Tenant-defined networking and peering determine predictable application and network performance
Desert Dragon delivers premium carrier neutral colocation where tenant choices such as cross connects, peering, and software defined interconnection define the performance envelope. Our facilities provide diverse fiber entrances, resilient meet me rooms, and a unified portal and API that allow client teams to provision, monitor, and scale interconnections across metros on demand. By combining physical cross connects with software defined interconnection and optional internet exchange (IX) peering, tenants can reduce network hops, lower connectivity costs, and improve latency and throughput aligned with real traffic patterns. Carrier neutrality also aligns with the global backbone strategies of KSA operators and large enterprises.
Our promise to service excellence is simple: clients push bits the shortest way home, fewer miles, fewer dollars, fewer headaches.
Tenants design their own connectivity architecture using cross connects, internet exchange peering, and software defined interconnection. This allows workloads to follow optimized network paths, reducing latency, lowering transit costs, and improving application performance.
Standard, campus, intra tenant, and extended cross connect options with predictable SLAs and private patch strategies executed through meet me rooms.​
Private on demand links to partners and clouds with multi cloud routing provisioned in minutes, enabling policy consistent paths that bypass the public internet.​
Internet exchange policy design and turn up including MLPE and RTBH options, with 1G, 10G, and 100G ports and traffic analytics for performance and cost control.​
Managed virtual appliances for routing, security, and load balancing deployed close to clouds and users, with no additional hardware required.​
High density rack options and hot and cold containment aligned with workload power and cooling envelopes.​
Cabinets, cages, or private suites with modular expansion paths and secure access workflows.​
Change control using MOP, SOP, and EOP procedures, escorted access, materials handling, and auditable cross connect processes.​
The following examples illustrate typical SLA and SLO performance envelopes and optional operational services available to tenants, with targets tailored to each contract and connectivity architecture.
Cross Connect Turn Up: Standard intra MMR turn up within a business day SLA, with expedited options available.
Availability Target: Facility availability designed for 99.982 percent uptime aligned with Tier architecture, with interconnection SLOs defined by metro and carrier stack.
Change Success Rate: ≥ 98 percent, supported by documented rollback procedures under EOP.
Deterministic performance through tenant-defined routes and private interconnects.
Lower total network cost by shifting traffic to IX and private paths.
Faster time to deploy with portal and API provisioning and predictable SLAs.
Future-proof growth through modular space, scalable power, and software-defined connectivity.
Access to multiple carriers and internet exchanges, enabling flexible routing strategies and competitive bandwidth pricing.
Dr. Kholood Al Netaifi is a prominent Saudi regulatory and government affairs leader whose career spans more than two decades across national institutions central to policy development, oversight, and public‑sector modernization. Her work with the Ministry of Health (MOH) included advising on strategic programs, primary care development, and crisis‑response operations at the national level, giving her a deep operational understanding of government systems, decision‑making frameworks, and inter‑agency coordination mechanisms—capabilities essential for guiding the deployment of emerging technologies within high‑governance environments.
As a highly respected Saudi woman leader, Dr. Kholood strengthens Desert Dragon’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and alignment with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 priorities. Her growing specialization in advanced digital systems and AI, combined with her extensive policy and regulatory experience, enables her to bridge the intersection of technology, governance, and national security considerations. Her presence institutionalizes credibility and supports the company’s mission to deploy advanced technologies responsibly, safely, and in full compliance with national development and regulatory expectations.
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.