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COUNTRY FOCUS: EGYPT “ BLOCKCHAIN WILL RADICALLY CHANGE HOW ASSETS ARE MAINTAINED AND STORED, OBLIGATIONS ARE DISCHARGED, CONTRACTS ARE ENFORCED AND RISKS ARE MANAGED. (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). That depth of product knowledge at every layer allows us to build the kind of seamless integration our competitors simply can’t match, with the ability to deliver real, powerful value by freeing up resources and driving innovation. “We provide a hybrid model that allows customers to deploy in the cloud, on premises, or in their own datacentres. We believe an integrated solution must span both on-premise and cloud, because applications and information live in both and will potentially co-exist for years. Customers must address these together and only Oracle delivers on that promise. “Only Oracle allows customers to consume public cloud services while keeping their data behind their own firewall. This is done with the Oracle Cloud Machine that is part of Oracle’s Cloud at Customer offering.” Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban, Senior Vice President (Technology), Middle East and Africa, Oracle a co-exist strategy in place. There is a clear road map that we share with customers on how they can move to the cloud and we provide them with the full support they need. “We are focused on driving cloud led digital transformation across Egypt’s Rahman Al Thehaiban said that research and development is a key priority for Oracle in the region to ensure products are created to match customers’ expectations. “We see cloud becoming central to key business sectors and the technology we offer sits at the heart of the economy,” said Al Thehaiban. “The rate of innovation is changing the world around us at an unprecedented pace and the growth we have witnessed in the MENA region is indicative of that change. “We have been prepared for the cloud adoption rate for years and because we have thousands of on premise customers, we have 48 INTELLIGENTCIO Egypt is one of Oracle’s top markets www.intelligentcio.com