NEWS
Alteryx expands
its Middle East
footprint with
new office in
Dubai
SAS showcases regional
impact of advanced analytics
and Artificial Intelligence
A
lteryx Inc, a data science and analytics
company, has announced it is
expanding its footprint in the Middle East
and Africa (MEA) with the opening of its new
office in Dubai. Located in Dubai Internet
City, the Alteryx MEA office was officially
opened by Dean Stoecker, Chairman and
CEO of Alteryx, who welcomed more than
250 executives at the launch event held
at the V hotel, Al Habtoor. As a part of its
investment in the region and continued
global expansion, the new office will
further support the success of current and
prospective customers as they evolve their
data analytic requirements as part of their
Digital Transformation initiatives.
Alteryx recently reported 96% year-over-year
(YoY) growth in international markets for the
full year 2018, which accounted for 29% of
overall revenue as of December 31 2018.
Abboud Ghanem, Regional Vice President,
Middle East and Africa at Alteryx, said: “We
are seeing a surge of interest in advanced
data analytics within the Middle East and
Africa with government-backed programmes,
such as Smart Dubai, a city-wide initiative to
transform Dubai into the world’s smartest
and happiest city. Successful Digital
Transformation is dependent on enabling
collaboration between all data workers
both within and across organisations. With
the opening of our Dubai office, we look
forward to better supporting local customers
and partners as they Alteryx their data into
actionable insights.”
Marcel Yammine, of SAS, says: “We
see a strong desire among regional
business leaders and IT decision makers
to leverage AI and analytics to drive
Digital Transformation.”
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AS has hosted the SAS Analytics
Roadshow 2019 in Dubai to highlight
how advanced analytics and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) solutions are transforming
organisations across the region.
IT and business decision makers gained
greater insight into how data-driven
innovation can be put into action to
resolve real problems within organisations.
The one-day event, held at the One
and Only Royal Mirage, was themed
around ‘Building a smarter organisation
with analytics and AI’ and featured an
opening keynote delivered by business
philosopher Anders Indset on the
quantum economy.
Dean Stoecker, Chairman and CEO Alteryx,
with their MEA customers at the company’s
regional HQ launch event
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INTELLIGENTCIO
Throughout the event, SAS industry
experts discussed how organisations
can leverage AI and analytics solutions
to deliver real-world benefits and to
transform data into actionable insights
and provide business value. Speakers
from SAS customers, including Emirates
NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Al Hilal Bank,
Abu Dhabi Department of Health and
OSN, discussed the impact of analytics
and AI on their own organisations.
“We see a strong desire among regional
business leaders and IT decision
makers to leverage AI and analytics
to drive Digital Transformation in their
organisations and gain competitive
advantage,” said Marcel Yammine at SAS.
“AI has become mainstream in the
region and our customers are looking to
SAS to enable them to transform data
in actionable insights through advanced
analytics. We look forward to working
closely with our regional customers and
empowering them through their Digital
Transformation journeys.”
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