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Petra Schirren, president of Ericsson Gulf at Ericsson Europe, Middle East and Africa

How Ericsson is powering smart, sustainable networks across the Middle East

Ericsson’s sustainability goals are deeply intertwined with its technology roadmap

Kiril Evtimov, Group Chief Technlogy Officer, G42 and Chief Executive Officer, Core42

GITEX GLOBAL 2025: Core42’s CEO on AI-native nations, sovereign cloud

AI is now the foundation of digital transformation, and the greatest opportunities lie where nations and enterprises are looking to scale it securely and responsibly, says Kiril Evtimov

Space42 to develop UAE’s first sovereign mobility cloud with Microsoft and Core42

Space42 to develop UAE’s first sovereign mobility cloud with Microsoft and Core42

Space42 will lead application deployment, regulatory engagement and adoption through pilots, demonstrations and rollouts

Christian Klein SAP CEO on Cloud, data, and AI: How to harness the new engines of progress

Cloud, data and AI: How to harness the new engines of progress

A cloud migration, consequently, is more than an IT project: it is the digital foundation for a thorough modernisation of the entire enterprise, for moving from “good” to “great”

Huawei strengthens cybersecurity with unified, AI-powered solutions

Huawei’s new Xinghe Intelligent Unified SASE Solution addresses growing cybersecurity threats resulting from cloud migration, branch breakouts, and hybrid working

Global digital transformation boom: How is Huawei driving cybersecurity innovation

Global digital transformation boom: How is Huawei driving cybersecurity innovation

In 2024, Huawei invested $24.6bn in research and development, representing 20.8 per cent of its annual revenue

Gulf Business tech panel: Dubai’s key players pave next frontier in innovation

The event brought together leading minds from telecoms, AI, cloud, and blockchain — fields rapidly becoming the foundation of the region’s economic future

Abu dhabi, Microsoft and Core42 sign landmark deal for Sovereign cloud system Image Supplied

Abu Dhabi partners with Microsoft, Core42 for sovereign cloud system

The initiative will enhance government services by increasing efficiency, improving accessibility for citizens and residents, creating greater transparency

Huawei

Huawei Cloud unveils AI-native solutions at MWC 2025

Huawei Cloud’s growth outside China has been significant, with the company reporting a more than 50 per cent expansion in 2024.

UAE: Leader in Artificial Intelligence

Pearl of AI excellence: Minister wants UAE to be world leader

The UAE has been seamlessly incorporating AI into people’s daily lives

Oracle boosts UAE cloud capacity fivefold as GCC embraces AI

The appetite for cloud growth and AI capabilities in the region is “phenomenal”, says Oracle’s executive vice president for technology in EMEA

Tencent Cloud’s Dan Hu on driving digital transformation in the Middle East

Dan Hu, vice president of Tencent Cloud International for the Middle East and North Africa, discusses the company’s expansion

Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem to contribute over $74bn to UAE economy in 4 years Getty Images

Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem to contribute over $74bn to UAE economy in 4 years

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

AWS, e& sign over $1bn deal to drive cloud, AI growth in region

AWS, e& sign over $1bn deal to drive cloud, AI growth in region

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

New Oracle Database@AWS to ensure seamless cloud integration

New Oracle Database@AWS to ensure seamless cloud integration

The service is expected to be available in preview later this year, with wider availability planned for 2025

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Core42, Qualcomm launch Compass 2.0 to advance AI solutions

The platform, which soft-launched in January, has successfully processed approximately 150 billion tokens since its inception

GCC telcos embrace tech to diversify revenue streams

GCC telcos embrace tech to diversify revenue streams

Top GCC telcos are looking for new ways to expand their businesses and diversify revenue streams as they reinvent themselves as techcos

du teams up with Oracle to launch hyperscale cloud, sovereign AI services for govt, public sector

du to launch hyperscale cloud, sovereign AI services for govt, public sector

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

AWS to invest $5.3 bn in Saudi Arabia, open data centres

AWS unveils $5.3bn investment to advance Saudi Arabia’s cloud infrastructure

The new region will consist of three availability zones at launch, adding to the existing 105 zones across 33 geographic regions globally

How AI and ML are transforming business analytics

Why AI and ML are transforming business analytics

Leveraging AI and ML in business intelligence enhances operational data utilisation and business intelligence offerings

Richard Smith is executive vice president of technology for Oracle’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.

Powering up GCC’s cloud: Oracle EMEA EVP talks growth, future plans

Richard Smith, Oracle’s Executive Vice President for Technology, EMEA, unpacks how cloud growth is surging in his region

Shareek programme to suppport Saudi Arabia's private sector

Saudi Arabia records 40% jump in cloud computing growth

The issuance of cloud computing permits in Saudi Arabia increased 40 per cent year-on-year to reach 1,759 for the last quarter

Huawei

Huawei advances Saudi cloud operation with new licence

The licencing allows Huawei Cloud to deliver cutting-edge Cloud Services to both public and private sectors across the kingdom and the wider region

Oracle generative AI

Oracle targets training 50,000 Saudis in AI, latest tech

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.

How AWS is supporting MENA’s cloud journey

Exclusive: Jonathan Allen on how AWS is supporting MENA’s cloud journey

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

UAE ransomware

Hackers are targetting UAE, Saudi businesses’ cloud services — survey

The targetting of cloud infrastructure among corporates in these two countries is on the rise, according to a new survey.

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Embracing the cloud: How tech is transforming hospitality

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

Microsoft

Microsoft, Oracle expand cloud partnership

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

Microsoft and G42 to offer joint sovereign cloud and AI offerings Image Microsoft

G42, Microsoft alliance expands to include joint sovereign cloud and AI offering

This announcement marks the first significant outcome since G42 and Microsoft announced their intention to partner earlier this year, in April

Huawei opens cloud data centre in Riyadh

Huawei Technologies opens cloud data centre in Riyadh

The data centre will store data locally in line with Saudi Arabia’s data regulations