This study provides an overview of the managed services market in the Gulf Coorporation Council (GCC) countries. It focuses on the various market segments such as infrastructure management, data centre hosting, network security, and DR & BCs. It looks at the main challenges, drivers and restraints faced in individual markets and the GCC market as a whole. The study also provides a comprehensive analysis of the current market status along with market forecasts. It also offers a competitive analysis of managed services providers across the different GCC countries. The base year is 2011,with forecasts provided up to 2018. The study covers six individual markets : Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain.