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The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) today announced that Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group (MTDG) has elevated its participation from Participating Member to Principal Member. As part of this expanded leadership role, Dean Bartles, Ph.D., CEO of MTDG has joined the AMGTA Board of Directors.

 

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Principal Membership represents AMGTA’s highest level of engagement and is reserved for organizations demonstrating sustained leadership, strategic alignment, and a commitment to advancing sustainable and resilient manufacturing practices globally. As a Principal Member, MTDG will take on an expanded role in shaping AMGTA’s strategic direction, governance, and industry collaboration initiatives.

 

Dean Bartles brings decades of leadership across advanced manufacturing, workforce development, and industrial transformation. While widely recognized for his deep expertise in additive manufacturing, Bartles’ experience extends across the broader advanced manufacturing ecosystem – providing critical perspective on how additive technologies integrate into larger production systems and economic strategies.

 

 

“Dean brings an exceptional combination of technical depth and ecosystem-level perspective,” said Sherri Monroe, Executive Director of AMGTA. “Additive manufacturing does not operate in isolation – it is part of a broader advanced manufacturing landscape. Dean understands that integration, and his insight will strengthen our ability to advance sustainability conversations that are both ambitious and grounded in industrial reality.”

 

 

AMGTA is the only independent, global organization bringing together companies across the manufacturing ecosystem to elevate and advance the conversation around 3D printing and additive manufacturing practices for improved environmental, economic, and resource-efficient outcomes. In an increasingly volatile and uncertain business climate, commercial 3D printing and additive practices are being adopted as critical technologies – supporting everything from new product design to reducing standing inventory costs and obsolescence.

 

 

Additive manufacturing technologies are now present across a wide range of applications, from medical implants and consumer electronics to aerospace, industrial products, and defense. Collectively referred to as additive manufacturing or AM, these technologies are enabling businesses to be more responsive, innovative, economically viable, and sustainable. Today – and increasingly in the future – the unique capabilities enabled by commercial 3D printing and additive practices are fundamentally changing how organizations compete and succeed in a rapidly evolving global economy.

 

 

“AMGTA’s mission sits at the intersection of innovation and responsibility,” said Brian Neff, Chair of the AMGTA Board of Directors. “Dean’s leadership experience across advanced manufacturing strengthens our Board at a strategic level. His ability to connect additive technologies to broader industrial transformation efforts will be invaluable as we guide AMGTA’s next phase of impact.”

 

 

“Additive manufacturing is a transformative capability within advanced manufacturing,” said Dean Bartles, CEO of MTDG. “I am honored to join the AMGTA Board and support its work in advancing sustainable, economically viable manufacturing practices. The industry has an opportunity – and responsibility – to ensure that additive technologies contribute meaningfully to long-term resilience and competitiveness.”

 

 

Dean Bartles’ appointment is effective February 1, 2026.

 

 

About the Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA)

 

 

AMGTA is a global trade association dedicated to advancing sustainable, resilient, and economically viable manufacturing through additive technologies. Through collaboration, data-driven insights, and industry leadership, AMGTA supports manufacturers, suppliers, and stakeholders worldwide in accelerating responsible adoption of additive manufacturing.

 

 

 

 

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Andersen Consulting strengthens its platform with addition of collaborating firm Assure Consulting, a Germany-based management consulting firm specializing in project management and project portfolio management.

 

Founded in 2003, Assure Consulting supports organizations in successfully delivering complex projects and transformations. The firm helps clients establish and operate Project Management Offices (PMOs), strengthen governance and portfolio management, and apply classical, agile, or hybrid project management approaches tailored to their needs. Assure Consulting also provides hands-on support for large-scale system and process rollouts, integrated change management for organizational and cultural transformation, and coaching and training programs aligned with internationally recognized project management standards to build sustainable capabilities within client organizations.

 

“This collaboration allows us to scale our project-delivery expertise and agile transformation capabilities for clients who face increasingly complex change,” said Christian Rawcliffe, managing director of Assure Consulting. “Together, we will help organizations not only plan better, but execute more reliably, embedding change in culture so it lasts beyond the project lifecycle.”

 

Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen added, “Assure Consulting brings a unique combination of deep project execution discipline, cultural insight, and adaptability — all of which are essential in today’s rapidly shifting business environment. Through this collaboration, we enhance our ability to deliver end-to-end transformation: from strategy and digital enablement to the operational execution that turns plans into results.”

