Oracle today announced the opening of its second public cloud region in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Oracle plans to expand cloud services in the Kingdom by investing US $1.5 billion to enhance its cloud infrastructure capabilities.
The new Riyadh cloud region hosted by Center3 will help public and private sector organizations migrate all types of workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), giving them access to a wide range of cloud services to modernize their applications and innovate with data, analytics, and AI. Oracle opened its first cloud region in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2020.
The Oracle Cloud Region in Riyadh joins the existing Oracle Cloud Region of Jeddah and the planned Oracle Cloud Region in NEOM to extend Oracle’s footprint in Saudi Arabia.
“The opening of Oracle’s new cloud region in Riyadh reflects the Kingdom’s continuous efforts in boosting the digital economy based on modern technologies and innovation,” said His Excellency Eng. Haytham Alohali, vice minister, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
“This step will significantly enable international and local companies to achieve innovation and promote the adoption of AI and cloud computing technologies in various sectors, which enhances Saudi Arabia’s competitiveness at the regional and international level,” he added.
“With the rapid expansion of our cloud footprint in Saudi Arabia, Oracle is committed to helping the country achieve its goal of developing one of the strongest digital economies in the world,” said Richard Smith, executive vice president and general manager of EMEA Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle.
He also said, “As part of our wider investment in cloud capabilities in Saudi Arabia, the Oracle Cloud Riyadh Region will help accelerate adoption of cloud and AI technologies to boost innovation across all sectors of the Saudi economy, while helping organizations addressing local data hosting requirements.”
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