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Daily Tribune
5 days ago
- Business
- Daily Tribune
Alba successfully migrates to Rise with SAP Private Edition
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest smelter on one site, announces the successful migration to RISE with SAP Private Cloud Edition (PCE). This milestone, completed in partnership with SAP's Customer Success & Delivery (CS&D) team, advances Alba's digital transformation journey. This strategic move provides Alba with a modern, scalable, and high-performance digital platform. It will enable enhanced functionality, an improved user experience, and powerful analytics, all crucial for navigating the evolving industrial landscape. Commenting on this achievement, Ali Al Baqali, Alba's Chief Executive Officer, stated: 'Our migration to Rise with SAP Private Cloud is more than a technological upgrade; it's a strategic leap forward. This advanced digital infrastructure will not only streamline our operations but more importantly, it will empower our teams with real-time insights, enabling faster, more informed decisions that drive productivity and sustain our competitive edge in the market.' Saquib Ahmad, Managing Director for SAP Bahrain, added, 'This complex deployment serves as a powerful example of remarkable outcomes achievable through a strong partnership between a forward-thinking customer and a dedicated delivery team. Completed within a ninemonth completion time frame, we have ensured the seamless transformation, paving the way for sustained digital innovation across the region's industrial landscape.' The project involved a highly complex, brownfield conversion from SAP ERP 6.0 EHP 8 to SAP S/4HANA 2022. This included the migration of satellite systems, technical code remediation, and the integration of SAP Fiori and SAP Analytics Cloud. The success was underpinned by the close collaboration between Alba and SAP's CS&D team, leveraging global experts and regional capabilities throughout the conversion and cutover phases.
Biz Bahrain
6 days ago
- Business
- Biz Bahrain
Alba Successfully Migrates to Rise with SAP Private Edition
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest smelter on one site, announces the successful migration to RISE with SAP Private Cloud Edition (PCE). This milestone, completed in partnership with SAP's Customer Success & Delivery (CS&D) team, advances Alba's digital transformation journey. This strategic move provides Alba with a modern, scalable, and high-performance digital platform. It will enable enhanced functionality, an improved user experience, and powerful analytics, all crucial for navigating the evolving industrial landscape. Commenting on this achievement, Ali Al Baqali, Alba's Chief Executive Officer, stated: 'Our migration to Rise with SAP Private Cloud is more than a technological upgrade; it's a strategic leap forward. This advanced digital infrastructure will not only streamline our operations but more importantly, it will empower our teams with real-time insights, enabling faster, more informed decisions that drive productivity and sustain our competitive edge in the market.' Saquib Ahmad, Managing Director for SAP Bahrain, added, 'This complex deployment serves as a powerful example of remarkable outcomes achievable through a strong partnership between a forward-thinking customer and a dedicated delivery team. Completed within a nine-month completion time frame, we have ensured the seamless transformation, paving the way for sustained digital innovation across the region's industrial landscape.' The project involved a highly complex, brownfield conversion from SAP ERP 6.0 EHP 8 to SAP S/4HANA 2022. This included the migration of satellite systems, technical code remediation, and the integration of SAP Fiori and SAP Analytics Cloud. The success was underpinned by the close collaboration between Alba and SAP's CS&D team, leveraging global experts and regional capabilities throughout the conversion and cutover phases.