 

Andersen Consulting is a global consulting practice providing a comprehensive suite of services spanning corporate strategy, business, technology, and AI transformation, as well as human capital solutions. Andersen Consulting integrates with the multidimensional service model of Andersen Global, delivering world-class consulting, tax, legal, valuation, global mobility, and advisory expertise on a global platform with more than 50,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 1,000 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. Andersen Consulting Holdings LP is a limited partnership and provides consulting solutions through its member firms and collaborating firms around the world.

 

 

 

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The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops specifications that standardize wired interfaces for mobile and other connected ecosystems, today announced major updates to two of its foundational specifications. MIPI UniPro v3.0 and MIPI M-PHY v6.0 offer significant performance, latency and power-efficiency improvements for next-generation JEDEC Universal Flash Storage (UFS 5.0) solutions to support greater edge AI workloads in smartphones, tablets, PCs, gaming consoles, automotive and industrial applications.

 

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“For more than a decade, M-PHY and UniPro have served as the interconnect layer for JEDEC UFS, enabling high-performance, low-power flash storage across a broad range of devices,” said Hezi Saar, chair of MIPI Alliance. “These latest releases build on that foundation with advances in speed and efficiency to enable emerging edge AI workloads where low-latency, high-bandwidth and power-efficient data access, processing and storage are increasingly essential.”

 

MIPI M-PHY v6.0 Enhancements

 

 

The latest version of the performance-driven physical layer interface, MIPI M-PHY v6.0, introduces:

 

 

• A high-speed gear (HS-G6) using PAM4 signaling scheme, doubling the bandwidth of the interface to a maximum of 46.694 Gbps per lane
• New 1b1b line encoding for HS-G6, significantly improving throughput efficiency by reducing PHY coding overhead
• An optional link equalization and training feature to enable greater performance margin and enhanced interoperability

 

The specification is backward compatible with M-PHY v5.0.

 

MIPI UniPro v3.0 Enhancements

 

 

MIPI UniPro is an application-agnostic transport and link layer used to interconnect chipsets and peripheral components. The principal updates in version 3.0 include:

 

 

• Support for data speeds of up to 46.6 Gbps per lane per direction, based on M-PHY v6.0 high-speed gear 6 (HS-G6) and its new high-efficiency 1b1b encoding scheme
• New transport framing structure (TFS), Reed-Soloman forward error correction (RS-FEC), 64-bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC), TFS data scrambling, gray coding, precoding and lane alignment features
• The introduction of a link equalization training procedure to help the application layer identify optimal Tx equalization settings
• New features that enable UniPro interconnects over the new M-PHY v6.0 HS-G6 to operate at a bit error rate (BER) of less than 10^-22 at the application layer
• Mandated support for high-speed link start up (using M-PHY HS-G1 Rate A), reducing link start up latency

 

 

The specification is backward compatible with UniPro v2.0.

 

Collaboration with JEDEC

 

 

With MIPI UniPro v3.0 and M-PHY v6.0 providing the interconnect layer, the forthcoming JEDEC UFS 5.0 is optimized for AI-enabled mobile and other edge devices with enhanced speed, security and signal integrity. These latest releases continue the longstanding collaboration between MIPI Alliance and JEDEC to enable the highest-performance, most power-efficient flash storage solutions.

 

 

Companies participating in the MIPI UniPro and M-PHY working groups include: Arasan Chip Systems, Inc.; Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.; BitifEye Digital Test Solutions GmbH; Google LLC; Keysight Technologies Inc.; KIOXIA Corporation; MediaTek Inc.; Mixel, Inc.; Phison Electronics Corporation; Prodigy Technovations Pvt. Ltd.; Protocol Insight, LLC; Qualcomm Incorporated; Robert Bosch GmbH; Samsung Electronics, Co.; Sandisk Technologies, Inc.; Siemens Digital Industries Software; Silicon Motion, Inc.; SK hynix; Synopsys, Inc.; Tektronix, Inc.; Teledyne LeCroy; Texas Instruments Incorporated; Valens Semiconductor; Wuhan Jingce Electronic Group Co., Ltd.; Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.; and others.

