Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2014 The armed conflict in the Middle East has\nwidened after a joint attack by the United States and Israel on Iran\nprompted retaliation in the region. Its impact has not only been felt in\nthe defence and energy sectors but has also directly disrupted the\noperations of major American technology giants.<\/p>\n
Several global technology companies, including Nvidia, Amazon, and\nAlphabet\u2014the parent company of Google\u2014have uniformly closed offices and\nimplemented remote work for staff in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, in an internal memo, said the\nNvidia office in Dubai would be closed temporarily and all employees\nwere asked to work from home.<\/p>\n
The company\u2019s crisis management team is reported to be working around\nthe clock to ensure staff safety, including around 6,000 employees based\nin Israel.<\/p>\n
Israel is Nvidia\u2019s largest research and development base outside the\nUnited States, particularly since the 2019 acquisition of Mellanox for\nUS$7.13 billion.<\/p>\n
Air travel disruptions have become an immediate consequence of the\nescalation. More than 11,000 flights in the Middle East have been\ncancelled since the weekend, according to Cirium data.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, dozens of Google employees were reportedly stranded in\nDubai after attending a conference for the company\u2019s cloud unit. Dubai\nhas long been a major hub for Google\u2019s cloud operations and sales in the\nMiddle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n
The company said the situation was evolving rapidly and that the\nprimary focus was the safety and welfare of staff in the region, CNBC\nInternational reported on Wednesday (4 March 2026).<\/p>\n
Amazon Data Centres Hit by Drone Attack<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Amazon is facing a more serious impact. Two data centres\nin the United Arab Emirates were reportedly struck directly by drone\nattacks, while a facility in Bahrain was damaged by a nearby strike.<\/p>\n
Structural damage, power outages, and water damage have left these\nfacilities unable to operate.<\/p>\n
Several Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings, including virtual\nservers and databases, are still experiencing disruptions.<\/p>\n
AWS has even urged customers to back up data and consider migrating\nworkloads to other regions.<\/p>\n
Amazon now requires all corporate staff in the Middle East to work\nremotely and follow local government guidance.<\/p>\n
The widening conflict underscores how the Middle East has become a\nkey node in the global technology industry. Dubai and Tel Aviv are not\nmerely branch offices but hubs for cloud, AI research, and\ninternationally scaled data infrastructure.<\/p>\n
With security conditions deemed unpredictable, US technology\ncompanies are preparing to face broader operational risks, ranging from\ndisruptions to the digital supply chain to potential relocation of\nstrategic infrastructure.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-war-widens-as-us-tech-giants-shut-offices-1772639974", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }