4th Generation air‑cooled design for large‑scale tenancy in KSA — optimized for predictable capacity, rapid deployment, and cost-effective operation.
Optimized for 1 kW–20 kW per rack
Supports diverse workloads compute, storage, networking
Advanced technolgy to lower cooling energy use
Rack and aisle designs to maximize usable white‑space
Desert Dragon provides turnkey air‑cooled halls, engineered for hyperscalers and large enterprise clouds. Our facilities optimize use of hot‑aisle, high‑efficiency CRAC/CRAH systems, balanced airflow using FWU distribution, and data‑hall power architectures to deliver predictable thermal performance for Private, Government, and Public clouds, and other enterprise workloads.
Core capabilities:
Containment and airflow engineering: hot aisles containment to eliminate bypass
Optimized air handlers: high‑efficiency CRAC/CRAH/Fan Wall units, variable‑speed fans, and staged cooling for partial‑load efficiency
Power & distribution: Compliant with Tier III, N+1 redundant PDUs, busway topologies sized for mixed densities, and surge protection
Monitoring & safety: real‑time temperature, humidity, and airflow telemetry with alarmed thresholds and leak/ingress detection
OEM‑agnostic support: qualified server SKUs, retrofit guidance, and spare‑parts logistics
Improved PUE: controlled dynamic cooling and economization strategies
Auditable telemetry: API access for tenant DCIM/ITSM integration
AI‑driven optimization & OPEX impact FinBladeAI enhances air‑cooled operations by modeling thermal zones, predicting load shifts, and coordinating fan speeds and cooling stages to minimize energy use while protecting performance.
Busways, PDUs, and distribution sized for mixed rack profiles with surge and redundancy
Repeatable racks laid in HACs to make up PODs and add‑on racks for smooth scale‑up
Chilled water network - air cooled chillers
Walidated server, rack types, and retrofit guidance for major OEMs
N+1 cooling and power topologies to meet SLAs
Real-time analytics enabling predictive maintenance and optimized load balancing.
Desert Dragon air-cooled HAC pods operate under a disciplined operational framework designed for large-scale deployments. Facilities follow specialized procedures compliant with TCOS CONOPS and the trained staff to continuously monitor through live telemetry across fluid systems, power infrastructure, and heat-rejection components. This operational model ensures predictable thermal performance, high availability, and smooth cluster scale-out, allowing client teams to focus on compute performance rather than cooling management.
We combine instrumentation and procedures so tenants run compute, not cooling. Operational features:
We map air‑cooled adoption to your workload roadmap with pilot, scale, and steady‑state phases. Program steps:
Our operations layer uses analytics and closed‑loop controls to optimize setpoints, detect anomalies, and maintain efficiency while protecting SLAs.
Designed for mixed‑density tenancy in KSA — practical, resilient, and efficient air‑cooled infrastructure to support enterprises, cloud partners, and research clusters.
Desert Dragon’s air‑cooled data center solutions deliver reliable, scalable performance for mixed‑density deployments (1–20 kW/rack). Modular power, precision airflow, and enterprise‑grade ops — ready for your pilot to production path in KSA.
At Desert Dragon, Dan provides strategic guidance on delivering energy‑intensive, future‑ready digital infrastructure, with particular emphasis on efficiency, environmental responsibility, and scalability. His global perspective and trusted relationships across governments, utilities, investors, and technology partners strengthen Desert Dragon’s ability to execute complex hyperscale and AI‑ready data center initiatives, supporting resilient growth and positioning the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a leading hub for next‑generation digital infrastructure.
Dan is an accomplished digital infrastructure executive with 30 years of experience across the global data center industry, bringing a rare breadth of leadership across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. His career has influenced every layer of the data center value chain, from early‑stage development and site strategy to large‑scale operational platforms supporting hyperscale, cloud, and enterprise customers.
Throughout his career, Dan has worked extensively with hyperscalers, major cloud providers, colocation operators, sovereign entities, and large enterprises, giving him deep insight into the technical, regulatory, and commercial dynamics that underpin sustainable growth in digital infrastructure. His experience spans land acquisition, power and utility strategy, regulatory navigation, supply‑chain management, and commercial structuring—enabling him to align technical execution with long‑term economic viability.
Loren Long has spent nearly three decades working across the full spectrum of critical infrastructure from highly connected edge deployments to Gigafactory-scale AI workloads, building a reputation as one of the industry’s most versatile and trusted practitioners.
A recognized authority on data center sustainability, Loren is a published author, sought-after speaker, and consultant whose insights have shaped thinking across the sector. He co-founded one of the first edge-focused data center companies, where he led site selection, partner development, and operations through to a successful exit. Following that, he turned his focus to global hyperscale platforms, conducting rigorous due diligence across technical, operational, and regulatory dimensions for some of the world’s largest infrastructure investors.
At Desert Dragon, Loren draws on this breadth of experience to drive the efficient, scalable delivery processes that clients depend on from project inception through to operational readiness.
Paul Morisson is a digital infrastructure executive and strategy advisor with deep expertise in high-density, sustainability-driven data centers and advanced Direct-to-Chip (DTC) liquid-cooling technologies. His background in renewable‑powered infrastructure and AI‑optimized platform design positions him as a key contributor to Desert Dragon’s mission to establish the Kingdom’s first AI‑focused data center ecosystem.