 

 

Upcoming Webinar and Support Resources

 

 

MIPI and JEDEC are offering a webinar “The Evolution of UFS: Leveraging M-PHY v6.0 and UniPro v3.0 for Next-Generation Performance, Power Efficiency and Reliability” on March 31, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EDT/8:00 a.m. PDT. The joint webinar will provide an overview of the latest versions of the specifications and discuss how the powerful combination of UFS, UniPro and M-PHY enable state-of-the-art flash storage applications. In addition, the MIPI-JEDEC presentation, “How Universal Flash Storage is Enabling Edge AI in Automotive and Industrial Applications,” presented at the 2025 embedded world Exhibition and Conference, is available to download.

 

 

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About MIPI Alliance

 

 

MIPI Alliance (MIPI) develops standardized wired interface specifications for mobile and other connected ecosystems. Founded in 2003, the organization has over 375 member companies worldwide and more than 15 active working groups delivering specifications within the extended mobile ecosystem. Members of the organization include handset manufacturers, device OEMs, software providers, semiconductor companies, application processor developers, IP tool providers, automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, and test and test equipment companies, as well as camera, display, tablet and laptop manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.mipi.org.

 

 

MIPI®, M-PHY® and UniPro® are registered trademarks owned by MIPI Alliance. JEDEC® is a registered trademark of the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association.

 

 

 

 

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Festive shopping today is about more than tradition- it’s about elevating the experience. Embracing this shift, Instamart is debuting SPYRA ahead of Holi 2026, bringing one of the world’s most powerful water blasters to customers just in time for the celebrations. The launch marks the brand’s official India debut and adds a global, innovation-led product to Instamart’s Holi and summer lineup.

Engineered in Germany, SPYRA combines precision-shot technology with rapid reload capability to deliver a powerful, high-performance play experience that has built a strong global following. Its India debut also taps into the growing “kidult” trend, where adults are rediscovering nostalgia through premium, design-forward products. As one of India’s most experience-rich festivals, Holi is the perfect moment for a tech-enabled upgrade like this, adding a bold, memorable edge to the celebrations.

Speaking about the global brand’s India debut through quick commerce, Manender Kaushik, Head – Instamart, Alternate Business, said, “Over the past five years, we’ve seen a sharp rise in customers turning to quick commerce for both planned and last-minute Holi purchases. That has led us to build one of the widest festive assortments, from flower-based colours and water balloons to premium, experience-led products. This year, we’re taking it a step further by bringing global cult brand SPYRA to India. With SPYRA’s debut, we’re helping kids and adults alike make a splash by delivering the most exciting products of the season straight to their doorstep.”

Commenting on the launch, Sebastian Walter, Founder & CEO of SPYRA, said, “India’s love for celebration and outdoor play makes it a natural home for SPYRA. With SPYRA, we are introducing an accessible yet high-performance product that reflects our core values of innovation and quality. Our partnership with Instamart is built as a strong, premium brand in India.”

With quick commerce platforms increasingly serving as launchpads for global lifestyle brands, the entry of SPYRA signals how even traditional festivals such as Holi are seeing a premium, tech-driven upgrade, aimed as much at adults as at children.

SPYRA has tied up with Mumbai-based fashion-tech startup head, Founder, Shuchi Sharma of Bella Lifestyle to manage its India operations.

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ControlPlane, a specialist AI Security and DevSecOps consultancy, and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a pioneer and global leader in cyber security solutions, today announced a strategic collaboration to help enterprises securely adopt Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic AI systems at scale.

 

The partnership delivers a comprehensive, regulator-ready security framework designed to reduce risk, protect sensitive data, and enable organizations to move confidently from AI experimentation to production deployment. By combining Check Point’s AI-native threat prevention platform with ControlPlane’s deep expertise in cloud native architectures and DevSecOps, enterprises can operationalize AI securely without slowing innovation.

 

As organizations advance AI initiatives beyond pilots, they face a growing “AI readiness gap.” Emerging threats such as prompt injection, unauthorized access, data leakage, and model misuse introduce risks that traditional security controls were not built to handle. According to the World Economic Forum, 87% of security leaders now identify AI-related vulnerabilities as the fastest-growing cyber risk—underscoring the urgency for purpose-built AI security.

 

ControlPlane has already deployed Check Point’s AI security platform within a highly regulated financial services environment, protecting AI workloads processing more than three million prompts per day. Leveraging Check Point’s platform as the security foundation, ControlPlane enabled the organization to meet strict regulatory, governance, and data protection requirements—while maintaining development velocity and supporting responsible AI adoption. The result was scalable, production-grade guardrails that protect both sensitive data and corporate reputation.

