Harnessing the Power of the Cloud – Venture Magazine

Harnessing the Power of the Cloud – Venture Magazine

MenaITech is Shaping the HR industry in the Region with Cloud Technology

Dr. Bashar Hawamdeh, the founder of MenaITech, is considered one of the region's pioneers in the IT, HR, and intellectual property fields. For 17 years, Bashar has helmed the MenaITech operation from its humble beginnings in Jordan to where it is today; the leading provider of human capital information systems, serving over 2,500 enterprises across 25 countries. Venture Magazine spoke to Dr. Bashar Hawamdeh, Founder and CEO of MenaITech about the state of HR in the region, their shift to SaaS and how cloud technology is playing a bigger role, and the impacts of the pandemic on how businesses are operating now.

How has the pandemic affected your industry?

For years, we have been talking about the need for organizations to digitally transform, particularly when it comes to their HR operations. Many companies around the region have already invested in this transformation and HR systems, but unfortunately this wasn't the case for a greater number of organizations. When lockdowns were imposed, companies were scrambling to deal with their people remotely and had serious problems with processing payroll and staying connected during this time.

The pandemic has shown us that companies need