MC1 - THE NEW TELECOM HEART OF THE REGION
EQUINIX & OMANTEL
“ The Middle East has proven to be one of the most exciting areas of cloud growth ”
— Judith Gardiner , VP , Growth and Emerging Markets , Equinix
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Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC ) - that is less than 75 % oil dependent ,” he says . Following the global drop in oil prices last year , there has been a serious push towards cloud and digital services , as governments work to ramp up cloud services in preparation for a regional pivot towards a more digital economy . “ It ’ s a big crisis in the region ,” Qadir explains . “ In response , governments and agencies have been aggregating and consolidating their requirements on services like Oracle , AWS , Azure , etc . and these projects are starting to come online .
A few years ago , cloud was something of a no-no in this region . Just a few months ago , the Omani government announced plans to deliver Oracle cloud in Oman to consolidate all its IT requirements . Cloud has become a very important goal for the government .”
MC1 - THE NEW TELECOM HEART OF THE REGION
The Middle East and the rest of the world are moving towards increased cloud adoption and greater dependence on digital services at an unprecedented rate .
DECEMBER 2020