 

“Agentic AI systems must be secured by design and protected throughout their entire lifecycle—not retrofitted after incidents occur,” said Andrew Martin, Founder and CEO of ControlPlane. “AI workloads are overwhelmingly deployed on Kubernetes, and our team brings unmatched expertise in securing these environments. Through this partnership, enterprises can accelerate AI delivery with confidence, knowing security is embedded from day one rather than acting as a constraint.”

 

“Enterprises are embracing AI to drive productivity, automate decisions, and transform operations, but this adoption is expanding the attack surface at an unprecedented pace,” said David Haber, VP of AI Agent Security at Check Point Software. “Together with ControlPlane, we help organizations operationalize AI securely across cloud native environments. Check Point’s AI-native platform protects every phase of the AI lifecycle—from training and inference to agentic orchestration—so customers can innovate faster while maintaining strong security, compliance, and governance.”

 

About ControlPlane

 

ControlPlane is a highly specialized Enterprise DevSecOps and AI Security consultancy founded to design, build, and secure Cloud Native solutions for regulated organisations. Our mission is to accelerate innovation where trust, compliance, and security are non-negotiable. Visit us at control-plane.io

 

 

 

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Canoga Perkins and Druid Software showcased their partnership with Canoga Perkins demonstrating Frame Replication and Elimination for Reliability (FRER) at the Winter 2025 Druid Demo Days. This marks a new era of networking for mission critical applications across industries such as mining, industrial automation, and smart manufacturing. FRER is the foremost data protection mechanism delivering unmatched, lossless delivery of mission critical data. Canoga Perkins and Druid created a Private 5G network where SyncMetra protected traffic between the Druid’s Raemis core and the Radio Area Network delivering hitless failover and continuous video traffic.

 

Canoga Perkins is pleased to announce their return to MWC Barcelona in 2026, where they will once again showcase their advanced technical demonstration highlighting FRER and cutting‑edge 5G TSN solutions.

 

 

The Canoga Perkins team will be on-site to discuss the latest advancements in deterministic networking, including Frame Replication and Elimination for Reliability (FRER) and breakthrough developments in 5G Time Sensitive Networking (TSN).

 

 

To schedule a meeting with the experts bringing 5G TSN Solutions to life, please contact: marketing@canogaperkins.net.

 

 

The Technology

 

 

Canoga Perkins SyncMetra Solution: The SyncMetra® platform demonstrates our commitment to innovation. It is a software-defined, IT-operated 5G transport solution that integrates Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) to provide ultra-reliable, low-latency communications essential for industrial automation, enterprise Al, and AR/VR applications. By simplifying the deployment and management of private 5G networks, SyncMetra® enables organizations to harness the power of next-generation technologies with unprecedented ease and efficiency.

 

 

Druid Software Raemis™ core network platform: Raemis™ is an enterprise-grade, 3GPP-compliant platform designed to simplify the deployment and management of resilient private networks for enterprise and mission-critical across diverse industries. Designed with flexibility in mind, Raemis™ supports advanced capabilities including network slicing, scalable deployment models from tens to tens of thousands of connected devices, and seamless integration through its built-in REST API. Running on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) infrastructure and fully radio-agnostic, Raemis™ enables seamless integration with any RAN vendor, ensuring architectural flexibility, vendor independence, and long-term investment protection.

 

 

A Shared Vision and Future of Co-Developed Solutions

 

 

“We understand that customers are looking for far more than just a standalone product; they are seeking solutions that comprehensively address their complex and evolving operational challenges. We are excited to address these challenges by creating end-to-end 5G TSN solutions for the most critical use cases,” stated Malik Arshad, President of Canoga Perkins.

 

 

“This significant partnership with Druid Software underscores our commitment to deep ecosystem alignment and proactive leadership alongside other industry leaders,” he continued. “By bringing our industry expertise together, we are positioned to provide a unified, highly efficient, and incredibly flexible 5G TSN solution that drives the next wave of industrial automation and autonomy.”

 

 

Industry leaders, ecosystem partners and customers can anticipate a continuous development of groundbreaking advancements from Canoga Perkins and Druid.