Gulf News
23-04-2025
- Business
- Gulf News
94% of UAE enterprises believe AI will enable long-term growth, shows SAP survey
The SAP survey findings reflect this momentum, with 97 per cent of the UAE IT decision-makers surveyed expressing confidence in using AI-driven insights to guide critical business decisions, and with 72 per cent describing themselves as 'very confident' in doing so. Real-world AI applications for business As AI adoption rises, UAE businesses are looking beyond experimentation and focusing on real-world applications that drive measurable impact. Attendees at the SAP event explored the company's latest advancements in business AI, including agentic AI, which enables autonomous decision-making and execution of complex tasks. SAP also showcased its collaboration with Databricks through the SAP Business Data Cloud, highlighting how organisations can eliminate data silos and extract deeper insights from structured and unstructured data. With the survey showing that 58 per cent of UAE enterprises plan to invest in data consolidation and quality improvement programmes over the next 12 months, the event underscored the growing need for businesses to refine their data strategies to fully harness AI's potential. This focus on data was of particular interest to businesses that are increasingly looking to use industry-specific AI solutions, with 76 per cent of enterprises in the UAE using AI-driven solutions that have been tailored specifically for their industry, according to the SAP survey. Sharing customer AI successes The SAP AI Tour also saw several signing ceremonies and deployment announcements, including innovative implementations at Al Futtaim and Al Ghurair Iron & Steel (AGIS) that demonstrate how AI can revolutionise business processes. 'Our recent collaboration with SAP has enabled us to reimagine how we approach sustainability and operational efficiency,' said B.S. Shetty, General Manager of AGIS. 'By deploying RISE with SAP Private Cloud edition alongside a tailored SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) solution, we've harnessed the power of AI to automate over 400 calculations, cutting operator time from 20 minutes to just three. Efficient user interfaces have simplified the planning and manufacturing functions at the shopfloor. This end-to-end integration, from customers to manufacturing, empowers our teams with real-time insights, supports accurate ESG reporting, and aligns seamlessly with the UAE's National Framework for Sustainable Development. We're proud of what we've achieved and excited to keep pushing boundaries with Business AI and data-driven innovation.' Al-Futtaim Group's Chief Technology Officer, Himanshu Shrivastava, said, 'At Al-Futtaim, we're committed to adopting technologies that enable our people to work more effectively and deliver exceptional employee experience; SAP SuccessFactors with Joule is helping us do just that. As one of the first organisations in the region to go live with this generative AI-powered capability, we've been able to personalise the employee experience like never before. Whether it's helping managers make faster talent decisions or guiding employees through everyday HR tasks with natural, conversational support, Joule is transforming how our people engage with HR — intuitively, intelligently, and at their convenience.' SAP's AI-driven solutions also support the UAE's national AI strategy, which aims to position the country as a global hub for AI innovation. The technology company is also participating in the Machines Can See 2025 event as part of Dubai's AI Week that is currently under way.
Mid East Info
08-04-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Azizi Developments unveils next-gen digital solutions to elevate customer experience - Middle East Business News and Information
Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, is reinforcing its digital transformation through carefully implemented technological solutions, bolstering efficiency, customer engagement, and seamless connectivity. Its latest advancements include an online inventory system, a cutting-edge mobile application, a unified Avaya-powered communication suite, and the adoption of SAP to enhance business processes. As part of its commitment to innovation, Azizi Developments has introduced an advanced tool that allows interested buyers to browse and reserve units directly via its website. This upgrade ensures greater openness and convenience, creating a friction-free purchasing experience for investors and end-users. Complementing this, the Azizi mobile app now provides real-time access to up-to-date listings and a centralized client portal. By consolidating purchase tracking, document management, and direct messaging into one intuitive interface, the application cuts manual workloads for sales teams by over 50% and boosts user satisfaction by 40%, keeping all parties informed and engaged from initial inquiry until handover. The company has also deployed an enterprise communications platform that runs on Avaya and seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Teams. Accessible on desktops, laptops, and smartphones, this solution combines voice, messaging, and video conferencing into a secure environment—reducing response times and enforcing end-to-end encryption. Concurrently, a strategic partnership with SAP is introducing RISE with SAP Private Cloud and SAP S/4HANA as the group's new operational backbone. Adding SAP's AI-driven capabilities will help the firm optimize business workflows, team management, and client service. By streamlining core systems under a resilient architecture, Azizi is well prepared to scale its portfolio to delivering 150,000 units and expanding into hospitality with greater agility and oversight. Mr. Farhad Azizi, Group CEO of the Azizi group of companies, said: 'We remain focused on pioneering smart solutions that improve productivity, transparency, and connectivity. Launching our web-based inventory platform, the Azizi Mobile App, a communication suite, and using SAP technologies are key milestones in our pursuit of delivering real estate excellence. These efforts enable us to better serve our customers, streamline procedures, and set new benchmarks in the sector.' With these new transformative initiatives, Azizi Developments reinforces its position as a forward-thinking, innovation-led developer, ensuring an enhanced experience for all of its stakeholders. About Azizi Developments: Azizi Developments is a leading developer based in Dubai, UAE. With more than 40,000 homes successfully delivered to local and international investors and end users of over 100 nationalities, the developer prides itself on its extensive portfolio of modern luxury developments across Dubai's most sought-after residential and commercial destinations, its construction-driven approach, and its commitment to transparency and customer centricity. Azizi's residential and commercial properties are investor friendly, catering to all lifestyles. The developer makes it its international mission to develop lifestyles and enrich the lives of its residents with a focus on catalyzing the vision and development of the markets that it operates in. Azizi currently has around 150,000 units under construction, valued at several tens of billions of US dollars. The company is renowned for developing the world's second tallest skyscraper and an AED 2.5 billion opera, which is its gift to the city, as part of its cultural district at Azizi Venice. Azizi has a strong track record and sizeable project pipeline through its extensive land bank and strategic partnerships with Dubai's key master developers and is instrumental in developing world-class properties in MBR City, Palm Jumeirah, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai South, City of Arabia, Al Furjan, Studio City, Sports City and Downtown Jebel Ali.
