Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 80 | Page 16

NEWS

Spirion and Spire Solutions partner to address growing data privacy governance solutions with Dubai-based Spire Solutions , a top valueadded distributor in the Middle East and Africa .

The companies will address enterprise data privacy , security and compliance governance needs for public and private sector organisations across the region including UAE , Saudi Arabia , Qatar , Kuwait , Egypt , Jordan , Nigeria and Kenya . “ Spirion has been solving real data protection problems for more than 15 years and offers proven solutions that cover the full sphere of personal information that privacy regulations govern ,” said Siddhartha Murthinty , CTO , Spire Solutions . “ I believe that Spirion ’ s Governance Suite , comprising all the key phases of discovery , classification , remediation , monitoring and identifying threats , and automated DSAR fulfilment , will be a perfect way for enterprises to build a comprehensive and proactive privacy posture .”
Siddhartha Murthinty , Chief Technology Officer , Spire Solutions

Spirion , a pioneer in data protection and compliance , has announced it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for its suite of sensitive data privacy , security and

“ The partnership between Spire and Spirion provides a strong foundation for enterprise customers and partners in the MEA region to manage and protect their clients ’ data while ensuring constant compliance with an ever-changing regulatory landscape ,” said Gabe Hoguet , Director of Global Channels , Spirion . We are pleased to partner with Spire Solutions to enable and empower our clients .”

Qatar-based Sponix Tech leverages Google Cloud to deliver a world-class immersive viewer experience of football matches

As football continues to be at the forefront of sporting activities in Qatar this year , Google Cloud has announced an expanded collaboration with Sponix Tech , a Qatarbased sports technology provider , that has been providing immersive match experience for football fans around the world .

Mohammad Ali Abbaspour , CEO , Sponix Tech ( L ) and Ghassan Kosta ,
Country Manager Qatar , Google Cloud
The collaboration with Google Cloud has enabled Sponix Tech to become one of the first companies worldwide to bring immersive replays and virtual advertisement technologies with fully remote production workflow over Internet protocol ( IP ).
Ghassan Kosta , Country Manager Qatar , Google Cloud , said : “ Our journey with Sponix Tech has been an exciting one , as we have supported them to deliver their technologies on the cloud since the company ’ s early days as a start-up . As Qatar continues to accelerate its digital vision and provide a platform for companies like Sponix Tech to innovate on a global scale , Google Cloud will continue to offer advanced cloud solutions to support these technological aspirations .”
Mohammad Ali Abbaspour , CEO , Sponix Tech , added : “ Using Google Cloud helps us deliver our services in the highest level of the sports industry . From the beginning of our journey as a startup to where we are today , we ’ ve experienced tremendous support from Google Cloud as one of the main cloud providers we relied on to introduce and deliver our innovative solutions to the sports industry .”
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