Google Cloud has opened a new cloud region in Doha to meet growing demand for cloud services in Qatar and the Middle East, and support Qatar’s National Vision 2030. The new Doha cloud region will help businesses and the public sector transform the country into a digital economy through innovation.

The new Doha Google Cloud region will act as a key enabler to accelerate the digitisation of local companies, public sector and global organisations, and thus help businesses in Qatar build for the future and leverage the country’s economic potential.[1]

Figure 1. New cloud region launched by Google Cloud in Doha

New cloud region launched by Google Cloud in Doha is shown in figure 1. “This new region is a strong step towards building regional capacity that meets the needs of the Qatari digital economy, from availability and data residency to digital sovereignty and sustainability,” said Ghassan Kosta, Qatar Country Manager, Google Cloud.

Specifications around the new region weren’t shared, but the company noted it launches with three availability zones and the standard set of GCP services available including Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, and others. [2]

“The new cloud region will contribute to giving impetus to economic and productivity growth, and will allow various government and private companies and institutions within Qatar the opportunity to achieve significant efficiency gains by adopting flexible features in dealing with digital technology.”

The new Doha region is part of Google Cloud’s global network of 37 regions and 112 zones that bring cloud services to over 200 countries and territories worldwide. The new region brings high-performance, low-latency services and products to customers of all sizes, from public sector organizations, to large enterprises, to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups in Qatar and the Middle East.

Organizations in the region will benefit from key controls that allow them to maintain the highest security, data residency, and compliance standards, including specific data storage requirements.

The new Doha region is part of Google Cloud’s global network of 37 regions and 112 zones that bring cloud services to over 200 countries and territories worldwide.

The new region brings high-performance, low-latency services and products to customers of all sizes, from public sector organizations, to large enterprises, to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups in Qatar and the Middle East. Organizations in the region will benefit from key controls that allow them to maintain the highest security, data residency, and compliance standards, including specific data storage requirements.

References:

1. https://ciosea.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/cloud-computing/google-cloud-opens-new-cloud-region-in-doha
2. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-launches-cloud-region-in-doha-qatar/

Cite this article:

Gokula Nandhini K (2023), New cloud region launched by Google Cloud in Doha, Anatechmaz, pp.99