Nestled between the turquoise waters of the Arabian Gulf and majestic Dubai skyline, this year, Huawei’s Global Data Center Facility Summit 2025 took place at Atlantis The Palm, an iconic destination resort which saw Huawei welcome over 500 of its customers, partners and industry leaders from across the world.

During the event, aptly titled “Powering the digital era forward,” Huawei presented delegates with its bold vision and strategy for the future, via the combination of a lively exhibition hall, empowering keynote speeches, an immersive VR experience, the launch of a brand new whitepaper, as well as live product demonstrations, all finished off with a sensational gala dinner.

As official media partner, DCD was of course along for the ride, soaking up the spectacular atmosphere, speaking to industry experts and enjoying the phenomenal hospitality always synonymous with a Huawei hosted event.

For those that were unable to attend, or simply want to relive the experience, in this eBook we explore the key topics, trends and opportunities presented by the AI era. We hear from industry experts on the cutting-edge strategies empowering us to not only build the future-proof, highly reliable infrastructure intelligent computing demands, but inspire us to power the digital era forward together.