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10/10/24, 2:51 PM Red Hat Survey: Centralising Cloud Management is Top Priority for UAE Organisations
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.

The following came top:

● Centralising cloud management (80%)
● Security, compliance and sovereignty regulatory requirements (78%)

● Preparing for AI adoption (77%)
● Evolving cloud strategy in line with business objectives (76%)

Siloed teams are slowing cloud adoption

96% of IT managers surveyed said siloed teams pose challenges when adopting cloud
technologies, with 53% encountering this issue frequently.

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