Microsoft Azure Services for Enterprises in Africa and the Middle East

Microsoft Azure services from Global Brands Group (GBG) cover migration of servers, databases, and applications, Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware integration, backup and disaster recovery, cloud monitoring, DevOps, and managed operations. Organizations across Africa and the Middle East run on Azure with less effort and more control. GBG is a Microsoft Solutions Partner and Microsoft Partner of the Year 2024 (Egypt).

As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, GBG backs every Azure engagement with responsive support. Our team of in-house Microsoft specialists works diligently to create bespoke and intuitive environments using a wide range of Microsoft products. We strive to enhance user experience and boost productivity for our clients. GBG also helps you choose the right Azure services and licensing model for each workload.

Azure should reduce the work your IT team does, not add to it. GBG plans which workloads move first, migrates them in stages, and keeps them monitored, backed up, and patched after go-live. Azure regions in the UAE and Qatar keep latency low for users across the Gulf. Headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, GBG has operated in Saudi Arabia since January 2017 and serves more than 120 enterprise clients across banking, manufacturing, healthcare, real estate, and government.

Streamline Your Migration with Microsoft Azure: Server, Database, and Application Migration

• Azure Migrate as a centralized hub to start, run and track your progress
• Assess and migrate servers, databases, web applications, virtual desktops, and data cost-effectively
• Build and deploy on your terms
• Security from ground-up, backed by a team of experts, and proactive compliance trusted by enterprises, governments, and start-ups alike

Scale Compute-Intensive Workloads with High-Performance Computing (HPC) on the Cloud

• Optimized for HPC workloads
• Extend your HPC environment to the cloud
• Supercomputer networking with InfiniBand bandwidth
• Powerful compute to render scalability and versatility
• Integration without re-architecture

Cloud Virtual Desktop with Azure Virtual Desktop

Exploring the Benefits of Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

• Deploy and scale in minutes
• Migrate your existing Windows Server (RDS) desktops and apps to Azure
• Enable optimizations for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise
• Runs Windows 11 and Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session, available only on Azure Virtual Desktop

Azure Lab Services is closed to new customers and retires on June 28, 2027. For training and lab environments, Azure Virtual Desktop is the supported alternative.

VMware Integration with Azure

• Move VMware-based workloads
• Integrate existing VMware environment with Azure
• Scale, automate, and quick provisioning
• Modernize with native Azure management, security, and services

Disaster Recovery and Backup

• Protect all major IT systems affordably
• Unify data management, security, and protection
• Ensure apps work efficiently
• Perform tests any time for complete confidence
• Azure Site Recovery ensures business continuity by keeping business apps and workloads running during outages
• Azure Backup service keeps your data safe and recoverable

For on-premises and hybrid recovery, see GBG's business continuity solutions.

Cloud Monitoring

• Collects, analyzes, and acts on telemetry data from your Azure and on-premises environments
• Maximize performance and availability of your applications and proactively identify problems in seconds
• Unifies data for optimized performance and cost
• Advanced analytic engine, interactive query language, and built-in machine learning constructs
• Integrates with popular DevOps, issue management, IT service management, and security information and event management tools

Cloud DevOps

• Quick custom templates
• Works with your CI/CD tools
• Self-service cost control
• Implement during application planning, development, delivery, and operations with a comprehensive set of tools including Azure Pipelines, Azure Boards, Azure Test Plans, Azure Repos, and Azure Artifacts

IT Managed Services

Reduce daily IT operations and management with GBG's reliable technical team. We provide:

• Remote health checks
• Remote support
• Centralized patching
• Scheduled maintenance
• Predictable billing
• 24/7 network monitoring

Full scope is on the managed services page.

Microsoft Azure in Saudi Arabia

Global Brands is a Microsoft Solutions Partner, offering a wide range of Microsoft Azure services to businesses in Saudi Arabia. We help businesses securely virtualize their data, optimize their environments, and improve user experiences.

Our services include:

• Azure Migration
• High-Performance Computing
• Azure Virtual Desktop
• VMware integration
• Disaster Recovery
• Cloud Monitoring
• Cloud DevOps
• IT Managed Services

We also expertly navigate Microsoft Azure pricing to identify the ideal solution for your business requirements.

With Global Brands as your Microsoft Azure partner, you can be confident that your business is agile, secure, and future-ready.

Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you leverage Microsoft Azure in Saudi Arabia.

Built for Regional Compliance

For organizations in Saudi Arabia, GBG designs Azure and hybrid environments that support NCA CCC-2:2024 and SAMA data residency requirements. For organizations in Egypt, the design supports the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), whose Executive Regulations were issued in November 2025 with a one-year compliance period ending on 1 November 2026. Where regulation requires data to stay in-country, a hybrid design keeps it on premises while other workloads run in Azure.

Partner Credentials

Every GBG engagement is delivered by a team certified across multiple leading global technology providers. These four partnerships back the work:

1. Microsoft Partner of the Year 2024 (Egypt), Microsoft Solutions Partner. GBG won the award in 2020 and again in 2024. It is independently judged by Microsoft.
2. Dell Technologies Titanium Partner. Titanium is the highest Dell partner tier, and GBG is the largest Dell partner in Egypt.
3. Lenovo Platinum Partner.
4. Cisco Premier Partner.

For Microsoft Azure, the Microsoft partnership matters most: GBG is a Microsoft Solutions Partner and was named Microsoft Partner of the Year (Egypt) in 2020 and 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Azure regions serve the Middle East?

Microsoft Azure has regions in the UAE and Qatar. GBG maps each workload to a region, or keeps it on premises in a hybrid design, based on latency and data residency requirements.

How do we migrate servers and databases to Azure?

GBG uses Azure Migrate to assess servers, databases, and applications, identify blockers, and plan the move. Workloads then migrate in stages, each validated before the next, so live services keep running.

What is Azure Virtual Desktop?

Azure Virtual Desktop delivers Windows desktops and apps from Azure to any device. It is the only service that runs Windows 11 and Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session, which lets several users share one virtual machine and lowers infrastructure needs.

Can we keep our VMware environment?

Yes. GBG integrates existing VMware environments with Azure, so you can move VMware-based workloads without re-architecting them and manage them with native Azure tools.

Why choose GBG for Microsoft Azure?

GBG is a Microsoft Solutions Partner and Microsoft Partner of the Year (Egypt) in 2020 and 2024. One team covers migration, desktops, recovery, monitoring, DevOps, and managed operations for more than 120 enterprise clients across Africa and the Middle East.

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