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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.

Among those affected, the most common impacts on cloud strategy are:
? Inconsistent security and compliance across different providers (cited by 54%)

? Increased costs (47%)

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