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Oracle scales use cases of OCI in region , expands partnerships with du , etisalat by e &
Oracle and du , from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company , are collaborating to unlock value for sovereign hyperscaler cloud services . A partnership framework was signed at the Oracle CloudWorld Tour Dubai , between Jasim Al Awadi , Chief ICT Officer , Acting at du and Nick Redshaw , Senior Vice President , Cloud Technology MEA and UAE Country Vendor at Oracle .
“ At du , we are doubling down on digital capabilities in response to the visionary calls for the UAE to transform into the most technologically advanced nation by 2030 .
Sovereign cloud capabilities are a key pillar of this transformation ,” said Jasim Al Awadi , Chief ICT Officer , Acting du .”
Oracle also announced expansion of its collaboration with etisalat by e &. In a strategic move to enhance AI capabilities , etisalat by e & intends to deploy NVIDIA H100 GPU clusters within its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure , OCI Dedicated Region , hosted at etisalat by e & Data Centres .
This plan aims to facilitate the localisation and development of AI services , elevating the standard of offerings across its product portfolio and business operations .
As part of its comprehensive transformation initiative initiated last year , etisalat by e & selected OCI Dedicated Region as one of its primary cloud platforms . This
Oracle announces expansion of partnerships with du , etisalat by e &, at Oracle CloudWorld Tour Dubai decision aligns with the company ' s goals to streamline and modernise its operations and business support systems , fostering the growth of its digital services portfolio .
With the plan of incorporating NVIDIA clusters into its dedicated Oracle cloud region , etisalat by e & will gain access to flexible , high-performance on-premises computing resources .
These resources will be pivotal in the rapid development and integration of new generative AI services into its portfolio over the next two years . Additionally , etisalat by e & will leverage the Oracle cloud platform to infuse AI services into its business applications , enhancing the efficiency of its business and operational processes .
The accelerated computing capabilities provided by NVIDIA GPUs , coupled with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure ’ s , AI Infrastructure featuring bare metal and RDMA cluster networking , will provide etisalat by e & with a diverse array of options for AI training . This allows for the agile and scalable development of innovative AI services .
Khalid Murshed , Chief Technology and Information Officer , CTIO at etisalat by e &, remarked , “ AI is integral to the design and differentiation of our services , as well as the management of our business processes . Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will allow us to fine-tune and train our large language models .”
Nick Redshaw , Senior Vice President , Tech Cloud , Middle East and Africa , and UAE Country Vendor at Oracle , said , “ Telecom companies are redefining their business models in response to changing customer expectations and expanding market landscapes .” p
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