Dubai, March 8, 2013 - The market for IT services in the United
Arab Emirates posted considerable growth in 2012 in multiple categories.
IT consulting services drove the market with year-on-year growth of
22%, on the back of a number of projects and initiatives carried out
across the emirates.
"Consulting services grew
significantly as UAE organizations invested in consulting around
business process improvements, operational efficiency, and IT security,
in particular", says Omar Saleem, senior analyst with the IT services
team at IDC Middle East and Africa. "In response to the demand, an
increasing number of services providers have been investing in their
consulting capabilities to target clients across key verticals such as
government, energy, utilities, telecommunications, banking, finance,
transportation, and manufacturing," says Saleem.
Interest in IT
consulting services has also grown significantly as organizations strive
to align their IT systems with business objectives. Most IT heads in
the UAE understand the importance of standardizing their IT environment
to support smooth business operations. This has led to investment in
technologies and consulting services related to process optimization and
efficiency improvements. "Given recent security attacks in the region,
security consulting services have also taken off as IT heads aim to
better secure their internal data," says Saleem.
With large IT
transformation projects currently underway in the government sector,
demand for information systems consulting services is high. IT services
providers are advised to invest in their resources and capabilities to
support consulting-led engagements that, coupled with integration
services, satisfy the ever-changing business requirements of their
clients. Consulting services are expected to continue recording healthy
growth as organizations continue to consolidate their operations,
optimize their processes, reduce risks, improve profit margins, and
target new clients.
IDC's Competitive Profiles and Analysis of
Leading IT Services Players in United Arab Emirates, 2012, and United
Arab Emirates IT Services Market 2012-2016 Forecast and 2011 Analysis
are extensive studies that IDC undertakes on an annual basis, drawing
upon interviews with more than 80 service providers in the United Arab
Emirates. The studies summarize the key findings by service and
investments in verticals and provides a comparative analysis of the 10
largest IT service providers in the United Arab Emirates, as well as a
forecast for the next five years.
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