As large companies across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) mature, they are investing in sophisticated software like Salesforce to help them effectively manage their customer database. Banking institutions, real estate companies, and government sectors heavily rely on this equipment to increase their speed of working and directly contribute to the country’s Vision 2030. However, […]

As Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) enterprises gear up for their digital transformation journeys, outsourcing to third-party vendors has become their biggest network. Very rarely are modern banking platforms, cloud-based retail ecosystems, and connected logistics entirely made by the in-house teams. They are dependent on a complicated network of SaaS vendors, managed service partners, and specialized […]

Saudi Arabia is rapidly transforming its digital landscape. Banking, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, and logistics sectors, among others, are witnessing organizations spending large sums on technology to aid growth as well as to support Vision 2030 objectives. Whether it is through cloud migrations and enterprise software upgrades, or customer-facing applications and digital platforms, technology projects at […]

For a long time, corporate payroll was seen as a simple administrative task. It sat quietly under the responsibilities of the human resources and finance departments. Chief Information Officers (CIOs) rarely spent their time thinking about how salaries were calculated or how payslips were sent out, as long as the software did not crash. However, […]

The narrative in Saudi Arabia is shifting from “vision” to “velocity.” This week, the headlines were dominated not just by the scale of investment, but by the specificity of it. We are seeing a move towards tangible industrial outputs whether that is processing data locally, manufacturing humanoid robots, or establishing the Kingdom as a global 5G and gaming […]

As we navigate the Year of AI in 2026, the MENA technology sector has moved past the stage of simple experimentation. Enterprises are no longer just curious about what AI can do: they are now under immense pressure to deliver production-grade solutions. However, the success of these initiatives depends entirely on the composition of the […]

Imagine your board has approved the 2026 data roadmap. To deliver on the promises of the Year of AI, you need ten specialists: four data engineers, two ML engineers, a data architect, and three data scientists. Your deadline for the first phase is exactly three months away. In the current MENA market, this is a […]

For a long time, many businesses in Saudi Arabia looked at the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) as something they could deal with later. That time has run out. Since September 2024, PDPL compliance has been a mandatory rule for everyone. This is no longer just a legal topic for lawyers to discuss in meetings: […]

The Saudi Cabinet has formally designated 2026 as the Year of AI, a decision that serves as a massive policy signal to the global and regional technology sectors. While previous years focused on building the digital backbone of the Kingdom, this designation, spearheaded by the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), represents the shift into […]