Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION 35
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO COVID-19 35
1.2 COVID-19 HEALTH ASSESSMENT 35
FIGURE 1 COVID-19: GLOBAL PROPAGATION 35
FIGURE 2 COVID-19 PROPAGATION: SELECT COUNTRIES 36
1.3 COVID-19 ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT 37
FIGURE 3 REVISED GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FORECASTS FOR SELECT G20 COUNTRIES IN 2020 37
1.3.1 COVID-19 ECONOMIC IMPACT?SCENARIO ASSESSMENT 38
FIGURE 4 CRITERIA IMPACTING GLOBAL ECONOMY 38
FIGURE 5 SCENARIOS IN TERMS OF RECOVERY OF GLOBAL ECONOMY 39
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 40
1.5 MARKET DEFINITION 40
1.5.1 INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS 41
1.6 MARKET SCOPE 43
1.6.1 MARKET SEGMENTATION 43
1.6.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 43
1.7 CURRENCY CONSIDERED 44
TABLE 1 UNITED STATES DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE, 2018–2020 44
1.8 STAKEHOLDERS 44
1.9 SUMMARY OF CHANGES 45
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 46
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 46
FIGURE 6 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 46
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 47
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 47
2.1.2.1 Breakup of primary profiles 48
FIGURE 7 BREAKUP OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS: BY COMPANY TYPE, DESIGNATION, AND REGION 48
TABLE 2 PRIMARY RESPONDENTS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET 48
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 49
2.2 MARKET BREAKUP AND DATA TRIANGULATION 50
FIGURE 8 DATA TRIANGULATION 50
2.3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 51
FIGURE 9 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET: TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP APPROACHES 51
FIGURE 10 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY – APPROACH 1 (SUPPLY SIDE): REVENUE OF MEA CLOUD COMPUTING FROM VENDORS 52
FIGURE 11 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH (SUPPLY SIDE): COLLECTIVE REVENUE OF MEA CLOUD COMPUTING VENDORS 53
FIGURE 12 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY – (SUPPLY SIDE): ILLUSTRATION OF VENDOR REVENUE ESTIMATION 53
FIGURE 13 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY – (SUPPLY SIDE): CAGR PROJECTIONS FROM SUPPLY SIDE 54
FIGURE 14 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY – APPROACH 2 (DEMAND SIDE): REVENUE GENERATED FROM VERTICALS (1/2) 55
FIGURE 15 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY – APPROACH 2 (DEMAND SIDE): REVENUE GENERATED FROM VERTICALS (2/2) 55
2.4 MARKET FORECAST 56
TABLE 3 FACTOR ANALYSIS 56
2.5 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 57
2.6 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 58
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 59
FIGURE 16 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET: REGIONAL SNAPSHOT 60
FIGURE 17 TOP-GROWING SEGMENTS IN THE MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET 60
FIGURE 18 SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SEGMENT TO HOLD THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 61
FIGURE 19 CONSULTING SEGMENT TO HOLD THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 62
FIGURE 20 PUBLIC CLOUD SEGMENT TO HOLD A LARGER MARKET SIZE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 62
FIGURE 21 BANKING, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE VERTICAL TO HOLD THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 63
FIGURE 22 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET: REGIONAL SNAPSHOT 63
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 65
4.1 ATTRACTIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET 65
FIGURE 23 INCREASING NEED TO SHIFT ENTERPRISE WORKLOADS TO CLOUD FOR DRIVING BUSINESS EFFICIENCY AND LOWER CAPEX TO DRIVE THE MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET GROWTH 65
4.2 MIDDLE EAST CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY SERVICE MODEL AND COUNTRY 66
FIGURE 24 SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SEGMENT TO HOLD THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN 2021 66
4.3 AFRICA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY SERVICE MODEL AND COUNTRY 66
FIGURE 25 SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SEGMENT TO HOLD THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD IN AFRICA IN 2021 66
4.4 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2021 VS. 2026 67
FIGURE 26 SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SEGMENT TO HOLD THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 67
4.5 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY SERVICE TYPE, 20201 VS. 2026 67
FIGURE 27 CONSULTING SEGMENT TO HOLD THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 67
4.6 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2021 67
FIGURE 28 PUBLIC CLOUD SEGMENT TO HOLD A LARGER MARKET SHARE IN 2021 67
4.7 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2021 68
FIGURE 29 LARGE ENTERPRISES SEGMENT TO HOLD A LARGER MARKET SHARE IN 2021 68
4.8 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY VERTICAL, 2021 VS. 2026 68
