FEATURE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA ARCHITECTURE
and ROI. While 24 % said their culture is now extremely data-driven, most recognise more work is needed to embed data-first thinking into business practices.
“ In a short period, AI has shifted from an experiment to a mandate in the UAE, reshaping business operations and competitiveness,” said Ahmad Shakora, Group Vice President – Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Cloudera.
“ Yet our survey shows that many enterprises remain stuck at the pilot stage, facing challenges around trust, compliance and governance. Cloudera’ s mission is to bring AI to data wherever it resides – public cloud, private cloud or on-premises – while ensuring unified governance, lineage and security. At GITEX 2025, we will demonstrate how enterprises can overcome these barriers, take back control of their data and accelerate AI adoption with confidence and responsibility.”
Other key findings include:
• UAE enterprises are leveraging the cloud: When asked where their company’ s data was
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