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Abu Dhabi based G42 partners with Microsoft to develop public sector solutions
G42 and Microsoft announced their intention to collaborate on the development of public sector and industry focused solutions that leverage Microsoft ’ s partner ecosystem and cloud capabilities . These solutions will benefit UAE organisations to address citizen and customer needs .
The agreement will allow both organisations to further explore joint business development and marketing opportunities across a variety of areas including healthcare , energy , public sector digital transformation , financial services , climate action , and beyond .
G42 Cloud will work closely with Microsoft to enable joint solutions to be developed and deployed securely and in compliance with regulatory requirements .
Naim Yazbeck , General Manager of Microsoft UAE commented : ” Organisations globally , especially in the public sector , are increasingly looking for customised cloud solutions that offer additional choice and flexibility . I am very excited about the potential that a collaboration with G42 could bring to the UAE , and I look forward to combining Microsoft ’ s focus on resiliency ,
agility , and security with G42s unique capabilities and vision .”
Kiril Evimov , G42 ’ s Group CTO and Chairman of G42 Cloud commented : “ The broad set of solutions that G42 and our clients have developed , will benefit from the rich ecosystem and global scale that Microsoft provides . Microsoft will similarly benefit from the experience and technical know-how of operating regulated workloads across multiple industries that G42 Cloud is focused on .”
Abu Dhabi based G42 is a technology holding group and champions AI as a force for good across industries . G42 is driving change in the MENA region and beyond , joining forces with nations , corporations , and individuals to create the digital infrastructure for tomorrow ’ s world .
Software AG elevates Saudi Business Machines to Premier Partner status in Saudi Arabia
Software AG , has extended Premier
Partner status to Saudi Business Machines , SBM the general marketing and services Representative of IBM in Saudi Arabia . SBM is now a Premier Partner of Software AG in the region under its global partner programme – PartnerConnect . This announcement was made during a meeting between Mamdouh Al Olayan , Country Manager Saudi Arabia , Software AG , and Fadhel Al-Shaikh-Vice President Business Technology Solutions , SBM in Riyadh .
As Saudi Arabia ’ s long standing and enterprise digital transformation company , SBM focuses on implementing digital solutions across Saudi Arabia to support customers ’ business goals . The Premier Partnership level will elevate SBM as a strategic partner to work more closely and collaboratively with Software AG delivering solutions based on IoT , integration , API Management , business , and IT transformation technologies to Saudi customers .
The Software AG PartnerConnect programme empowers its partners to deliver successful outcomes in meeting customer ’ s needs that evolves and aligns with external changes . Software AG ’ s Cumulocity IoT and analytics along with webMethods Integration stack is highly regarded and consistently ranked as vendors by multiple industry analysts such as Gartner and Forrester to name a few .
Saudi Business Machines established in 1981 , is Saudi Arabia ’ s provider of end-toend enterprise information technology and telecommunications solutions and the General Marketing and Services Representative of International Business Machines , IBM in Saudi Arabia .
Speaking of the partnership and its significance with the Saudi Arabia ’ s digital aspirations , Fadhel Al-Shaikh-Vice President Business Technology Solutions , SBM said : “ Since our inception in 1981 , our mission has always been to boost the Saudi Arabia ’ s digital initiatives through the adoption of new technologies and assist with realising the nation ’ s aspirations of a strong digital future .”
“ Digital transformation is a key enabler that spurs innovation and facilitates a vibrant and strong economy ,” said , Rami Kichli , Senior Vice President Middle East and Turkey , Software AG . •
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