 

 

“Private 5G is moving beyond coverage and capacity — it is becoming the backbone of industrial control systems,” said Tadhg Kenny, President of Strategic Global Partnerships, Druid Software. “With Raemis™ at the core and Canoga Perkins’ FRER capabilities protecting traffic flows, we demonstrated industrial-grade resilience and hitless failover across the data path from core to RAN. Building on this foundation, Druid and Canoga Perkins are continuing discussions on deeper collaboration around Time-Sensitive Networking integration, reinforcing our shared commitment to delivering deterministic performance for the most demanding industrial applications.”

 

 

About Druid Software

 

 

Druid Software, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Ireland, is the industry-leader in private cellular network technology. Mature & field-tested Raemis™ provides an ultra-efficient, highly scalable platform for a wide variety of cellular core network functions, supporting both 4G & 5G technologies. Its extensive set of unique features specifically designed for use by mission-critical applications across multiple industries.

 

 

About Canoga Perkins

 

 

With over five decades of engineering excellence, Canoga Perkins has consistently led the charge in delivering mission-critical network solutions that empower industries to innovate and thrive. Trusted by leading service providers, industrial enterprises, utilities, military branches, and government agencies, Canoga Perkins combines a rich legacy with a relentless drive for innovation. We lead with AI whenever possible, designing intelligent solutions that are not only reliable and secure but also scalable and adaptable, ensuring our clients are always at the forefront of technological advancement.

 

 

Learn more at www.canogaperkins.net.

 

 

 

 

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Brave, a new-age tech brand built for Mind Athletes – students, creators, early professionals, and free thinkers who don’t follow templates – today launched Brave Ark, its first device – a 2-in-1 Android PC built for PC-mode productivity on Android.

Designed to adapt to the user’s rhythm across cafe tables, classrooms, hostel rooms, and work desks, Brave Ark empowers a touch-first generation to “Do the New”. Brave Ark will be sold exclusively on Amazon.in starting 6th February 2026 at Rs 34,999. First 200 buyers will receive a complimentary backlit Bluetooth keyboard as a launch benefit.

Product Specifications

Category	Specification
Display	12.95-inch IPS, 1840 × 2880, 144 Hz, 700 nits typ., 96% color gamut, 264 PPI
Chipset	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, AI-ready with on-device NPU capabilities
Memory/Storage	12 GB LPDDR5X / 256 GB UFS 3.1
Battery	14,550 mAh – segment’s biggest battery, 33W fast charging
Audio	8-speaker DTS system (4×1W + 4×0.8W), dual mics with noise reduction
Cameras	5 MP front FF / 13 MP rear AF + Flash
OS/Build	Android 15, full-metal detachable 2-in-1 PC form factor

 

Service and Support

Service & Support: Brave Ark is backed by a rapidly expanding pan-India service network to ensure a reliable ownership experience from day one. The brand is currently serviceable across 21,000+ pincodes in India, supported by 18,000+ authorised carry-in service centres and doorstep pick-up and drop services across 3,000+ pincodes. This comprehensive after-sales ecosystem is designed to deliver timely support, minimise downtime, and offer consistent service quality across markets. Through its hybrid service model, Brave ensures timely support for users across metros, Tier 2 and emerging cities, offering both walk-in service centres and hassle-free home pick-up for repairs—underscoring its focus on reliable after-sales care and cutting-edge product design.

“With Brave, our focus has been on building technology for a new generation of ‘Mind Athletes’—students, creators, early professionals, and independent thinkers who challenge convention and expect their devices to keep pace with their ambitions,” said Shwetabh Rai, Founder & CEO, Brave. “We were grateful for the opportunity to meet Ashwini Vaishnaw and engage in discussions around India’s AI Mission and the rapidly evolving technology infrastructure shaping the country’s digital future—an ecosystem that strongly aligns with our vision of delivering accessible, performance-driven computing for the next generation.”

For Mind Athletes Who Do the New

Brave Ark combines a 12.95-inch high-refresh display with Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 power for seamless multitasking, NPU-powered AI experiences, and all-day battery life. The full-metal build, 8-speaker audio, and detachable design target Grade 8-12 students, college goers, creators, developers, and young entrepreneurs seeking fluid workflows on Android.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0GFB2F784

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Impetus Technologies India Private Limited is proud to announce that it has secured 2nd place in the “Dream Employer of the Year 2026–27” category at the prestigious World HRD Congress, a globally recognized platform that celebrates excellence in people practices, workplace culture, and organizational development.