FIGURE 30 BANKING, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE VERTICAL TO HOLD THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 68
5 MARKET OVERVIEW AND INDUSTRY TRENDS 69
5.1 INTRODUCTION 69
FIGURE 31 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET 69
5.1.1 DRIVERS 70
5.1.1.1 COVID-19 pandemic boosted the adoption of cloud computing solutions across the Middle East and Africa 70
5.1.1.2 Business expansion by market leaders in the Middle East and Africa to cater to untapped clientele 70
5.1.1.3 Growing investments in cutting-edge technologies and governmental initiatives toward digital transformation 70
5.1.2 RESTRAINTS 71
5.1.2.1 Lack of technical expertise among enterprises in technologically developing geographies 71
5.1.2.2 Difficulty in addressing governance and compliance requirements 71
5.1.3 OPPORTUNITIES 71
5.1.3.1 Increase in adoption of hybrid cloud services 71
5.1.3.2 Rise in number of small and medium-sized enterprises to create new revenue opportunities for cloud vendors 72
FIGURE 32 TREND OF CLOUD SPENDS BY LARGE ENTERPRISE IN 2021 72
FIGURE 33 TREND OF CLOUD SPENDS BY SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE IN 2021 73
5.1.3.3 Telecom service providers leveraging existing infrastructure to offer cloud-based services 73
5.1.3.4 Incorporation of artificial intelligence and machine learning in cloud computing solutions 73
5.1.4 CHALLENGES 74
5.1.4.1 Fear of vendor lock-in 74
5.1.4.2 Rising number of clouds cyberattacks and security breach incidents 74
5.1.4.3 Compatibility complexities with legacy systems 74
5.2 COVID-19-DRIVEN MARKET DYNAMICS 75
5.2.1 DRIVERS AND OPPORTUNITIES 75
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES 76
5.3 COVID-19 IMPACT 76
FIGURE 34 COVID-19 ANALYSIS 76
5.3.1 REGIONAL INSIGHTS 77
5.3.2 VERTICAL INSIGHTS 77
5.4 CASE STUDY ANALYSIS 77
5.4.1 CASE STUDY 1: CLOUD SERVICE DEPLOYMENT 77
5.4.2 CASE STUDY 2: CONNECTIVITY 78
5.4.3 CASE STUDY 3: CLOUD MIGRATION 79
5.4.4 CASE STUDY 4: PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WITH CLOUD PLATFORM 79
5.5 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 80
FIGURE 35 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET 80
5.6 ECOSYSTEM 81
FIGURE 36 ECOSYSTEM: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET 81
TABLE 4 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET: ECOSYSTEM 82
5.7 TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 83
5.7.1 BLOCKCHAIN 83
5.7.2 MACHINE LEARNING 83
5.7.3 INTERNET OF THINGS 83
5.7.4 AUGMENTED REALITY 83
5.7.5 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 83
5.8 PRICING ANALYSIS 84
5.8.1 INTRODUCTION 84
TABLE 5 IAAS PRICING STRUCTURE 85
5.8.2 PRICING PLANS FROM VENDORS 86
5.8.2.1 Ooredoo 86
TABLE 6 OOREDOO PRICING STRUCTURE 86
5.8.2.2 Microsoft 86
TABLE 7 MICROSOFT PRICING STRUCTURE: SALES 86
5.8.2.3 Oracle 87
TABLE 8 ORACLE: CLOUD ACCESS SECURITY BROKER - IAAS 87
TABLE 9 ORACLE: CLOUD ACCESS SECURITY BROKER - SAAS 87
5.9 REVENUE SHIFT – YC/YCC SHIFT 87
FIGURE 37 YC/YCC SHIFT 87
5.10 PATENT ANALYSIS 88
FIGURE 38 TOP FIVE PATENT OWNERS IN THE UNITED STATES 88
FIGURE 39 DOCUMENT COUNT 88
5.11 PORTER?S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 90
FIGURE 40 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING: PORTER?S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 90
TABLE 10 CLOUD COMPUTING SOFTWARE: PORTER?S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 90
5.11.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 91
5.11.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 91
5.11.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 91
5.11.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 91
5.11.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 91
5.12 REGULATIONS 92
5.12.1 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 92
6 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY TYPE 93
6.1 INTRODUCTION 94
6.2 SERVICE MODEL 94
FIGURE 41 SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SEGMENT TO HAVE THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE IN 2021 94
6.2.1 SERVICE MODELS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET DRIVERS 95
6.2.2 SERVICE MODELS: COVID-19 IMPACT 95
TABLE 11 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 12 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 95
6.2.3 INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE 96
6.2.3.1 Adoption of IaaS is noticeably increasing in MEA among large enterprises due to security and reduced cost of hardware resources 96
TABLE 13 INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 14 INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 97
6.2.4 PLATFORM AS A SERVICE 97
6.2.4.1 PaaS offers rich tools to end users for developing cloud-based solutions on a uniform platform 97
TABLE 15 PLATFORM AS A SERVICE: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 97
TABLE 16 PLATFORM AS A SERVICE: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 98
6.2.5 SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE 98
6.2.5.1 SaaS is popular among SMEs in MEA as they are able to modernize their businesses with the service model at a low cost 98
