Aramco to roll out Google Cloud services across Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco Development Company, a subsidiary of Aramco, announced today, Dec. 21, that it had teamed up with Google Cloud to offer high-performance, low-latency cloud services to customers in Saudi Arabia.

The Kingdom 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 this month.

Google Cloud will establish and operate a new cloud region in Saudi Arabia, while a new company will be formed following all required regulatory clearances to supply cloud solutions and services to customers, with an emphasis on businesses inside Saudi Arabia.

This new cloud region will allow organizations nationwide to grow and scale their offerings, while delivering digital products and services faster and more reliably, Saudi Aramco said in a statement of which Argaam received a copy.

The collaboration taps into rapidly expanding cloud services demand in Saudi Arabia, which is forecasted to reach a market opportunity up to $10 billion by 2030. 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 a robust, reliable and agile solutions to meet 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 percent of the energy used to power its operations with renewable energy.