PROJECT UPDATE
QATAR
Red Apricot , creators of the AI-based cloud platform JustPerform for enterprise performance management ( EPM ) and planning , has partnered with Qatari-based organisation Jaidah Group deploying the platform across the company ’ s Financial Planning and Analysis ( FP & A ) division . According to Red Apricot , the project will automate Jaidah Group ’ s FP & A processes using SAP Analytics Cloud ( SAC ) for Planning and it will cover all of Jaidah Group ’ s diverse business interests .
UAE
A new IBM study of C-suite executives based in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) revealed that nearly five in ten responding organisations are increasingly prioritising Digital Transformation over the next two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic . According to the study , participating businesses are also seeing more clearly the critical role people play in driving their on-going transformation . Leaders surveyed called out organisational complexity , inadequate skills and employee burnout as the biggest hurdles to overcome – both now and in the next two years .
OMAN
Equinix , a global digital infrastructure company and global communications provider Oman Telecommunications Company , have announced the opening of their new International Business Exchange ( IBX ) data centre in Barka , near Muscat-the capital of Oman . Dubbed MC1 , the facility is the first of its kind , carrierneutral hub in Oman where carriers , content providers and cloud providers can co-locate critical IT infrastructure .
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