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July 2025: ADQ and Energy Capital Partners agreed on a USD 25 billion venture to secure low-carbon power for data centers serving AI work. July 2025: Fujitsu revealed its Technology and Service Vision 2025, emphasizing AI-enabled cross-industry communities and net-positive outcomes. Might 2025: Oracle reiterated its USD 1.5 billion Saudi financial investment to line up with economic-prosperity efforts and expand cloud regions.
February 2025: Cognizant entered a three-year alliance with Upsource by Solutions in Saudi Arabia to offer Gen-AI-powered finance automation. 1. INTRODUCTION1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition1.2 Scope of the Study2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY4. MARKET LANDSCAPE4.1 Market Overview4.2 Market Drivers4.2.1 Rise in hyperscale cloud-region launches throughout GCC4.2.2 Necessary in-country data-residency and sovereignty rules4.2.3 Outsourcing push from Vision 2030 and other national agendas4.2.4 Increasing 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 Relentless lack 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 Worth/ Supply-Chain Analysis4.5 Regulatory Landscape4.6 Technological Outlook4.7 Porter's Five Forces Analysis4.7.1 Danger of New Entrants4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers4.7.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers4.7.4 Hazard of Substitutes4.7.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry4.8 Effect of Macro Trends4.9 Secret Market Considerations and Emerging Use-Cases5.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE6.1 Market Concentration Analysis6.2 Strategic Relocations (M&A, Partnerships, Launches)6.3 Market Share Analysis (Top-15, 2024)6.4 Company Profiles (consists of Global Level Introduction, Market Level Introduction, Core Segments, Financials as readily available, Strategic Info, Market Rank/Share, Products and Provider, Current Developments)6.4.1 Etihad Etisalat Co. (Mobily)6.4.2 Emitac Enterprise 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 Evaluation **Subject to Schedule Managed services are the practice of contracting out the duty for keeping and anticipating the requirement for a series of processes and functions, ostensibly for the function of enhanced operations and minimized budgetary expenses through the reduction of straight utilized staff.
The marketplace sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value in USD for all the above sections. By Managed Service TypeManaged Infrastructure ServicesManaged Hosting ServicesManaged Security ServicesManaged Cloud ServicesDisaster Healing and Service ContinuityNetwork and Interaction ServicesEnd-user Assistance 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 Company SizeLarge EnterprisesSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)By Deployment EnvironmentOn-premisePublic CloudPrivate CloudHybrid CloudBy GeographySaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitOmanBahrain The GCC Managed Solutions Market size is anticipated 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 Solutions Market size is expected to reach USD 12.35 billion.
(Mobily), AGC Networks (An ESSAR Company), EITC Group (du), Saudi Telecom Business and IBM Corporation are the major companies operating in the GCC Managed Solutions Market. In 2025, the GCC Managed Services Market size was approximated at USD 12.35 billion. The report covers the GCC Managed Provider Market historic market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
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