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10/10/24, 2:49 PM Red Hat survey: Centralising cloud management is top priority for UAE organisations
The research surveyed 609 IT managers from large businesses (500+ employees) across six countries:
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UAE and the UK. It explores the priorities and challenges for IT
managers as they navigate cloud complexity and the opportunities and barriers, they face in executing
AI strategies.

According to the report, 79% of UAE-based respondents consider cloud technology investment a priority
for 2025. 16% are planning a strong focus on innovation and new technologies, while 31% expect
balanced growth between new technologies and enhancements to existing systems. Of this subset of
respondents, 72% plan to increase their investment in cloud technologies by 21%-50%, while 15% will

increase their investment by 51%-75%.

100% of UAE IT managers see advantages in adopting enterprise open source solutions for AI, including
predictive and generative. Accelerating innovation is seen as the top benefit of enterprise open source AI
in the UAE (41%), with improved ecosystem collaboration and integration coming in second place
(50%).

Cloud is an investment priority

IT managers surveyed across the six countries describe their organisation’s planned approach to
investing in cloud technology by 2025:

● Half (50%) are taking a balanced approach, focusing equally on new technologies and
enhancements to existing systems

● 26% have a strong focus on innovation and new technologies
● 14% are focused on essential services only

Across the six countries, respondents were also asked about priority areas for their organisation's cloud
strategy for the next 18 months.

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