{"id":22906,"date":"2022-03-17T10:41:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T10:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damacofficial.com\/hussainsajwani\/?p=22906"},"modified":"2025-06-23T06:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:15:16","slug":"damacs-hussain-sajwani-is-all-set-for-his-next-big-business-push-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damacofficial.com\/hussainsajwani\/damacs-hussain-sajwani-is-all-set-for-his-next-big-business-push-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Damac&#8217;s Hussain Sajwani is all set for his next big business push &#8211; data centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dubai\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HussainSajwani\">Hussain Sajwani<\/a>, founder of Damac Properties, is taking up his next big business challenge \u2013 to build data centers. And these plans are not just for the UAE and the Gulf, but \u201canywhere from Ireland to Tokyo\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new company, Edgnex, set up to handle this build-and-lease of data centers is 100 per cent owned by Sajwani. The business of data centers is a multi-billion dollar industry as the digital economy keeps on adding more data from the way consumers and businesses use it. All of that data churn out needs to be stored and managed, which is where Edgnex can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sajwani says that not being an out-and-out tech company is not an issue at all. \u201cAt the end of the day, data center business is very much like a high-end hotel,\u201d he said. \u201cBuy a piece of land at the right location, build up to very high-end specs and then lease it out to the hyper-scalers and big retailers who needs to manage their data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur role and function are quite clear \u2013 we get the permits from the authorities and build and design a building to fit the needs of our tenants. What we need to do is ensure constant power and the highest degree of web connectivity to the buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intensely competitive<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the UAE, the likes of Khazna and the telecom giants have their own data center operations. Edgnex, however, wants to scale both within the UAE and outside from the get-go. \u201cAs I said, Ireland to Tokyo is where we want to be,\u201d said Sajwani. \u201cThere\u2019s also the CIS, Turkey and Africa. Europe and Asia is where we plan to go big, but we won\u2019t get into North or South America. They are too far off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Saudi Arabia, plots have been bought, and elsewhere negotiations are on. On whether data centers aren\u2019t too capital intensive, Sajwani said: \u201cThey are and they do take time to return profits. But you still have the underlying asset, which is the land and building, and that will continue to appreciate. Just the way good hotels at great locations do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A team has been put together to take the Edgnex project forward. Sajwani said he\u2019s open to alliances from tech majors if they come calling. \u201cAnyone who will add value for us is welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why go global?<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the real estate development side, Sajwani had taken a step-by-step strategy. Starting off in Dubai, he added new markets, including launching a super-luxury project in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, why opt to go for multiple global markets at the same time with Ednex? \u201cI have got the experience of being in 15 markets (with Damac,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted this to be a global company and not limit ourselves to any one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCovid has been a major factor in bringing about a world of change. It has meant a faster move for everyone towards digital economies. When everything gets done on the phone, there is a need to increase the data space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/business\/markets\/damacs-hussain-sajwani-is-all-set-for-his-next-big-business-push---data-centers-1.1647496803137\">Gulf News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai\u2019s&nbsp;Hussain Sajwani, founder of Damac Properties, is taking up his next big business challenge \u2013 to build data centers. 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