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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

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