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MI: Middle East conflict sees data centre targeted as critical infrastructure; opens up debate about self-build versus colocation

  • March 31, 2026
  • Analyst: Philbert Shih

The AWS outage in the UAE and Bahrain, caused by deliberate drone attacks on data centres due to the war in the Middle East, was a wake-up call for infrastructure operators.

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