In a major win for UAE’s Fourth Industrial Revolution, Oracle’s second cloud region to center in Abu Dhabi

Oracle announced Abu Dhabi as the home for its second cloud region in the United Arab Emirates, to help provide corporate cloud services to businesses in the region. The launch of the Abu Dhabi Region gives a push forward to the UAE’s Fourth Industrial revolution strategy, which emphasizes advancing the national economy with the help of cutting-edge technology. In addition, Oracle aims to provide its customers with stronger business continuity and disaster recovery capability with the Oracle Cloud Abu Dhabi Region and the Oracle Cloud Dubai Region.

“Oracle’s decision to open a second cloud region in the UAE is a clear reflection of our nation’s embrace of digital transformation, advanced technologies, and the applications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which have become central to our economic and investment strategy for the next 50 years,” says UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi.

With the cloud industry booming globally, the cloud market in the GCC region is expected to more than double in value, reaching $2.4 billion by 2021, which is up from $965 million the previous year. (Source: International Data Corporation) Moving to a cloud system owned by a specialized establishment like Oracle, SAP, or Amazon Web Services is more economical for regional businesses, as compared to creating their own cloud system. This also helps reduce the overall cost of ownership.