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July 2025: ADQ and Energy Capital Partners settled on a USD 25 billion venture to secure low-carbon power for data centers serving AI workloads. July 2025: Fujitsu unveiled its Technology and Service Vision 2025, emphasizing AI-enabled cross-industry communities and net-positive results. May 2025: Oracle restated its USD 1.5 billion Saudi investment to line up with economic-prosperity initiatives and broaden cloud regions.
February 2025: Cognizant got in a three-year alliance with Upsource by Solutions in Saudi Arabia to supply Gen-AI-powered financing automation. 1. INTRODUCTION1.1 Research Study Presumptions and Market Definition1.2 Scope of the Study2. RESEARCH STUDY METHODOLOGY3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY4. MARKET LANDSCAPE4.1 Market Overview4.2 Market Drivers4.2.1 Surge in hyperscale cloud-region introduces across GCC4.2.2 Obligatory 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 overall cost of ownership4.2.6 ESG-linked OPEX shifting CAPEX workloads to MSPs4.3 Market Restraints4.3.1 Consistent scarcity of Arabic-speaking Tier-3 engineers4.3.2 Government "Saudization/Emiratization" employing 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 Five Forces Analysis4.7.1 Risk of New Entrants4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers4.7.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers4.7.4 Danger of Substitutes4.7.5 Strength of Competitive Rivalry4.8 Impact of Macro Trends4.9 Key Market Considerations and Emerging Use-Cases5.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE6.1 Market Concentration Analysis6.2 Strategic Moves (M&A, Partnerships, Launches)6.3 Market Share Analysis (Top-15, 2024)6.4 Business Profiles (includes Worldwide Level Introduction, Market Level Introduction, Core Segments, Financials as offered, Strategic Details, 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 Service 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 Company 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 Availability Managed services are the practice of outsourcing the responsibility for maintaining and preparing for the need for a series of procedures and functions, ostensibly for the function of enhanced operations and lowered monetary expenditures through the reduction of directly employed personnel.
The marketplace sizes and projections are provided in terms of worth in USD for all the above segments. By Managed Service TypeManaged Facilities ServicesManaged Hosting ServicesManaged Security ServicesManaged Cloud ServicesDisaster Healing and Business 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 Organization SizeLarge EnterprisesSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)By Release EnvironmentOn-premisePublic CloudPrivate CloudHybrid CloudBy GeographySaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitOmanBahrain The GCC Managed Provider 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 Business and IBM Corporation are the major companies running in the GCC Managed Solutions Market. In 2025, the GCC Managed Provider Market size was approximated at USD 12.35 billion. The report covers the GCC Managed Provider Market historic market size for many years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
How to Maintain a Competitive Advantage in 2026Page last upgraded on: January 28, 2026.
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