Businesses must embrace cloud and leverage AI, data and automation capabilities

Businesses must embrace cloud and leverage AI, data and automation capabilities

- As IDC predicts 20% YOY growth in Gulf countries’ AI adoption from 2021-2026, experts and customers share strategies at SAP Business Transformation Tour in Dubai

DUBAI, UAE — To thrive in the face of challenges such as supply chain constraints, critical skills shortages, and slowing global economic growth, regional businesses will need to adopt cloud platforms that enable them to leverage AI, data and automation solutions, according to experts speaking yesterday at the Dubai SAP Business Transformation Tour organized by global technology company SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) in partnership with Intel.

Held at the Museum of the Future under the theme ‘Navigating the Winds of Change in a Digital-First World’, the event demonstrated how embedding automation, data and AI capabilities into technology brings increased resilience, proactive as opposed to reactive strategic decision-making, and a more cohesive workforce, as well as better customer service thanks to Natural Language Processing.

Contextualizing current and predicted IT trends in the region, guest speaker Harish Dunakhe, Senior Research Director (Software & Cloud) at International Data Corporation (IDC), said “The confluence of AI, data, and automation – with cloud being its foundational platform – is driving current digital Initiatives in the market. In fact, automation and analytics solutions