Saudi Arabia Becomes the 1st Country to Host an Entire SAP Business Network Suite
A similar offering for the private sector is planned for release in Q1 2026, with the same benefits of local data residency, Arabic RTL language support, and federated global interoperability.
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SAP announced the planned public sector deployment of the full SAP Business Network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hosted on Google Cloud. This would make Saudi Arabia the first country to host an entire SAP Business Network suite within a cloud infrastructure that supports local data residency.
The move will allow government agencies in Saudi Arabia to conduct end-to-end procurement and supply chain activities locally while complying with national data residency and cybersecurity rules (CCC-2020).
“Saudi Arabia is setting a global benchmark for sovereign digital transformation,” said Muhammad Alam, member, Executive Board of SAP SE, SAP Product & Engineering.
“This deployment is more than a technical landmark. It’s a strategic enabler for the Kingdom’s public sector to lead with agility, resilience, and global reach. By bringing SAP Business Network into the region, we’re helping customers strengthen procurement, operations, and partnerships while ensuring full compliance with national standards.”
Mordor Intelligence reports that the Middle East cloud applications market size stood at USD 5.88 billion in 2025 and is expected to touch USD 14.50 billion by 2030. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s cloud services market size was valued at USD 4.77 billion in 2025 and is forecast to climb to USD 9.98 billion by 2030.
A similar offering for the private sector is planned for release in Q1 2026, with the same features of local data residency, Arabic right-to-left (RTL) language support, and federated global interoperability.
