Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Microsoft have teamed up to advance Industry 4.0 and digital transformation in the UAE.
Under the partnership, both companies aim to set a global standard for the aluminium industry and enhance the sustainability of EGA’s computing operations.
Abdulnasser bin Kalban, EGA Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are already transforming EGA’s operations, business and employee experience through Industry 4.0 and our broader digital transformation. Our collaboration with Microsoft will enable us to further accelerate, scale and sustain this work as a digital lighthouse for the region and our industry.”
As members of the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology’s Industry 4.0 Champions Network, the two companies will work together on EGA’s digital roadmap, leveraging the power of cloud computing to develop new digital solutions.
By shifting a third of EGA’s server infrastructure and applications to Microsoft Azure Cloud, EGA will see significant energy savings, reducing energy consumption by up to 65 percent and CO2 emissions by over 80 percent.
EGA will also establish a private Microsoft Azure Cloud at its sites, and use virtual desktop cloud computers to improve workplace computing for employees.
Carlo K. Nizam, EGA Chief Digital Officer, said, “Deploying EGA’s and Microsoft’s talent, muscle and technology together will allow us to develop the most advanced digital capabilities and hybrid cloud platform in the aluminium industry. At the same time, we will improve the environmental sustainability of EGA’s computing infrastructure and benefit from seamless security and operations of both our public and private cloud assets.”
Naim Yazbeck, General Manager at Microsoft UAE, said, “We are proud to partner with EGA, the largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer in the world, to accelerate their Industry 4.0 transformation while also pioneering further improvements in Microsoft’s own cloud for manufacturing services. I look forward to further collaborations between EGA and Microsoft in the future, both locally and globally.”
