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July 2025: ADQ and Energy Capital Partners settled on a USD 25 billion endeavor to secure low-carbon power for information centers serving AI workloads. July 2025: Fujitsu revealed its Innovation and Service Vision 2025, highlighting AI-enabled cross-industry communities and net-positive outcomes. Might 2025: Oracle repeated its USD 1.5 billion Saudi financial investment to align with economic-prosperity initiatives and expand cloud areas.
February 2025: Cognizant entered a three-year alliance with Upsource by Solutions in Saudi Arabia to supply Gen-AI-powered finance automation. 1. INTRODUCTION1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition1.2 Scope of the Study2. RESEARCH STUDY METHODOLOGY3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY4. MARKET LANDSCAPE4.1 Market Overview4.2 Market Drivers4.2.1 Rise in hyperscale cloud-region releases across GCC4.2.2 Obligatory in-country data-residency and sovereignty rules4.2.3 Outsourcing push from Vision 2030 and other nationwide agendas4.2.4 Rising cyber-insurance requirements driving handled security uptake4.2.5 AI-enabled service automation cutting total cost of ownership4.2.6 ESG-linked OPEX moving CAPEX work to MSPs4.3 Market Restraints4.3.1 Persistent shortage of Arabic-speaking Tier-3 engineers4.3.2 Federal government "Saudization/Emiratization" hiring quotas4.3.3 High energy-pricing volatility for data-center operations4.3.4 Fragmented regulative certifications across GCC states4.4 Value/ Supply-Chain Analysis4.5 Regulatory Landscape4.6 Technological Outlook4.7 Porter's 5 Forces Analysis4.7.1 Hazard of New Entrants4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers4.7.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers4.7.4 Danger of Substitutes4.7.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry4.8 Impact of Macro Trends4.9 Secret Market Considerations and Emerging Use-Cases5.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE6.1 Market Concentration Analysis6.2 Strategic Relocations (M&A, Collaborations, Launches)6.3 Market Share Analysis (Top-15, 2024)6.4 Business Profiles (consists of Worldwide Level Summary, Market Level Summary, Core Segments, Financials as offered, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share, Services And Product, Current Advancements)6.4.1 Etihad Etisalat Co. (Mobily)6.4.2 Emitac Business Solutions LLC6.4.3 Saudi Telecom Business (stc)6.4.4 Hewlett Packard Business Company6.4.5 ACS Group6.4.6 International Business Machines Corporation6.4.7 Diyar United Company6.4.8 Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. 6.4.9 Wipro Limited6.4.10 AGC Networks Limited6.4.11 MEEZA QSTP-LLC6.4.12 Emirates Integrated Telecom Business PJSC (du)6.4.13 Injazat Data Systems LLC6.4.14 Gulf Business Machines (GBM)6.4.15 Fujitsu Ltd.
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS7.1 White-space and Unmet-Need Assessment **Topic to Schedule Managed services are the practice of outsourcing the obligation for keeping and preparing for the need for a range of procedures and functions, ostensibly for the function of enhanced operations and lowered financial expenditures through the decrease of straight utilized personnel.
The market sizes and projections are offered in regards to value in USD for all the above sections. By Managed Service TypeManaged Infrastructure ServicesManaged Hosting ServicesManaged Security ServicesManaged Cloud ServicesDisaster Recovery and Business ContinuityNetwork and Communication ServicesEnd-user Support ServicesManaged IoT ServicesBy End-user VerticalIT and TelecomBFSIOil and GasHealthcareGovernmentRetail and E-commerceEducationManufacturingEnergy and UtilitiesBy Service Delivery ModelRemote/ Off-site Managed ServicesOn-site/ Field Managed ServicesHybrid ModelCo-managed ServicesBy Organization SizeLarge EnterprisesSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)By Release EnvironmentOn-premisePublic CloudPrivate CloudHybrid CloudBy GeographySaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitOmanBahrain The GCC Managed Solutions Market size is expected to reach USD 12.35 billion in 2026 and grow at a CAGR of 8.84% to reach USD 18.87 billion by 2031. In 2026, the GCC Managed Provider Market size is anticipated to reach USD 12.35 billion.
(Mobily), AGC Networks (An ESSAR Business), EITC Group (du), Saudi Telecom Company and IBM Corporation are the major business operating in the GCC Managed Solutions Market. In 2025, the GCC Managed Solutions Market size was approximated at USD 12.35 billion. The report covers the GCC Managed Provider Market historical market size for several years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
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