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July 2025: ADQ and Energy Capital Partners settled on a USD 25 billion endeavor to protect low-carbon power for information centers serving AI workloads. July 2025: Fujitsu revealed its Technology and Service Vision 2025, highlighting AI-enabled cross-industry environments and net-positive results. May 2025: Oracle restated its USD 1.5 billion Saudi financial investment to line up with economic-prosperity efforts and broaden cloud regions.
February 2025: Cognizant entered a three-year alliance with Upsource by Solutions in Saudi Arabia to supply Gen-AI-powered financing 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 Surge in hyperscale cloud-region introduces 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 workloads 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 regulatory certifications throughout GCC states4.4 Worth/ Supply-Chain Analysis4.5 Regulatory Landscape4.6 Technological Outlook4.7 Porter's 5 Forces Analysis4.7.1 Danger of New Entrants4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers4.7.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers4.7.4 Threat 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, Partnerships, Releases)6.3 Market Share Analysis (Top-15, 2024)6.4 Company Profiles (includes International Level Overview, Market Level Overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share, Products and Provider, 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 Enterprise Company6.4.5 AIR CONDITIONING 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 Telecommunications Business PJSC (du)6.4.13 Injazat Data Systems LLC6.4.14 Gulf Company Machines (GBM)6.4.15 Fujitsu Ltd.
MARKET CHANCES AND FUTURE TRENDS7.1 White-space and Unmet-Need Assessment **Subject to Accessibility Managed services are the practice of outsourcing the obligation for preserving and preparing for the requirement for a variety of processes and functions, seemingly for the function of improved operations and lowered monetary expenses through the decrease of straight employed staff.
The market sizes and projections are provided in regards to worth in USD for all the above sectors. By Managed Service TypeManaged Facilities ServicesManaged Hosting ServicesManaged Security ServicesManaged Cloud ServicesDisaster Healing and Organization ContinuityNetwork and Communication 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 Release EnvironmentOn-premisePublic CloudPrivate CloudHybrid CloudBy GeographySaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitOmanBahrain The GCC Managed Services 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.
Boosting ROI Through Data-Driven Middle East Market Intelligence(Mobily), AGC Networks (An ESSAR Company), EITC Group (du), Saudi Telecom Company and IBM Corporation are the significant companies running in the GCC Managed Solutions Market. In 2025, the GCC Managed Solutions Market size was estimated at USD 12.35 billion. The report covers the GCC Managed Solutions Market historic market size for many years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Boosting ROI Through Data-Driven Middle East Market IntelligencePage last updated on: January 28, 2026.
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