Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, has announced the opening of two data centres in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Jeddah and Riyadh cities, in their bid to ensure data security, sovereignty and top - notch service in the region, thereby bringing the total number of their data centres worldwide to 18.

Speaking in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia's capital - Zoho's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sridhar Vembu said that the investment underscores the corporation's commitment to data sovereignty and compliance with the local Personal Data Protection Laws, while further enhancing service quality and security for their customers in Saudi Arabia.

"It's a big commitment we made, we are fulfilling it. It's important for privacy consciousness, it's important for all the regulatory compliance. With this, Zoho is now feeling compliant with the bandits of the kingdom here so that your data stays here. All the safeguards you get in the law apply here. So we are subject to sovereign law here," stated Sridhar Vembu.

"This is also part of our transnational localism philosophy, we have and are still recruiting but most importantly, 83% of our staff here is Saudi. Creating local talents is also our commitment. So we want to be grounded and well rooted in Saudi's community. We are here to stay. We want to thank our customers in Saudi Arabia and our partners for making this the fastest growing country in the world for us.

As a way of contributing to the Saudi Vision 2030, Zoho Corporation has also committed itself to investing about SAR 500 million, to focus on developing digital infrastructure and strategic partnerships with local government entities.

The announcements were made on the sidelines of #LEAP 2024 - the world's largest and most attended technology convention.