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The initiative will enhance government services by increasing efficiency, improving accessibility for citizens and residents, creating greater transparency
Huawei Cloud’s growth outside China has been significant, with the company reporting a more than 50 per cent expansion in 2024.
The UAE has been seamlessly incorporating AI into people’s daily lives
The appetite for cloud growth and AI capabilities in the region is “phenomenal”, says Oracle’s executive vice president for technology in EMEA
Dan Hu, vice president of Tencent Cloud International for the Middle East and North Africa, discusses the company’s expansion
The report, launched at GITEX Global 2024, found that Microsoft, its ecosystem and IT departments in customer companies will add 41,800 new skilled IT jobs into the UAE economy between 2024-28
This collaboration comes as Middle Eastern businesses increasingly shift to cloud-based operations, with public cloud adoption expected to unlock $733bn in economic value by 2033
The service is expected to be available in preview later this year, with wider availability planned for 2025
The platform, which soft-launched in January, has successfully processed approximately 150 billion tokens since its inception
Top GCC telcos are looking for new ways to expand their businesses and diversify revenue streams as they reinvent themselves as techcos
The telecom operator has teamed up with Oracle, which remains the only hyperscaler capable of delivering AI and a suite of cloud services across dedicated, public, and hybrid cloud environments globally
The new region will consist of three availability zones at launch, adding to the existing 105 zones across 33 geographic regions globally
Leveraging AI and ML in business intelligence enhances operational data utilisation and business intelligence offerings
Richard Smith, Oracle’s Executive Vice President for Technology, EMEA, unpacks how cloud growth is surging in his region
The issuance of cloud computing permits in Saudi Arabia increased 40 per cent year-on-year to reach 1,759 for the last quarter
The licencing allows Huawei Cloud to deliver cutting-edge Cloud Services to both public and private sectors across the kingdom and the wider region
The training is set to form part of an initiative called ‘Mostaqbali’ (My Future), and will be supervised by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
AWS’ director of enterprise strategy tells Gulf Business that the company has three data centres in the UAE and Bahrain, giving customers access to key cloud computing services
The targetting of cloud infrastructure among corporates in these two countries is on the rise, according to a new survey.
From pre-arrival room customisation to streamlined check-in processes, cloud technology enables hotels to meet the elevated expectations of today’s tech-savvy guests
The new offering, Oracle Database@Azure, will give customers direct access to Oracle database services running on OCI and deployed in Microsoft Azure data centres
This announcement marks the first significant outcome since G42 and Microsoft announced their intention to partner earlier this year, in April
The data centre will store data locally in line with Saudi Arabia’s data regulations
The French gamemaker will get the rights for all of Activision Blizzard’s console games released in the next 15 years
In the UAE, analysts estimate that total spending on public cloud will show a CAGR of 23.4 per cent hitting $3.30bn in 2026
The programme will provide up to $150,000 in vouchers and access to Huawei Cloud ecosystem resources for eligible businesses
The initiative seeks to reinforce Dubai’s position as a digital economy capital and further strengthen its robust and reliable digital infrastructure
The cloud company has partnered with Cohere to provide the services
The large language model developed by Alibaba Cloud, dubbed Tongyi Qianwen, is now powering interactions with a new version of the assistant, Tongyi Tingwu
The company’s area vice president and general manager for Middle East shares the primary objective of Einstein GPT and its benefits for employees