Touchdown Middle East
About the event
Regional data centre conference run by the Gulf Data Centre Association, moving from Bahrain to Abu Dhabi for its fourth edition, aimed at operators, investors and engineering firms in the Gulf.
Who it is for / why attend
For operators, investors and engineering firms following Gulf projects. The Gulf Data Centre Association conference covers power availability, site readiness, regulation, investment, AI demand and sustainable data centre development.
Venue
Dates and details are compiled from official organiser sources. Check the official website for the programme, admission requirements and registration status before making plans.
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Huawei AI Data Center Reference Design
Import RD 01-21 as parametric AI-hall templates (rack kW, racks per module, module kW, redundancy of fan walls/TMUs/towers, generator and transformer counts) and as golden test cases for capacity math.
- Power distribution supports 2N, DR and BR architectures.
Eaton / Trane 2025
Reference Design #505: Eaton 1 GW Power Architecture Meets Trane Thermal Management
Voltage-selection rule: motors above about 200 kW (large chillers and pumps) default to MV (4.16/6.6/11 kV) feeders; compute I = P/(sqrt(3) x V x PF) to show cable savings.
- 1,500 HP pump: 1,420 A at 480 V vs 164 A at 4.16 kV
BICSI (via Cabling Installation & Maintenance) 2019
ANSI/BICSI 002-2019, Data Center Design and Implementation Best Practices (release announcement)
Keep BICSI 002 edition history (2014, 2019, 2024) in the standards registry for projects citing older editions.
- Previous edition; superseded by BICSI 002-2024.
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