Zawya
08-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Azizi Developments unveils next-gen digital solutions to elevate customer experience
Dubai, UAE: Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, is reinforcing its digital transformation through carefully implemented technological solutions, bolstering efficiency, customer engagement, and seamless connectivity. Its latest advancements include an online inventory system, a cutting-edge mobile application, a unified Avaya-powered communication suite, and the adoption of SAP to enhance business processes. As part of its commitment to innovation, Azizi Developments has introduced an advanced tool that allows interested buyers to browse and reserve units directly via its website. This upgrade ensures greater openness and convenience, creating a friction-free purchasing experience for investors and end-users. Complementing this, the Azizi mobile app now provides real-time access to up-to-date listings and a centralized client portal. By consolidating purchase tracking, document management, and direct messaging into one intuitive interface, the application cuts manual workloads for sales teams by over 50% and boosts user satisfaction by 40%, keeping all parties informed and engaged from initial inquiry until handover. The company has also deployed an enterprise communications platform that runs on Avaya and seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Teams. Accessible on desktops, laptops, and smartphones, this solution combines voice, messaging, and video conferencing into a secure environment—reducing response times and enforcing end-to-end encryption. Concurrently, a strategic partnership with SAP is introducing RISE with SAP Private Cloud and SAP S/4HANA as the group's new operational backbone. Adding SAP's AI-driven capabilities will help the firm optimize business workflows, team management, and client service. By streamlining core systems under a resilient architecture, Azizi is well prepared to scale its portfolio to delivering 150,000 units and expanding into hospitality with greater agility and oversight. Mr. Farhad Azizi, Group CEO of the Azizi group of companies, said: 'We remain focused on pioneering smart solutions that improve productivity, transparency, and connectivity. Launching our web-based inventory platform, the Azizi Mobile App, a communication suite, and using SAP technologies are key milestones in our pursuit of delivering real estate excellence. These efforts enable us to better serve our customers, streamline procedures, and set new benchmarks in the sector.' With these new transformative initiatives, Azizi Developments reinforces its position as a forward-thinking, innovation-led developer, ensuring an enhanced experience for all of its stakeholders. About Azizi Developments Azizi Developments is a leading developer based in Dubai, UAE. With more than 40,000 homes successfully delivered to local and international investors and end users of over 100 nationalities, the developer prides itself on its extensive portfolio of modern luxury developments across Dubai's most sought-after residential and commercial destinations, its construction-driven approach, and its commitment to transparency and customer centricity. Azizi's residential and commercial properties are investor friendly, catering to all lifestyles. The developer makes it its international mission to develop lifestyles and enrich the lives of its residents with a focus on catalyzing the vision and development of the markets that it operates in. Azizi currently has around 150,000 units under construction, valued at several tens of billions of US dollars. The company is renowned for developing the world's second tallest skyscraper and an AED 2.5 billion opera, which is its gift to the city, as part of its cultural district at Azizi Venice. Azizi has a strong track record and sizeable project pipeline through its extensive land bank and strategic partnerships with Dubai's key master developers and is instrumental in developing world-class properties in MBR City, Palm Jumeirah, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai South, City of Arabia, Al Furjan, Studio City, Sports City and Downtown Jebel Ali.
