ByteBridge and Naizak Join Forces for AI-Driven Data Centres in Saudi Arabia

Malaz Madani

Last updated 1-10-2025

3 min

ByteBridge and Naizak partner to launch a new data centre venture in Saudi Arabia.

The collaboration aims to boost AI-driven centres across the Middle East.

They aim to combine global expertise with local knowledge for Vision 2030 digital transformation.

The partnership seeks to attract international operators while improving local companies' global access.

ByteBridge also announced a cooperation agreement with South Korea's FuriosaAI.

ByteBridge has entered into a new partnership with Saudi technology provider Naizak, signing an MoU that sets the stage for a fresh data centre venture in the Kingdom. Announced at the end of September, the agreement aims to accelerate the roll-out of hyperscale and AI-driven centres not only in Saudi Arabia but across the wider Middle East.

The idea here is fairly straightforward: combine ByteBridge’s international know-how with Naizak’s local grounding and you get a partnership that could make Saudi Arabia a magnet for both regional and global players. I reckon the timing isn’t accidental either—demand for digital infrastructure is skyrocketing as AI adoption moves from buzzword to boardroom strategy.

Mohammad K. Al Abdulkarim, Chief Strategy Officer at Naizak Global Engineering Systems, noted that bringing together homegrown expertise with a global IT operator could help deliver next-generation solutions and play neatly into Vision 2030. That national plan, of course, has digital transformation baked right into its fabric. From what’s been shared, the tie-up is also meant to lure international operators into the Saudi market while offering local companies easier access to global opportunities. Spot on, if you ask me, since many early-stage ventures in the region often hit a wall when trying to scale beyond their backyard.

And believe it or not, that wasn’t the only news from ByteBridge that day. The company also inked a cooperation agreement with South Korea’s FuriosaAI, this one focused on various AI development avenues. No hard details yet, but it shows that ByteBridge is casting its net wide to build a broader ecosystem around artificial intelligence.

For context, ByteBridge was founded in Silicon Valley and now calls itself a global IT solutions provider, covering logistics, managed services, and the heavy-lifting work of data centres. Naizak, meanwhile, has been around since 1998 under the umbrella of Al Abdulkarim Holding Co., well known in the Kingdom as a major distributor of electrical and IT products. Together, they’re hoping to give Saudi businesses the world-class digital backbone they’ll need to compete.

On the flip side, questions remain about how fast such ambitious projects can be rolled out. Having seen firsthand how startups across MENA often struggle just to get server capacity without a bit of a faff, I can’t help but think a strong domestic data centre industry would be a game-changer. If it delivers as promised, local founders might finally get the kind of infrastructure that allows them to scale without scrambling for overseas partners the minute traffic spikes.

Personally, I’m chuffed to bits when local capacity is built up rather than outsourced. It’s a small but crucial step in giving entrepreneurs the confidence to grow roots at home instead of constantly looking outwards. ByteBridge and Naizak may not have shared every detail just yet, but the intent is clear—and honestly, that’s definately something to watch in the months ahead.

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