ZainTECH signs strategic collaboration agreement with AWS to boost cloud and AI adoption in Saudi Arabia

Collaboration will help organizations across government, financial services, energy and healthcare accelerate cloud adoption, strengthen resilience and address security requirements

Riyadh, KSA – September 2, 2026: ZainTECH, the digital solutions arm of Zain Group, has signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS),  to support organizations across Saudi Arabia in accelerating cloud adoption, modernization and AI-led innovation.

The collaboration, which will help to accelerate customer engagement and adoption of AWS cloud and AI services across the Kingdom, comes at an important stage in Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation journey. Organizations across government, financial services, energy and healthcare are modernizing their technology environments and increasing investment in cloud, data and AI. Under the collaboration agreement, ZainTECH experts will support organizations in adopting AWS solutions, strengthening their security and compliance readiness, and exploring new AWS Cloud-enabled use cases and opportunities.

“Saudi Arabia is entering an important new phase of cloud adoption, with local cloud infrastructure creating new possibilities for organizations across the Kingdom,” said Andrew Hanna, Chief Executive Officer of ZainTECH. “Our multi-year strategic collaboration with AWS strengthens our ability to support customers at this pivotal stage. With ZainTECH’s regional expertise, we can help organizations prepare their environments, address security and data residency requirements, and accelerate the development of new solutions across cloud, data and AI.”

The strategic collaboration builds on ZainTECH’s established cloud capabilities and regional presence across the Middle East, supporting its mission to enable organizations to become Digital, Intelligent and Resilient. The company serves more than 1,600 organizations across eight countries and has more than 850 technology professionals, with expertise spanning cloud, cybersecurity, data and AI, digital solutions and managed services. This regional scale and technical expertise enable ZainTECH to help organizations modernize their environments, strengthen resilience and build the capabilities needed to innovate in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

The collaboration supports Saudi Arabia’s broader digital transformation agenda and Vision 2030 objectives by helping organizations use cloud technologies to enhance agility, strengthen resilience and accelerate innovation. Through its collaboration with AWS, ZainTECH will continue working with organizations across the Kingdom to unlock new opportunities enabled by cloud, data, AI and other emerging technologies.