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Microsoft, G42 sign MoU

  • The MoU will help explore joint business development and marketing opportunities across a variety of areas G42 covers.
  • Microsoft and G42 will be working in the coming months to finalize the development required to ensure regulatory compliance.

ABU DHABI, UAE –  Microsoft and G42 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enable the development of joint and industry-focused solutions for the public sector in the UAE.

The pact will leverage the core competencies of both the companies.

These solutions will benefit UAE organizations to address citizen and customer needs and will be in compliance with regulatory requirements. G42 Cloud will work closely with Microsoft

The MoU will help explore joint business development and marketing opportunities across a variety of areas G42 covers including healthcare, energy, public sector digital transformation, financial services, climate action.

Naim Yazbeck, General Manager of Microsoft UAE commented, “Organizations globally, especially in the public sector, are increasingly looking for customized cloud solutions that offer additional choice and flexibility.”

He said, “I am very excited about the potential that collaboration with G42 could bring to the UAE, and I look forward to combining Microsoft’s focus on resiliency, agility, and security with G42s unique capabilities and vision.”

Kiril Evimov, G42’s Group CTO and Chairman of G42 Cloud said, “G42 is keen to work closely with Microsoft to create a joint value proposition that can not only serve common customers better but importantly, spur innovation and deliver agility for the technical community in the UAE and the region.”

He said, “The broad set of solutions that G42 and our clients have developed will benefit from the rich ecosystem and global scale that Microsoft provides.”

He added, “Microsoft will similarly benefit from the experience and technical know-how of operating regulated workloads across multiple industries that G42 Cloud is focused on.”

Both the companies will be working in the coming months to finalize the development required to ensure regulatory compliance in order to serve customers in the market.