Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 58 | Page 41

FEATURE: ANALYTICS level of customer maturity looking for advanced analytical capabilities in order to stay competitive in a very difficult and highly saturated market,” he said. Use cases Dr Mohammad Mahmoud Hamdan, Associate Professor of Computer Sciences, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Dubai, said from a regional perspective, the GCC governments have already established bold plans to position themselves at the forefront of the digital revolution. “Most GCC countries have acknowledged the importance of Big Data to unlock the possibilities. To date, some of these countries remain in the strategizing phase and are working on developing concrete applications,” he said. Hamdan added that the Middle East banking sector is using predictive data analytics to strengthen their risk assessment, Ahmad Dorra, Customer Engagement Solutions Sales Leader – Middle East, Africa and Turkey, Avaya www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 41