 by establishing a production site in Riyadh , HPE is committed to Saudization through knowledge transfer . More specifically , the new facility currently employs a majority female Saudi workforce who undergo a rigorous high-tech training scheme with HPE ’ s global experts . This knowledge transfer is just the beginning of a long-term project to train Saudi workers to develop and build world technologies .
“ The opening of our production facility in Riyadh is a significant milestone for HPE and demonstrates our strong commitment to the Saudi Arabian market and the Saudi Made programme ,” said Mohammad Alrehaili , Middle East Managing Director at HPE .
Abdul Raouf Ezzi , General Manager of Energy and Water Projects at alfanar Electric , emphasized the significance of importing advanced technological expertise into the Saudi Arabia . He articulated a firm commitment to the empowerment of women in digital sectors , particularly in information technology . “ Fostering female participation in these fields aligns with alfanar ’ s dedication to our community . Saudi talent is consistently pushing boundaries to not only meet but surpass international standards and practices ,” he asserted .
“ Our new production facility in Saudi Arabia represents an exciting new development in the HPE supply chain , and the speed in which it has launched is a testament to our partner alfanar and the thriving innovation culture in Saudi Arabia ,” said Phil Cutrone , Senior Vice President and General Manager for service providers , OEM and Telco at HPE . p
The first facility of its kind in Saudi Arabia , the groundbreaking enterprise IT production site will produce thousands of HPE ProLiant DL360 and DL380 Gen11 servers per year .
Demand for IT infrastructure is expected to grow rapidly in Saudi Arabia , driven by the needs of the Saudi Arabia ’ s giga-projects as well as emerging technologies like AI . To meet this demand , HPE is creating dozens of new sales and technical roles at its Middle East headquarters in Riyadh . Under the providership of HPE ’ s Middle East managing director , Mohammad Alrehaili , these teams will accelerate the technology innovation ecosystem , support the Saudi
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