en.Wedoany.com Reported - SAP and Zoom have recently expanded their respective data center footprints, both favoring a leasing model over self-building.
SAP launched a new data center in Mumbai, India on June 12, which will help the company expand data federation capabilities to Indian customers and join its existing facilities in Europe, the United States, and Saudi Arabia. According to SAP's official website, the company has 37 SAP cloud service sites in North America, 2 in South America, 33 in Europe, 15 in Africa, 23 in Asia, and 5 in Australasia. However, the website does not specify the proportion of self-operated data centers versus other companies' cloud regions and colocation facilities among these sites. In India, SAP lists locations including Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Pune. Details such as the specific operator, size, and capacity of this data center have not been disclosed, and DCD has sought further clarification from SAP.
In September 2025, SAP announced plans to invest over €20 billion ($23.3 billion) to expand its sovereign cloud services in Europe. It was previously reported that the company is collaborating with Deutsche Telekom, Ionos, and Schwarz to develop AI data centers in Europe and seeking EU support.
Meanwhile, according to Arab News, Zoom has launched a data center site in Saudi Arabia. The video conferencing platform has leased space in Center3's data center, as part of the company's $75 million investment commitment to the region, with a focus on AI infrastructure. Mohannad AlKalash, Zoom's Vice President for the Middle East, Turkey, Africa, and Pakistan, stated at the launch event that the company's currently offered Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) will be locally hosted in Saudi Arabia to better serve customers and meet local data residency requirements. The project has been underway since early 2025.
Additionally, Zoom revealed in November 2026 that it plans to lease space in a UK data center in the first half of 2026. While no specific facility details were provided, the company stated that the data center will comply with UK data residency requirements, enabling UK-only meeting zones and phone gateways.
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