Saudi Arabia Cloud Compute Service Market Size and Forecast by Offerings, Workload Type, Deployment Model, Organization Size, Orchestration Platform, and End User Industry: 2019-2033

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Industry Assessment Overview

Industry Findings: Enterprise cloud compute usage in Saudi Arabia continues to increase as organizations align digital modernization efforts with national transformation objectives and data sovereignty requirements. Enterprises across BFSI, energy, manufacturing, retail, and public services are upgrading enterprise IT platforms and analytics systems to support digital services and operational efficiency. Regulatory direction became clearer in Jun-2024 when Saudi Arabia strengthened cloud compliance and data classification guidance for government and regulated workloads, emphasizing domestic data handling and service continuity. This guidance has influenced enterprise migration strategies, particularly for production systems supporting critical services. Hybrid deployment models are now widely used to balance scalability with compliance obligations. Demand focuses on general-purpose and memory-optimized virtual machines supporting enterprise IT and analytics workloads, while elastic compute supports development and peak demand scenarios. Through 2025, enterprises have continued prioritizing predictable performance, controlled scaling, and phased migration strategies aligned with long-term digital plans.

Industry Player Insights: Vendors shaping Saudi Arabia’s cloud compute market include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. In Aug-2024, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure expanded compute capacity supporting enterprise and public-sector workloads hosted in Saudi Arabia. In Feb-2025, Google Cloud increased availability of compute-optimized virtual machines, improving support for analytics and data-intensive enterprise applications.