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FEATURE and security controls features to support data sovereignty and trust.
Together, Unifonic’ s best-in-class solutions empower both private and government entities in Saudi Arabia to scale their Digital Transformation initiatives with confidence, while reducing operational complexity and improving service delivery.
Ahmad Shakora, Group Vice President- META, Cloudera Middle East:
Cloudera actively supports Saudi Vision 2030 by delivering the hybrid data infrastructure essential for the Kingdom’ s transition to a digital economy. To support this initiative, AWS and Cloudera are providing a data and AI platform that enables organisations to store and analyse data securely within the KSA region, supporting national goals for data sovereignty, regulatory compliance and scalable, enterprisegrade AI innovation.
Aligned with the Kingdom’ s $ 100 billion AI initiative,‘ Project Transcendence’, Cloudera helps enterprises modernise legacy systems into unified data architectures. This eliminates data silos in critical sectors like oil and gas, enabling real-time decision-making and operational efficiency.
Furthermore, Cloudera contributes to the‘ Ambitious Nation’ goal by investing in human capital. By deploying open data lakehouse architectures, the organisation empowers the local workforce with advanced skills in big data and AI, facilitating the shift from importing technology to exporting innovation and fostering a skilled local talent pipeline.
To drive impact across the Saudi government and industry, we leverage Data Anywhere www. intelligentcio. com
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