Mr. Suhail Akhtar, Senior IT and Digital Leader, “We never imagined Microsoft, Google, AWS, and Alibaba would establish data centers here, making cloud services as accessible as our local ISPs.”
Dr. Samer Marouf, IT Director at Rakaa Holding, “Never put your eggs in one basket—multi-cloud provides flexibility, business continuity, and cost efficiency while ensuring regulatory compliance.”
Mr. Kumar Prasoon, CIO at Twyn, “A strong enterprise architecture is the foundation for a successful multi-cloud strategy—it ensures data governance, security, and business transformation alignment.”
Mr. Waqas Butt, Director of IT Strategy and Consultancy Services at Alwefaq Transportation Solutions, “Saudi Arabia and the UAE have robust regulatory frameworks that dictate cloud adoption strategies, ensuring compliance with data residency and security policies.”
Mr. Syed Fakruddin Albeez, Head of Technology at King Abdullah Economic City, “In many cases, we are forced into cloud adoption due to vendor lock-in—it’s not always a choice but a necessity dictated by business needs.”