This recognition underscores Impetus’ continued commitment to building a high-trust, inclusive, and growth-focused workplace where employees are empowered to thrive. The award acknowledges organizations that demonstrate outstanding people-first practices, strong leadership, and a culture that fosters innovation, collaboration, and professional development.

Speaking on the achievement, Sanjeev, Senior Vice President and CHRO, said: “This recognition is a reflection of the culture we are building together at Impetus. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and this honor belongs to every employee who contributes to making Impetus a supportive, collaborative, and high-performing workplace. We are proud to be recognized on such a respected global platform.”

Impetus continues to invest in initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and overall employee well-being, ensuring that it remains a workplace where talent can grow and succeed.

This milestone reinforces Impetus’ position as an employer of choice and highlights its ongoing efforts to create an environment where people and performance go hand in hand.

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Uptime Institute, the Global Digital Infrastructure Authority, today announced that Khazna Data Centers, a global leader in hyperscale digital infrastructure, has achieved the Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents (TCDD) award for its newest 100 MW AI-optimized data center, QAJ01 —set to be the first certified AI data center with liquid cooling in the Middle East and North Africa region.

 

Representing the largest facility in Khazna’s portfolio, this state-of-the-art development features 20 data halls, each delivering 5 MW of IT capacity, purpose-built to meet the demands of next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. The certification underscores Khazna’s commitment to designing world-class, resilient, and efficient data center infrastructure in alignment with the industry’s most rigorous global standards.

 

 

Located in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, the new facility has been designed with advanced liquid-cooling systems to support the high rack densities and thermal loads required by large-scale AI training and inference applications, while optimizing energy efficiency and maintaining operational resilience.

 

 

“Achieving Tier III Certification for our Ajman facility reflects Khazna’s deep commitment to engineering excellence and operational resilience as we scale to meet the AI era. QAJ1 sets a new regional benchmark, combining high-density readiness, advanced liquid cooling, and globally certified design to support the next generation of compute. It is a strategic milestone in our mission to deliver future-ready infrastructure,” said Abdulmajeed Harmoodi, Chief Technology Officer, Khazna Data Centers.

 

 

“This Tier Certification marks an important advancement for the regional digital infrastructure ecosystem,” said Mustapha Louni, CBO, Uptime Institute. “Khazna’s AI-optimized facility integrates liquid cooling and high-density configurations while maintaining Tier III level resilience. It demonstrates how data centers can evolve to meet the accelerating compute needs of AI without compromising reliability or efficiency.”

 

 

Key highlights of the project:

 

 

• Set to become the first Uptime Institute Tier Certified AI data center with liquid cooling in the region: Purpose-built for high-density AI compute environments. This further illustrates the company’s understanding of Tier III criticality of resilient infrastructure to support the demanding and dynamic workload for AI.
• 100 MW total IT load: Engineered to support hyperscale and AI workloads at scale.
• 20 data halls, each with 5 MW capacity: Modular, scalable architecture enabling phased deployment and flexible operations.
• Largest Khazna facility to date: Establishing a new flagship for the company’s growing portfolio of world-class data centers.
• Uptime Institute Tier Certified Design Documents (TCDD): Confirms the facility’s design meets globally recognized standards for performance, redundancy, and resilience.

 

 

Uptime Institute’s Tier Certification of Design Documents (TCDD) is the first step in the Institute’s globally recognized Tier Certification process, validating that a facility’s design plans meet the requirements of its Tier Standard for Topology. The award provides assurance that once constructed, the facility can achieve the desired performance and resilience outcomes. The Khazna UAE portfolio currently consists of 30 data centers, 22 of which have achieved the Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility Awards.

 

About Uptime Institute

 

 

Uptime Institute is the Global Digital Infrastructure Authority. With over 4,000 awards issued in over 122 countries around the globe, and over 1,100 currently active projects in 80+ countries, Uptime has helped tens of thousands of companies optimize critical IT assets while managing costs, resources, and efficiency. For over 30 years, the company has established industry-leading benchmarks for data center performance, resilience, sustainability, and efficiency, which provide customers assurance that their digital infrastructure can perform across a wide array of operating conditions at a level consistent with their individual business needs. Uptime’s Tier Standard is the IT infrastructure industry’s most trusted and adopted global standard for the design, construction, and operation of data centers. Offerings include the organization’s Tier Standard and Certifications, Management & Operations reviews and assessments including SCIRA-FSI financial sector risk assessment, Sustainability Assessment, and a broad range of additional risk management, performance, availability, and related offerings. Uptime Education training programs have been successfully completed by over 100,000 data center professionals, such as the much-valued ATD (Accredited Tier Designer) and AOS (Accredited Operations Specialist). The Uptime Education curriculum has been expanded by the 2023 acquisition of CNet Training Ltd.

