Global enterprise software giant Oracle will up the delivery of emerging technologies in the South African market as most local businesses are proceeding with their digital transformation initiatives. So says Arun Khehar, Oracle's senior vice-president for applications sales for the Eastern Central Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In an e-mail interview with ITWeb, Khehar said the world of business is changing at an unimaginable rate. Emerging technologies are changing the way companies do business at every level, across every function, he notes. These technologies have the ability to learn and adapt and change, giving the organisation the space it needs to focus on its core business and growth." According to Khehar, the adoption of cloud technology has come around far quicker than anyone anticipated. "In South Africa, we are seeing the transformation at CEO level in favour of cloud adoption, in particular hybrid solutions.

Dubai: Oracle opened its first innovation hub in the region on Sunday in a bid to cash in on the growing implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in the UAE. Oracle named the new facility the'Zayed Innovation Hub' and it was inaugurated by Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. Arun Khehar, senior vice-president of applications at Oracle Eastern Central Europe, Middle East, Africa, told Gulf News that the whole idea is focused on Dubai Government and Federal Government's stress on emerging technologies like AI, Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain. "This will be a key contribution to what the government plans to do. The lab will show the power of the technology to businesses, public sector and the academia. There will be industry solutions relevant to this part of the world," he said, adding that investments in AI will be integral to drive the future of cloud computing.

Oracle will be opening the first artificial intelligence (AI) lab in the region at Dubai Internet City by end of January, a top executive said. Arun Khehar, senior vice-president of applications at Oracle Eastern Central Europe, Middle East, Africa, told Gulf News in an interview that the whole idea is focused on Dubai Government and Federal Government's stress on emerging technologies like AI, internet of things and blockchain. "This will be a key contribution to what the government plans to do. The lab will show the power of the technology to the customers. There will be industry solutions relevant to this part of the world," he said, adding that investments in AI will be integral to drive the future of cloud computing.