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QATAR Cloud Computing Market—Macro Outlook and Opportunity Assessment, 2017Frost & Sullivan AdvisoryThe cloud services market in developed economies is in the growth phase, while emerging markets are playing catch upQatar’s ICT objective is to improve access and increase effectiveness of public services and create social benefits from increasing volumes of digital informationQatar’s National ICT Policies and initiatives in particular drive increased rates of Cloud and other technologies adoption Scope & LimitationsScope & LimitationsRegional Brief: MENAQatar’s Vision 2030 and cloud vision initiatives for the development of an IT infrastructure by ictQatar are vital for cloud ecosystem development Market Outlook: Qatar70% of the enterprises state that reducing their hardware and maintenance costs is the key to upgrading to cloud services Qatar Government’s investment in ICT infrastructure is expected to expose enterprises to latest technology services from the Europe and North AmericaIT maturity among SMEs in Qatar is low, and IT infrastructure relatively weak resulting in undefined and unfocussed IT expenditureThe cloud market is dominated by private cloud and IaaS. However, public cloud and SaaS market will have the maximum traction in the next 5 yearsCloud is mostly driven by the need to save on costs as infrastructure is relatively expensive and hard to acquirePrivate cloud dominates the Qatar Cloud market, and is forecast to represent 49% of total cloud market in 2021BFSI and Oil & Gas sectors would be largest adopters of cloud services for solutions related to operational efficiency and real time monitoringHybrid clouds are consumed by enterprises that need high data security but simultaneously opt for maximum automationThe companies in Qatar are still sceptical about the public cloud. This is mainly due to security and regulations in the countryOf the CIOs, 90% have cloud implementation, especially IaaS followed by SaaS, planned in the next four years Enterprises in Qatar slow in adopting PaaS due to a lack of understanding, and limitations of public and private IaaS compatibilities Qatar cloud market has strong competition from both local cloud providers as well as international cloud providersLocal cloud providers mainly compete on private and IaaS cloud, whereas global providers lead public and SaaS marketThe Industry going ForwardConnectivity & Convergence – MENA to be linked through 545 Million Connected Devices By 2020Choosing and optimising cloud infrastructure for enterprises at the initial stages would require great technology skills, which is a major challenge in QatarDriven by Government adoption Qatar is one of the GCC governments with an actionable cloud computing plan and usageSaaS emerges a clear area of opportunity in the next 3 years; Innovative as-a-service SW coupled with a burgeoning SME sector will drive uptakePotential to leverage telco connections as well as partner with local SIs to support a portfolio expansion to the cloudAnnexure: Our ServicesMaximize Opportunities from existing products and markets; systematically explore new products, markets, including Inorganic OpportunitiesOur Growth Consulting CanvasLegal Disclaimer
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