 

 

Uptime Institute is headquartered in New York, NY, with offices in London, Sao Paulo, Dubai, Riyadh, and Singapore, and full-time Uptime professionals based in over thirty-four countries around the world. For more information, visit uptimeinstitute.com.

 

 

About Khazna Data Centers

 

 

As one of the fastest growing hyperscale data center platforms globally, Khazna Data Centers enables the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital economies by delivering advanced infrastructure with unparalleled energy efficiency. Khazna is at the forefront of data center technology, pioneering solutions that combine innovation, resiliency, and sustainability. Khazna empowers governments, businesses, and societies to thrive in the digital age with data centers that are designed to handle the high-density computing requirements essential for the next-generation, AI-powered applications powering the future economy.

 

 

 

 

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TransUnion CIBIL, India’s leading credit information company, today announced the integration of the consumer CIBIL Score and Report into State Bank of India’s (SBI) You Only Need One (YONO) app. Seamless incorporation of the score and report allows the bank’s customers to securely access and monitor their CIBIL Score and wider credit information when they use the app. The integration also includes report analysis, ‘Frequently Asked Questions,’ and gamified learning to understand the credit score process. In addition, the CIBIL Score Simulator feature in the app will help customers simulate different credit scenarios, such as opening or closing loan accounts and credit cards, late payments, clearance of credit card dues, and new enquiries, among others, to assess and understand the implications for their CIBIL Score.

 

The integration of the CIBIL Score and related features on the YONO app places credit awareness at the centre of everyday banking, enabling consumers to make more informed financial decisions through easy access to credit insights.

 

Launched in December 2025, YONO’s updated version is State Bank of India’s integrated digital banking all-in-one super app that brings banking, shopping, insurance, investment, bookings and everyday services onto a single interface. It works seamlessly across devices, offering a personalised experience and spending analytics to help customers meet a wide range of financial and lifestyle needs through a secure, smart and intuitive digital experience.

 

The collaboration between TransUnion CIBIL and SBI brings together two institutions that play a vital role in India’s financial ecosystem. By embedding access to the CIBIL Score and other features within one of the country’s most widely used digital banking platforms – trusted and used by millions of active customers – the initiative underscores TransUnion CIBIL’s efforts to boost consumer awareness and empowerment. The integration keeps consumer ease and convenience at its core, thereby improving transparency, encouraging responsible credit behaviour, and giving consumers a secure and familiar way to access their credit information.

 

Commenting on the partnership, Bhavesh Jain, MD and CEO, TransUnion CIBIL, said, “A strong and resilient credit ecosystem is built on transparency, timely access to information and responsible credit behaviour. Our integration into State Bank of India’s YONO app is focused on making credit awareness simple, accessible, and part of everyday banking. By empowering its customers to check and track their CIBIL Score and Report, we are helping consumers take greater ownership of their credit health. When credit information is available within a trusted banking platform, it becomes a practical tool for learning, planning, and making better financial decisions. This integration is an important step towards strengthening financial literacy and credit awareness at scale, and it supports the development of a more informed, inclusive, and sustainable credit ecosystem in India, in keeping with our purpose of driving ‘Information for Good.”

 

Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, CGM – Digital Banking and Transformation – Consumer, State Bank of India, said, “As digital banking continues to expand across India, building trust, transparency, and financial awareness remains a key priority. Through its collaboration with TransUnion CIBIL, YONO makes credit information more accessible and easier to understand, empowering customers with greater visibility into their credit health. By integrating CIBIL score access within the YONO platform, SBI enables customers to make more informed credit and borrowing decisions, supporting a transparent, responsible, and resilient credit ecosystem in the country.”

 

Through this collaboration, TransUnion CIBIL continues to strengthen access to trusted credit information by embedding the CIBIL Score into everyday banking journeys. The integration supports informed financial decision-making, encourages responsible credit behaviour through easy and convenient monitoring, and leverages SBI’s comprehensive digital-first approach through YONO, contributing to a more informed and inclusive credit ecosystem in India.