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July 2025: ADQ and Energy Capital Partners concurred on a USD 25 billion endeavor to secure low-carbon power for information centers serving AI work. July 2025: Fujitsu revealed its Innovation and Service Vision 2025, highlighting AI-enabled cross-industry communities and net-positive outcomes. May 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 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 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 releases throughout 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 handled security uptake4.2.5 AI-enabled service automation cutting total cost 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 Federal government "Saudization/Emiratization" working with quotas4.3.3 High energy-pricing volatility for data-center operations4.3.4 Fragmented regulative accreditations 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 Threat of Substitutes4.7.5 Strength of Competitive Rivalry4.8 Effect of Macro Trends4.9 Key Market Considerations and Emerging Use-Cases5.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE6.1 Market Concentration Analysis6.2 Strategic Moves (M&A, Partnerships, Introduces)6.3 Market Share Analysis (Top-15, 2024)6.4 Company Profiles (consists of Worldwide Level Overview, Market Level Summary, Core Segments, Financials as readily available, Strategic Details, Market Rank/Share, Services And Product, Recent Developments)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 Service Machines (GBM)6.4.15 Fujitsu Ltd.
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS7.1 White-space and Unmet-Need Evaluation **Subject to Availability Managed services are the practice of outsourcing the responsibility for maintaining and preparing for the need for a variety of procedures and functions, seemingly for the purpose of enhanced operations and minimized financial expenses through the decrease of straight employed personnel.
The market sizes and forecasts are supplied in terms of value in USD for all the above sections. By Managed Service TypeManaged Facilities ServicesManaged Hosting ServicesManaged Security ServicesManaged Cloud ServicesDisaster Healing and Service ContinuityNetwork and Communication ServicesEnd-user Assistance 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 Organization 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 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 Services Market size is expected to reach USD 12.35 billion.
The Future of Knowledge Process Outsourcing in the GCC(Mobily), AGC Networks (An ESSAR Business), EITC Group (du), Saudi Telecom Business and IBM Corporation are the significant business operating in the GCC Managed Provider Market. In 2025, the GCC Managed Services Market size was approximated at USD 12.35 billion. The report covers the GCC Managed Solutions Market historic market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The Future of Knowledge Process Outsourcing in the GCCPage last upgraded on: January 28, 2026.
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