As a co-founder of Hydro66, Paul led global site selection, land acquisition, foreign direct investment negotiations, and power agreements for a 40 MW renewable energy data center in Sweden, now recognized as Europe’s largest GPU compute cluster, and subsequently acquired by Northern Data AG. His career also includes leadership roles in major infrastructure transformations, such as guiding Easynet through its £211 million acquisition by Sky and overseeing global data center consolidation across 18 News Corp entities.
At Desert Dragon, Paul advises on AI compute infrastructure strategy, green energy integration, and hyperscale platform development, helping align technology choices with capital efficiency and long-term national objectives. His experience enables Desert Dragon to deliver scalable, low‑carbon, high‑performance AI infrastructure that directly supports the KSA’s goals to lead in sustainable AI compute, attract global investment, and build a resilient digital backbone aligned with Vision 2030.
Luke Good is a digital infrastructure professional and technical advisor with a strong foundation in data center operations, design, and infrastructure execution. At Desert Dragon, he supports the evaluation, development, and optimization of digital infrastructure investments, bringing technical rigor and disciplined analysis to capital and platform decision‑making.
As a Senior Executive at Evermere, Luke specializes in bridging the gap between technical execution and investment strategy, ensuring infrastructure solutions are both operationally sound and commercially viable. His experience spans critical facilities design, operational performance, and customer‑focused solution delivery, enabling him to translate complex technical requirements into scalable, investment‑ready outcomes.
At Desert Dragon, Luke plays an integral role in technical due diligence and investment strategy, helping assess opportunities and guide the delivery of high‑performance digital infrastructure platforms. His hands‑on operational perspective strengthens strategic decisions, reduces technical risk, and supports the development of resilient, scalable infrastructure aligned with long‑term growth objectives.
Robert Karssiens brings more than 30 years of global experience in digital infrastructure and serves as a pivotal advisor in advancing Desert Dragon’s strategic objectives in KSA for delivering investment‑grade, scalable platforms that align with Vision 2030 and national AI ambitions.
As Middle East Principal for Evermere’s Digital Infrastructure Division, he is a seasoned infrastructure strategist and deal architect with deep expertise across the full lifecycle of large‑scale data center and AI infrastructure platforms. Robert’s background spans early‑stage site strategy, capital structuring, platform development, operational readiness, and monetization, with a particular strength in aligning commercial execution with institutional and sovereign investment requirements. His ability to integrate capital markets, technology positioning, and regional priorities makes him a key contributor to Desert Dragon’s Saudi‑focused digital infrastructure initiatives.
In this advisory role, Robert supports Desert Dragon’s leadership in attracting global capital, reducing execution risk, and accelerating the development of resilient digital infrastructure, thereby directly strengthening Saudi Arabia’s position as a regional and global hub for advanced data centers and AI‑driven technologies.
Dr. Kholood is a distinguished Saudi regulatory and government affairs leader with more than two decades of experience across national institutions, public‑sector modernization, and high‑governance environments. At Desert Dragon, she brings regulatory insight, government engagement, and alignment with KSA’s Vision 2030 priorities. She reinforces our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and responsible innovation while ensuring that advanced technologies are deployed safely and credibly in full compliance with national regulatory and development objectives, delivering long-term value to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Kholood played a critical role in KSA’s Ministry of Health crisis response operations, supporting policy execution, operational continuity, and cross-government collaboration under extraordinary conditions. Her expertise in regulatory oversight, institutional alignment, and governance mechanisms is particularly relevant to the deployment of emerging technologies, AI systems, and digital infrastructure within tightly regulated and security‑sensitive environments.
Her distinguished role in Desert Dragon will contribute to the development of the “national” program, the policy framework, and inter-agency coordination at the highest levels of government.
Tobias brings two decades of global leadership across capital markets, advanced technology, and large-scale infrastructure experience directly aligned with Desert Dragon’s mission. In his role as the Board’s Advisor, he will provide global strategic insight to drive innovation in line with technological advances, economies of scale, and geopolitical shifts that will define the next decade. His presence strengthens our ability to build a future-ready platform with the scale, sophistication, and credibility required to lead technology transformation in KSA.
As the CEO of Evermere, Tobias leads high-stakes investment and technology initiatives spanning critical global systems, including advanced computing, digital infrastructure, AI-driven platforms, and sovereign-grade economic architecture. His work advising sovereign funds, institutional investors, global financial partners, and technology operators gives him a unique perspective on how frontier technologies transition from prototype to scalable national capability.
Tobias has structured and led complex, high-value transactions (M&A) to shape national and regional infrastructure, with expertise in system design, scalability, and technical execution. This sets Desert Dragon apart with founder-level operational expertise and institutional investment acumen.
Farah Zeid leads Desert Dragon’s administration, focusing on workforce development, talent acquisition, and leadership development. Her mission is to build a high-performance team capable of supporting the Kingdom’s growing technology sector.
Mohammed AlDhabaan provides strategic leadership and long-term vision for Desert Dragon Data Centers. With extensive experience across government collaboration, infrastructure development, and strategic investment initiatives in the Kingdom, he guides the organization’s role in supporting Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation. His leadership ensures that Desert Dragon’s growth aligns with national priorities under Vision 2030 while fostering partnerships that accelerate technological innovation across the Kingdom.