Gulf Countries Show a Rise in Data Centers and an Increase in Services Offered

Amman, Jordan, October 10, 2014--A new report from the Arab Advisors Group provides an overview of data centers located within the GCC countries and their services. The research revealed that co-location services were the most common in the GCC region, offered by nearly all analyzed data centers.

The increasing adoption of Cloud Computing in almost all businesses has enhanced the focus on data center services. Hosting infrastructure at data centers’ facilities can save the companies the hassle associated with the provision of power, cooling, security and infrastructure.

The Arab Advisors Group analyzed 25 data centers located in the GCC countries; Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The research revealed that co-location services were the most common among the data centers analyzed, as they were offered by 24 data centers, followed by cloud services, which were offered by 18 data centers.

The report, “Data Centers in GCC countries 2014” was released to the Arab Advisors Group’s Telecom Strategic Research Service subscribers in September 2014. This report can be purchased from the Arab Advisors Group for only US$ 1,750. The 95-page report, which has 84 detailed exhibits, provides detailed profiles of the analyzed data centers, details about their services, in addition to details about the available pricing packages.

"Due to the highly dynamic nature of the GCC markets, companies in the region are adopting data center services as a reliable and economically feasible alternative to owning their own infrastructure.” Mr. Mohammed Al Shawwa, Arab Advisors Group Research Manager stated. “The data center market is prosperous in the GCC region, with the availability of both specialized data center companies and telecom operators providing data center services to clients in the market.  In order to meet the requirements of businesses, a wide variety of services is available, including hosting, disaster recovery, business continuity, cloud services and co-location, among others."