Aramco to Roll Out Google Cloud Services Across Saudi Arabia

By Adedapo Adesanya

Saudi Aramco Development Company, a subsidiary of Aramco, has teamed up with Google Cloud to offer cloud services to customers in the Arab nation.

This information was revealed in a statement issued on Monday by the Saudi national oil company, which under its Vision 2030 reform plans, has encouraged foreign investment particularly in the technology sector and courted Silicon Valley players.

Aramco said Saudi Arabia is being added to the global network of Google Cloud Platform regions as part of a strategic alliance agreement signed between the company and Google Cloud earlier this month.

Google Cloud will establish and operate a new cloud region in Saudi Arabia, while a new company will be formed after required regulatory clearances to supply cloud solutions and services to customers, Aramco said.

The collaboration taps into rapidly expanding demand for cloud services in Saudi Arabia, a market that is projected to be worth up to $10 billion by 2030, Aramco said.

Currently, Saudi telecom operators are among the cloud service providers in the country.

Increased dependence on online services during the COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the shift toward digital solutions.

The rollout of Google Cloud services and infrastructure in Saudi Arabia will deliver robust, reliable and agile solutions to meet the growing demand for IT and cloud services.

Google Cloud offers its customers multiple solutions, including artificial intelligence, smart analytics, data management, security, infrastructure and application modernization. It delivers these services globally while matching 100 per cent of the energy used to power its operations with renewable energy.