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War damage forces costly rethink of AI infrastructure

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17 September 2026

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Fusion42 · 17 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Physical damage to AWS data centres in Bahrain and the UAE from the US-Israeli war with Iran has created a need for costly redesign of AI infrastructure in the Gulf, with risks prompting investors to reconsider. Experts emphasise the need for hyperscale cloud providers to adapt to coordinated multi-zone attacks and consider unconventional solutions like subsea data centres to protect critical AI assets.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML.

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AI infrastructure in the Gulf now needs to resist physical attacks across multiple cloud zones at once. You must plan beyond conventional redundancy and consider relocating or shielding data centres to maintain service reliability and investor confidence.

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