TABLE 17 SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 18 SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 99
6.3 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 99
FIGURE 42 CONSULTING SEGMENT TO HOLD THE LARGEST MARKET SIZE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 99
6.3.1 SERVICE TYPES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET DRIVERS 100
6.3.2 SERVICE TYPES: COVID-19 IMPACT 100
TABLE 19 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 20 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 101
6.3.3 CONSULTING 101
6.3.3.1 Rise in cloud migration is driving the demand for consulting services 101
TABLE 21 CONSULTING: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 22 CONSULTING: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 102
6.3.4 INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION 102
6.3.4.1 Increased need for reliable data synchronization to enhance operational efficiency will foster integration and optimization services 102
TABLE 23 INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 24 INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 103
6.3.5 IMPLEMENTATION AND MIGRATION 103
6.3.5.1 Growing trend of expanding business operations while working within the existing infrastructure to drive the cloud migration services 103
TABLE 25 IMPLEMENTATION AND MIGRATION: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 103
TABLE 26 IMPLEMENTATION AND MIGRATION: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 104
6.3.6 APPLICATION AND MODERNIZATION 104
6.3.6.1 Rising need for enhanced productivity with lower costs to foster the demand for application and modernization services 104
TABLE 27 APPLICATION AND MODERNIZATION: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 104
TABLE 28 APPLICATION AND MODERNIZATION: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 104
7 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE 105
7.1 INTRODUCTION 106
FIGURE 43 LARGE ENTERPRISES SEGMENT TO HAVE A LARGER MARKET SIZE IN 2021 106
7.1.1 ORGANIZATION SIZE: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET DRIVERS 106
7.1.2 ORGANIZATION SIZE: COVID-19 IMPACT 107
TABLE 29 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 107
TABLE 30 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 107
7.2 LARGE ENTERPRISES 107
7.2.1 VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND HUGE IT SPENDING ARE FOSTERING THE ADOPTION OF CLOUD COMPUTING IN LARGE ENTERPRISES 107
TABLE 31 LARGE ENTERPRISES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 108
TABLE 32 LARGE ENTERPRISES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 108
7.3 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES 108
7.3.1 INCREASED AWARENESS RELATED TO CLOUD BENEFITS AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IS DRIVING ITS ADOPTION 108
TABLE 33 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 34 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 109
8 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL 110
8.1 INTRODUCTION 111
FIGURE 44 PUBLIC CLOUD SEGMENT TO HAVE A LARGER MARKET SIZE IN 2021 111
8.1.1 DEPLOYMENT MODELS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET DRIVERS 111
8.1.2 DEPLOYMENT MODELS: COVID-19 IMPACT 112
TABLE 35 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 112
TABLE 36 CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 112
8.2 PUBLIC CLOUD 112
8.2.1 LOWER COSTS AND EASY DEPLOYMENT ARE THE MAJOR DRIVING FACTORS OF PUBLIC CLOUD ADOPTION 112
TABLE 37 PUBLIC CLOUD: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 113
TABLE 38 PUBLIC CLOUD: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 113
8.3 PRIVATE CLOUD 113
8.3.1 CORPORATES ARE CHOOSING PRIVATE CLOUD DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS CAUSED BY THE INCREASING NUMBER OF CYBERATTACKS 113
TABLE 39 PRIVATE CLOUD: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 113
TABLE 40 PRIVATE CLOUD: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 114
9 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY VERTICAL 115
9.1 INTRODUCTION 116
FIGURE 45 RETAIL AND CONSUMER GOODS VERTICAL TO SHOW THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 116
9.1.1 VERTICALS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET DRIVERS 116
9.1.2 VERTICALS: COVID-19 IMPACT 117
TABLE 41 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 118
TABLE 42 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 118
9.2 BANKING, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE 119
9.2.1 RISE IN THE DEMAND FOR AGILITY IN BANKING PROCESSES TO BOOST THE CLOUD COMPUTING ADOPTION IN THE BFSI SECTOR 119
TABLE 43 BANKING, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 119
TABLE 44 BANKING, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 119
9.3 ENERGY AND UTILITIES 120
9.3.1 REGULATORY STANDARDS AND THE CONVERGENCE OF IT IN ENERGY AND UTILITIES’ SYSTEMS TO MAXIMIZE THE DEMAND FOR CLOUD COMPUTING SOLUTIONS 120
TABLE 45 ENERGY AND UTILITIES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 120
TABLE 46 ENERGY AND UTILITIES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 120
9.4 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR 121
