Digital transformation, cloud adoption rising in Qatar – The Peninsula

Digital transformation, cloud adoption rising in Qatar – The Peninsula

Doha: SAP with its strategic partners Deloitte and Google Cloud highlighted acceleration in digital transformation, cloud services adoption during RISE on the Road event.

With digital transformation fueling change in Qatar’s business environment, both public and private sector organizations have seen a demand for agile and scalable IT infrastructures that are not only efficient, but quick to adapt to changing scenarios, enable seamless adoption of new technologies and encourage new business models.

According to a recent survey in Qatar by SAP in partnership with YouGov, there has been a large-scale organizational shift towards cloud and digital transformation during the pandemic period, with more than 60 percent of respondents in Qatar stating that COVID-19 has significantly accelerated their digital transformation efforts.

As many as 80 percent of Qatar-based CIOs agreed that technology is vital to the improved delivery of customer and citizen services. In addition to this, 40 percent of CIOs in Qatar plan to invest in cloud solutions in 2022 and an equal percentage will also invest in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. More than half of the CIOs surveyed said that digital skills development is a major priority for their organization this year.

Commenting on these market trends, Alaa Jaber, Managing Director