Microsoft brings Compliance Manager to cloud customers in Oman

Microsoft brings Compliance Manager to cloud customers in Oman

Muscat: Microsoft announced that its Compliance Manager tool, part of Microsoft 365, will now empower Omani businesses to adhere to their legal obligations more easily while continuing to innovate at a time when remote working is inducing rapid changes across industries.

The move comes as an increasing number of companies in the Sultanate implement hybrid-working models to balance employee safety with business continuity. A survey of GCC business leaders in March showed 35 per cent of organisations in the Gulf had either implemented hybrid workplaces or were in the process of doing so. In May, Oman's Supreme Committee for Dealing with COVID-19 issued a decision that obligated employers in certain sectors to "implement remote home-working and introduce technology to facilitate home-working as much as possible".

"The pandemic has unquestionably accelerated digital transformation to unprecedented levels,“ said Saif Hilal Al-Hosni, Country Manager, Microsoft Oman and Bahrain. "We have seen years of innovation taking place in mere months and the trend continues to gather steam. However, businesses still must meet regulatory requirements such as PCI DSS, and this can be difficult if you do not have the skills or time to effectively manage compliance. Microsoft Compliance Manager takes a lot of complexity and labour out