9.4.1 GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS IN THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AI, ML, AND IOT TO FOSTER THE CLOUD ADOPTION 121
TABLE 47 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 121
TABLE 48 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 121
9.5 HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES 122
9.5.1 INCREASED DEMAND FOR EFFECTIVE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR TO BOOST THE DEMAND FOR CLOUD COMPUTING 122
TABLE 49 HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 122
TABLE 50 HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 122
9.6 MANUFACTURING 123
9.6.1 RISING NEED TO MAINTAIN SEAMLESS MANUFACTURING PROCESSES TO AMPLIFY THE DEMAND FOR CLOUD COMPUTING 123
TABLE 51 MANUFACTURING: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 123
TABLE 52 MANUFACTURING: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 123
9.7 RETAIL AND CONSUMER GOODS 124
9.7.1 RETAILERS SHIFTING BUSINESS OPERATIONS ONLINE TO CONTINUE BUSINESSES DURING LOCKDOWN IMPOSED DUE TO COVID-19 IS BOOSTING THE CLOUD COMPUTING DEMAND 124
TABLE 53 RETAIL AND CONSUMER GOODS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 124
TABLE 54 RETAIL AND CONSUMER GOODS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 124
9.8 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 125
9.8.1 HUGE DATA GENERATION IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY IS DRIVING THE DEMAND FOR CLOUD-BASED SYSTEMS FOR DATA MANAGEMENT 125
TABLE 55 TELECOMMUNICATIONS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 125
TABLE 56 TELECOMMUNICATIONS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 125
9.9 OTHER VERTICALS 126
9.9.1 INCREASED RATE OF DIGITALIZATION IN FOSTERING THE CLOUD DEMAND IN OTHER VERTICALS 126
TABLE 57 OTHER VERTICALS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 126
TABLE 58 OTHER VERTICALS: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 126
10 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET, BY REGION 127
10.1 INTRODUCTION 128
FIGURE 46 MIDDLE EAST TO HAVE A LARGER MARKET SIZE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 128
TABLE 59 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 128
TABLE 60 MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 129
10.2 MIDDLE EAST 129
10.2.1 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET DRIVERS 129
10.2.2 MIDDLE EAST: COVID-19 IMPACT 129
FIGURE 47 MIDDLE EAST: MARKET SNAPSHOT 130
TABLE 61 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 131
TABLE 62 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 131
TABLE 63 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 131
TABLE 64 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 132
TABLE 65 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 132
TABLE 66 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 132
TABLE 67 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 132
TABLE 68 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 133
TABLE 69 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 133
TABLE 70 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 133
TABLE 71 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 134
TABLE 72 MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 134
10.2.3 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 134
10.2.3.1 Rapid technological proliferation and huge it spends to drive the growth of cloud computing 134
10.2.3.2 United Arab Emirates: MEA cloud computing market drivers 135
10.2.3.3 United Arab Emirates: COVID-19 impact 135
TABLE 73 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY SERVICE MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 136
TABLE 74 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY SERVICE MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 136
TABLE 75 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY SERVICE TYPE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 137
TABLE 76 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY SERVICE TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 137
TABLE 77 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 137
TABLE 78 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 138
TABLE 79 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 138
TABLE 80 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 138
TABLE 81 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY VERTICAL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 139
TABLE 82 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY VERTICAL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 139
10.2.4 SAUDI ARABIA 140
10.2.4.1 Robust government initiatives and smart city projects in the country to foster cloud computing growth 140
10.2.4.2 Saudi Arabia: MEA cloud computing market drivers 140
10.2.4.3 Saudi Arabia: COVID-19 impact 141
TABLE 83 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 141
TABLE 84 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 141
TABLE 85 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 142
TABLE 86 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 142
TABLE 87 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 142
TABLE 88 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 143
