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July 2025: ADQ and Energy Capital Partners settled on a USD 25 billion venture to protect low-carbon power for information centers serving AI work. July 2025: Fujitsu revealed its Innovation and Service Vision 2025, emphasizing AI-enabled cross-industry communities and net-positive results. Might 2025: Oracle restated its USD 1.5 billion Saudi investment to line up with economic-prosperity initiatives and broaden 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 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 releases across GCC4.2.2 Mandatory 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 overall expense of ownership4.2.6 ESG-linked OPEX shifting CAPEX work to MSPs4.3 Market Restraints4.3.1 Relentless lack of Arabic-speaking Tier-3 engineers4.3.2 Government "Saudization/Emiratization" working with quotas4.3.3 High energy-pricing volatility for data-center operations4.3.4 Fragmented regulative certifications throughout 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 Risk of Substitutes4.7.5 Strength of Competitive Rivalry4.8 Effect of Macro Trends4.9 Secret Market Considerations and Emerging Use-Cases5.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE6.1 Market Concentration Analysis6.2 Strategic Moves (M&A, Collaborations, Launches)6.3 Market Share Analysis (Top-15, 2024)6.4 Company Profiles (consists of International Level Introduction, Market Level Introduction, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share, Services And Product, Recent Advancements)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 A/C Group6.4.6 International Organization 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 Telecommunications Business PJSC (du)6.4.13 Injazat Data Systems LLC6.4.14 Gulf Company Machines (GBM)6.4.15 Fujitsu Ltd.
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS7.1 White-space and Unmet-Need Evaluation **Topic to Availability Managed services are the practice of outsourcing the responsibility for keeping and anticipating the requirement for a variety of processes and functions, ostensibly for the purpose of enhanced operations and decreased budgetary expenditures through the reduction of straight employed staff.
The market sizes and forecasts 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 Service ContinuityNetwork and Communication ServicesEnd-user Support ServicesManaged IoT ServicesBy End-user VerticalIT and TelecomBFSIOil and GasHealthcareGovernmentRetail and E-commerceEducationManufacturingEnergy and UtilitiesBy Service Shipment ModelRemote/ Off-site Managed ServicesOn-site/ Field Managed ServicesHybrid ModelCo-managed ServicesBy Company 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 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 Services Market size is expected to reach USD 12.35 billion.
Browsing the Intricacies of Oman's Evolving Financial investment Laws(Mobily), AGC Networks (An ESSAR Business), EITC Group (du), Saudi Telecom Company and IBM Corporation are the significant business running in the GCC Managed Services Market. In 2025, the GCC Managed Solutions Market size was estimated at USD 12.35 billion. The report covers the GCC Managed Services Market historic market size for several years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Page last updated on: January 28, 2026.
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