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ServiceNow announces UAE Cloud to be hosted on Azure by mid-2025
ServiceNow , the AI platform for business transformation , announced plans for a ServiceNow UAE Cloud , hosted on Microsoft Azure . The company confirmed that the active buildup of the cloud region is underway , with a targeted delivery window in the first half of 2025 .
The cloud offering is in line with ServiceNow ’ s commitment to meeting the business transformation requirements of all business entities in the UAE , both public and private sector .
ServiceNow will host its UAE cloud on Azure as part of the company ’ s ongoing expansion of its global strategic alliance with Microsoft , which began in 2019 .
the Now Platform in Arabic , another step in ServiceNow ’ s ongoing investment in the UAE and Middle Eastern region .
ServiceNow and Microsoft most recently expanded their partnership by combining two of the industry-leading GenAI capabilities , ServiceNow Now Assist and Microsoft Copilot into one seamless enterprise experience to enhance customer choice and flexibility . Together , ServiceNow and Microsoft will help enterprise and government customers accelerate their digital transformation , creating great experiences and unlocking productivity .
“ Upon launch of the UAE Cloud , our customers will be able to transform their operations and empower their employees like never before ,” said Mark Ackerman , Area Vice President , Middle East and Africa at ServiceNow .
With ServiceNow ’ s single , trusted AI and data platform , customers can realize the full potential of AI across their business , fast . With generative AI embedded directly into the Now Platform , customers get out-of-the-box intelligence to support their business transformation . The announcement follows the March availability of
du partners with Oracle to offer Oracle Alloy , partners with Gracia Group to offer agritech platform
du , from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company , EITC , announced it will deploy Oracle Alloy to offer hyperscale cloud and sovereign AI services for the government and public sector entities in the UAE focusing on Dubai and the Northern Emirates .
The signing ceremony took place during the AI Retreat , a premier gathering held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Muhammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai .
Oracle Alloy is a complete cloud infrastructure platform that enables Oracle partners to become a cloud provider . With this platform , du can provide more than 100 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services together with its own value-added cloud services and applications . This will enable du to become the first local hyperscale cloud provider to offer a comprehensive set of cloud services branded under its portfolio .
du will also benefit from Oracle and NVIDIA ’ s collaboration , enabling du to offer sovereign AI capabilities and its new GPU-as-a-Service to government entities in Dubai and Northern Emirates . du will run these services from its own data centre in the UAE , providing greater control over operations , location , and security to help support digital sovereignty .
du also announced a partnership with Gracia Group to unveil the agritech platform , a full-fledged digital ecosystem poised to transform the agricultural sector in the UAE supporting the vision of leaders of the country . The signing ceremony was attended by HE Dr . Amna Al Dahak , Minister of Climate Change and the Environment , Jasim Al Awadi , CICTO at du and Hamed Al Hamed Founder and CEO of Gracia Group .
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