TABLE 89 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 143
TABLE 90 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 143
TABLE 91 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 144
TABLE 92 SAUDI ARABIA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 144
10.2.5 QATAR 145
10.2.5.1 Rapid pace of digital transformation and data center development by leading cloud vendors to drive the cloud computing market 145
10.2.5.2 Qatar: MEA cloud computing market drivers 145
10.2.5.3 Qatar: COVID-19 impact 146
TABLE 93 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 146
TABLE 94 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 146
TABLE 95 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 147
TABLE 96 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 147
TABLE 97 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 147
TABLE 98 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 148
TABLE 99 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 148
TABLE 100 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 148
TABLE 101 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 149
TABLE 102 QATAR: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 149
10.2.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST 150
10.2.6.1 Increasing adoption of cloud across small and medium-sized enterprises in MEA to boost cloud computing in the region 150
10.2.6.2 Rest of Middle East: MEA cloud computing market drivers 150
10.2.6.3 Rest of Middle East: COVID-19 impact 150
TABLE 103 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 151
TABLE 104 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 151
TABLE 105 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 151
TABLE 106 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 152
TABLE 107 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 152
TABLE 108 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 152
TABLE 109 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 152
TABLE 110 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 153
TABLE 111 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY VERTICAL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 153
TABLE 112 REST OF MIDDLE EAST: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE,
BY VERTICAL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 153
10.3 AFRICA 154
FIGURE 48 AFRICA: MARKET SNAPSHOT 154
TABLE 113 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 155
TABLE 114 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 155
TABLE 115 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 155
TABLE 116 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 156
TABLE 117 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 156
TABLE 118 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 156
TABLE 119 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 156
TABLE 120 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 157
TABLE 121 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 157
TABLE 122 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 157
TABLE 123 AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 158
TABLE 124 NORTH AMERICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 158
10.3.1 SOUTH AFRICA 158
10.3.1.1 Growing number of small and medium-sized enterprises in the retail and consumer goods vertical and the ICT industry to boost cloud computing growth 158
10.3.1.2 South Africa: MEA cloud computing market drivers 158
10.3.1.3 South Africa: COVID-19 impact 159
TABLE 125 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 159
TABLE 126 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 159
TABLE 127 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 159
TABLE 128 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 160
TABLE 129 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 160
TABLE 130 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 160
TABLE 131 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 160
TABLE 132 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY ORGANIZATION SIZE, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 161
TABLE 133 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 161
TABLE 134 SOUTH AFRICA: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY VERTICAL, 2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 161
10.3.2 EGYPT 162
10.3.2.1 Strategic partnerships of local cloud vendors with leading cloud service providers are driving cloud computing growth 162
10.3.2.2 Egypt: MEA cloud computing market drivers 162
10.3.2.3 Egypt: COVID-19 impact 162
TABLE 135 EGYPT: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 162
TABLE 136 EGYPT: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE MODEL,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 163
TABLE 137 EGYPT: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE,
2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 163
TABLE 138 EGYPT: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY SERVICE TYPE,
2021–2026 (USD MILLION) 163
TABLE 139 EGYPT: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 2016–2020 (USD MILLION) 164
TABLE 140 EGYPT: MEA CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET SIZE, BY DEPLOYMENT MODEL, 202