This is old news by now! However, it is a huge engagement! Apparently, the young crown prince of Saudi king, Mohammed bin Salman (born 1985), is making his influence felt to bring Saudi Arabia rapidly into the 21st century! Add to that the United Arab Emirates recently launched a successful space exploration mission to Mars.
"... 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 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. ..."
"... Amazon Web Services launched its first cloud region in the Middle East in Bahrain last year, servicing top tier local clients such as Emirati bank Emirates NBD and rideshare service Careem. Microsoft launched its offering in the United Arab Emirates around the same time, making Google a later entrant to the regional scene. ..."
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