📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN Launch Production AI Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia - $AMD(AMD.US) $Cisco(CSCO.US)

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗔𝗠𝗗, 𝗖𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 and 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 launch production AI compute in Saudi Arabia.

➤ Infrastructure uses 𝗔𝗠𝗗 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗜𝟯𝟱𝟱𝗫 GPUs and 𝗘𝗣𝗬𝗖 CPUs.

➤ 𝗖𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗲 and 𝟴𝟬𝟬𝗚 optics power AI networking.

➤ HUMAIN now provides 𝗚𝗣𝗨-𝗮𝘀-𝗮-𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 for training and inference workloads.

➤ Partners plan up to 𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗠𝗪 of additional AI infrastructure.

➤ Expansion begins in 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 using 𝗔𝗠𝗗 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗜𝟰𝟬𝟬 Series GPUs.

➤ New capacity is expected online beginning in 𝗛𝟮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳.

➤ Joint venture targets up to 𝟭 𝗚𝗪 of AI infrastructure by 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬.

➤ Platform targets 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗔𝗜 customers with locally operated infrastructure.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ Marks a major production deployment for 𝗔𝗠𝗗's latest AI accelerators.

➤ Planned 𝟭 𝗚𝗪 buildout signals substantial long-term AI infrastructure demand.

➤ Strengthens 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗮's ambitions as a global sovereign AI hub.

➤ Expands 𝗔𝗠𝗗 and 𝗖𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 exposure to large-scale AI infrastructure spending.

➤ Offers customers greater control over 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, models, deployment and governance.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗗𝗿. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗦𝘂, Chair and CEO, AMD:

“Bringing AMD Instinct systems online in Saudi Arabia is an important milestone in our work with HUMAIN,” said Dr. Lisa Su, chair and CEO, AMD. “Together, we are building an open, high-performance AI platform that is serving customers today and will scale significantly in the coming years. With AMD Instinct GPUs, EPYC CPUs and ROCm open software at the foundation, we are expanding the compute capacity needed to advance AI innovation across the Kingdom and globally.”

𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗾 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗻, CEO, HUMAIN:

“Putting this infrastructure into production demonstrates HUMAIN’s ability to build, operate and deliver advanced AI infrastructure at scale,” said Tareq Amin, CEO, HUMAIN. “Demand for sovereign, high-performance AI infrastructure continues to grow, and together with AMD and Cisco, we are expanding Saudi Arabia’s role as a platform serving customers across the Kingdom, the region and globally.”

𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘀, Chair and CEO, Cisco:

“The true power of AI lies in its potential to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges,” said Chuck Robbins, chair and CEO, Cisco. “The region is moving quickly from AI investment to delivery, and through our work with HUMAIN and AMD, Cisco is building the critical infrastructure to make AI vision a reality – in the Kingdom and beyond.”