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July 2025: ADQ and Energy Capital Partners settled on a USD 25 billion venture to secure low-carbon power for information centers serving AI work. July 2025: Fujitsu unveiled its Innovation and Service Vision 2025, stressing AI-enabled cross-industry ecosystems and net-positive outcomes. Might 2025: Oracle repeated its USD 1.5 billion Saudi investment to line up with economic-prosperity efforts and expand cloud regions.
February 2025: Cognizant got in a three-year alliance with Upsource by Solutions in Saudi Arabia to supply Gen-AI-powered finance automation. 1. INTRODUCTION1.1 Study Presumptions and Market Definition1.2 Scope of the Study2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY4. MARKET LANDSCAPE4.1 Market Overview4.2 Market Drivers4.2.1 Surge in hyperscale cloud-region launches across GCC4.2.2 Mandatory in-country data-residency and sovereignty rules4.2.3 Outsourcing push from Vision 2030 and other national agendas4.2.4 Rising cyber-insurance requirements driving managed security uptake4.2.5 AI-enabled service automation cutting total cost of ownership4.2.6 ESG-linked OPEX shifting CAPEX workloads to MSPs4.3 Market Restraints4.3.1 Persistent shortage 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 regulatory certifications throughout GCC states4.4 Worth/ Supply-Chain Analysis4.5 Regulatory Landscape4.6 Technological Outlook4.7 Porter's 5 Forces Analysis4.7.1 Threat 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 Business Profiles (consists of Global Level Summary, Market Level Overview, 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 ACS 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 Telecom 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 Evaluation **Topic to Schedule Managed services are the practice of contracting out the duty for maintaining and expecting the requirement for a variety of processes and functions, ostensibly for the purpose of enhanced operations and reduced budgetary expenditures through the reduction of directly employed staff.
The marketplace sizes and forecasts are offered in regards to worth in USD for all the above sectors. By Managed Service TypeManaged Infrastructure ServicesManaged Hosting ServicesManaged Security ServicesManaged Cloud ServicesDisaster Healing and Service ContinuityNetwork and Interaction 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 Implementation 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 Solutions Market size is expected to reach USD 12.35 billion.
Assessing the Prospective of Saudi Arabia's Emerging Urban Hubs(Mobily), AGC Networks (An ESSAR Company), EITC Group (du), Saudi Telecom Company and IBM Corporation are the significant business running in the GCC Managed Provider Market. In 2025, the GCC Managed Services Market size was estimated 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.
Page last updated on: January 28, 2026.
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