< Previous50 edge_ july 2024 backlog UAE’s public cloud industry is expected to have tremendous growth over the next decade, positioning the country as a regional leader in cloud computing and digital transformation. Recent data from Statista shows that the UAE’s public cloud revenue is projected to reach $1.92 billion by 2024, growing at a compound annual rate of 19 per cent through 2029 to surpass $4.5 billion. What’s driving this exponential rise in public cloud adoption? A number of factors are fuelling the UAE’s cloud momentum. Firstly, the nation’s aggressive smart city and digitisation initiatives are creating surging demand for scalable, flexible, and cost-effective cloud solutions across the public and private sectors. As government entities and enterprises rapidly migrate workloads to the cloud, they are tapping into the transformative potential of technologies like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), which is expected to make up nearly 50 per cent of the UAE’s public cloud market by 2024. The UAE’s public sector has been at the forefront of this shift, leveraging cloud computing to streamline operations, enhance citizen services, and foster innovation. For instance, the Dubai government’s embrace of cloud-based platforms has enabled it to roll out e-government services rapidly, improve data analytics capabilities, and drive greater efficiency across its agencies. Similarly, the Abu Dhabi government has utilised the public cloud to power its digital transformation agenda, supporting the emirate’s ambitions to become a global innovation hub. Secondly, the UAE’s status as a global business hub is attracting major cloud providers to establish a robust regional presence. Global giants like AWS, Microsoft, and Google have all launched cloud regions in the UAE, offering local customers low-latency access, data residency, and compliance advantages. This influx of cloud infrastructure is equipping UAE businesses with the tools they need to innovate, optimise costs, and enhance productivity. The availability of these cloud services has also played a key role in UAE’s thriving startup ecosystem, which has been quick to leverage the public cloud to rapidly scale its operations and experiment with new business models. By tapping into the elasticity and agility of the cloud, these innovative companies can minimise their upfront IT investments and focus on their core competencies, enabling them to compete more effectively in the global market. The UAE’s forward-thinking regulatory environment has also been instrumental in cultivating a thriving public cloud ecosystem. Initiatives like the Dubai Cloud Computing Law and the UAE Cloud Computing Standards have provided a clear, conducive framework for cloud adoption, easing concerns around data sovereignty and security. Combined with the country’s digital infrastructure and tech-savvy population, these policy measures have created an enabling environment for public cloud to flourish. “UAE’s status as a global business hub is attracting major cloud providers to establish a robust regional presence” The UAE’s burgeoning public cloud ecosystem By Arya Devi Commercial Editor, edge backlogPower Up Your Audio. Sennheiser and Avientek: The Perfect Partnership for Audio Excellence. TeamConnect Ceiling 2 | TeamConnect Ceiling Medium | TeamConnect Intelligent Speaker TeamConnect Bar | SpeechLine Digital Wireless & Wired Microphones | Evolution Wireless Digital EW-DX | Evolution Wireless Digital EW-D | MobileConnect | Control Cockpit Avientek Electronics Trading LLC Office #107, API Business Suites, Sheikh Zayed Rd, Al Barsha 1, Dubai – UAE +971 4 343 6216 products@avientek.com www.avientek.comeand.comNext >