A seismic shift in global capital is underway. In 2025, data center investment surpassed oil and gas spending for the first time in history. For the Middle East—a region built on hydrocarbon wealth—this marks the beginning of a new era: the age of digital infrastructure.

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Kaylene Eckels, President and COO at Etech Global, thought she had nailed the interview. Her future boss handed her a pen and asked her to sell it, and Kaylene confidently worked through every step of the sales process. When she finished, Glenna Jensen looked at her and said just one word: “And?”